I wanted to post some of my progress on Tater.I'm getting ready to pull him apart and have it media blasted.I just wanted to share some pictures with you guys.

Rear valance
Rear valance before http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...l/rearvalancepaneldented_zpsae768fa9.jpg
Bare metal http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...earvalancepanelbaremetal_zpse08838c5.jpg
Rear valance dents hammered and dollied http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...ntshammeredanddolliedout_zps2a3c34e0.jpg
Rear valance epoxy primer
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...lancepanelurethaneprimer_zpsed25eea3.jpg
Rear valance urethane primer and block sanded
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...rvalancepanelblocksanded_zpsed59d95b.jpg

Front Valance
Bare metal
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...el/frontvalancebaremetal_zpsc5c0224d.jpg
Epoxy primer
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...tvalancepanelepoxyprimer_zpse2114599.jpg
Urethane primer
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...lancepanelurethaneprimer_zps43b4713c.jpg
Guide coat applied
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...ncepanelguidecoatapplied_zps521c0a31.jpg
Block sanded
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...cepanelfinalblocksanding_zps2ac55b9f.jpg

Running boards
Before top side
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...boardsbeforepicturepic11_zps3444fd74.jpg
Before bottom side
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...boardsbeforepicturepic12_zps834079f4.jpg
Bare metal top side
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...nningboardsbaremetalpic1_zpsc531b979.jpg
Bare metal bottom side
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...nningboardsbaremetalpic2_zps123d110b.jpg
Reproduction bracket installed
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...rds/reproductionbracket2_zpse4035440.jpg
Reproduction bracket
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...ards/reproductionbracket_zps0fbef9d5.jpg
Epoxy primer
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...runningboardsepoxyprimer_zps1e05020b.jpg
Urethane primer
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...ningboardsurethaneprimer_zpsa8c7b73a.jpg
Block sanded
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...runningboardsblocksanded_zpsf7747949.jpg

Driver side exterior panels

Panel rusted out http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...el/driversideouterpanel2_zps54e58766.jpg
Panel marked out for cutting
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...ssideexteriorpanelrusted_zps7af54c49.jpg
Panel fitted and welded in place
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...xteriorpanelweldedinpic1_zpse1ab4031.jpg
Driver side rear cab corner
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...anel/driversiderearpanel_zps0a23f563.jpg
Driver side cab corner installed
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...bcornerweldedinplacepic1_zps21824a33.jpg

Passenger side inner and exterior panel
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...nelandwheelwellrustedout_zps356a912a.jpg
Inner and exterior rust out http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...passengersideouterpanel2_zps0587b12e.jpg
Inner panel fitment
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...erinnerpanelweldedinpic2_zps9b927c21.jpg
Inner welded in
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...sengerinnerpanelweldedin_zps0828e0b4.jpg
Exterior and wheel well panel welded in
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...eelwellpatchweldedinpic1_zps65277172.jpg
Exterior panel welded in place
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...xteriorpanelweldedinpic1_zpsd460637e.jpg

Rear fenders
Passenger fender bare metal
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...engerrearfenderbaremetal_zps29059dfc.jpg
Passenger rear fender epoxy primer applied
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...fenderepoxyprimerapplied_zps8b0a9a5c.jpg
Basil working on fender
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...assengerfendermetalwork2_zps22e06d04.jpg
Driver rear fender bare metal
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...rsiderearfenderbaremetal_zps8e7dc2db.jpg
Driver rear fender epoxy primer applied
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...fenderepoxyprimerapplied_zps6e986b69.jpg
Rear fenders ready for final block sanding
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...tingforfinalblocksanding_zpsfd71542f.jpg
Rear fenders ready for block sanding
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i...earfendersurethaneprimer_zpsddb8dcc6.jpg

Thanks for looking !!

Tim

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