Hot Rods Fixing a big mess...the anniversary 32 sedan

A friend bought this mess for an anniversary present for his wife. The body was bought off of the HAMB here about a year ago. The pictures were bad and they mudded both inside and out to hide the "great" metal work and rot they just mudded over.
Well it' time to fix the mess. We've got parts from 4 bodies to make it right.

 

Wow that's not going to rub out!

 

Check out the back window is twisted and leaning out. Roof insert was also an inch off center. Chop was a 1/4 inch taller on one side

 

Yikes! I can’t imagine how thick the mud had to be to bury all those straps on that roof?

 

wow that thing is pin holed . not a project for the faint of heart

 

Oh...

 

Wow what a pos... it just amazes me what some people do in the name of body work.

 

Billy came by and we started cutting out the ugly. Thee car evidently sat on its roof and the bottom isn't too bad.

 

Holy god. I thought I'd seen some pretty bad stuff before..

 

And we started fitting and putting some of the replacement parts on. There' a lot of fitting and measuring to do.....but it's already looking better.

 

Oh the paint sticks on the floor were stacked to shim the roof up! Front of the roof had a 2x4 shoved in for a "shim"

 

You guys sure are taking a deep breath! Good luck with it, I'm looking forward to how you progress.

 

Holy Cow,you got a ton of body work ahead of you,I'm subscribed. HRP

 

Damn thats bad. Any pics of what it looked like when he purchased it?

 

I will have to watch this.

 

Thank you. I feel really good about my work now.

 

WOW!
KK

 

Here's the only pic I have of when he first got it. I looked for the for sale add but couldn' couldn't find it.

 

good you can repair that, looked like lasagna.

 

I hope it wasn't misrepresented and he didn't pay for a nice body. HRP

 

I was reminded of my mother laying out dumplings on her cutting board when I saw the picture of the roof.

 

A great starting point, you can’t make it any worse.


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That's unreal! So have you shown these pics to the previous owner/butcher?

 

I've seen some bad bodywork in my time, but I think that takes the cake.
It will be fun to watch it be done correctly.

 

good on you for fixing the car , I'm sure it will come out fine , who ever made the mess in the first place should of just left it be and sold to someone who could fix it I look forward to your progress

 

That is the worst work I think I have ever seen , I can't believe that was done thinking it was a legit fix .. looks like a crook and a fraud case to me ... who is responsible for making that specimen?

 

Wow. I like your approach to fixing the problem.

 

Incredible patch work, your on the right path.

 

A little feather-fill and you're golden! Seriously, you guys that take on these major, major projects absolutely amaze me. Thanks for saving another one!

 

You guys are some brave (and talented) souls.