At 08:55 PM 8/15/02 -0500, Larry Vaughan wrote:
>I have a question for you listers, that have stripped the body, repaired,
>painted, then reassembled.
>I have a '73 Spit. I have driven it and know the clutch and transmission are
>bad. I have been buying parts for the last year or so, but haven't done
>anything more than remove the seats and carpet to inspect the floorpan.
>The floor is solid except for a crack, from the driver seat, left front
>mount to the door panel and a pinhole in the driver floor area. I was
>scraping off the rust bumps with a screwdriver when I saw daylight!
>Here is my question. I just got permission to use a 50X100 foot building,
>next to my house. I told the guy I would only need it for a couple of
>months. Is that enough time to remove and strip the body, paint it and
>reinstall it?
>I bought a mig welder, big compressor and have plenty of tools, but haven't
>bought a paint sprayer yet.
>I know this is kind of vague, but is two months enough time for this and
>since the windshield is good can you remove it without destroying the rubber
>seal?
That's large enough to invite other Spitfire enthusiasts to bring their
work projects to!
Wow, that is a nice space to work in. You could even have room to build a
temporary paint booth in plastic and 2x4's without affecting your work area.
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