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'79 BMW 323i Project
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 Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:10 am
This car needs a paint job. It has lots of past work done to it, but not too bad for a almost 30 year car. I' ll post more pics as the project goes on.
Any suggestions or advice is welcome. Last edited by Motorrad on Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:23 am
A shot of finished driver's floor panel. Cold hand stamped 20g sheet steel.
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:49 am
shots of the driver's side trunk work. Water damage was caused by pin wholes leaks in trunk seal channel.
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:36 am
Looks to be in great shape!
There's really only one way to paint it. Strip all the current paint and start fresh from metal. A man can do all things if he but wills them.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:56 pm
Han, I'm going to do what you wisely mention.
I'm going to take the body down to metal, straighten everything and sand, sand, sand, prime, sand, prime and paint. I picked up a HVLP spray gun kit and plan to shoot some PPG on it. This is going to take some more time. Time well spent I figure. Pic. of the right rear body work welding. I had to cut back to clean (no rust) steel to weld to.  I was thinking of painting it with PPG Omni Acryl enamel ($125)... instead of the PPG Premium ($435). Is the more expensive bc/cc worth it? |
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:40 am
I'm not familiar with PPG products. So, i have no clue. What is your
budget? Well, you're certainly putting in lots of work, so going with a premium line maybe the thing to do. I don't shoot single stage, but from what i gather, a bc/cc system is "better" (lasts longer, easier to repair). A man can do all things if he but wills them.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:13 pm
Update:
Fixing leak under trunk seal; this corner has several panels coming together. The bronze was a you know what (see the gold in the 'before' pic). Otherwise, steady as see goes. Many small steps make a long journey.  |
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:50 pm
Making progress! Are you keeping a log of the hours? would be
interesting... A man can do all things if he but wills them.
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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:29 pm
Han: Good idea about keeping track of the hours.. But I haven't, figure I have at least 100 so far.
A little more progress: What to do when the jack mount is collapsed? Surgery... I had to cut the outer panel to get to the inner panel damage. Also, I had to re-fabricate the mount bracket.  Wow! This is fun! |
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:40 pm
One of the sources of the rocker damage... this area had prior rust repair welding
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