body work

[brohawk]

ok guys i have the hot house vh and i want to get her straightened out coz lookin at all the cars on here is makin me jealous.

so i have a bit of a crumpled drivers fender (thanks to previous owner) so will it be easier to just replace it all together or should i try to have it fixed.

second is my lower front skirt thats crap to say the least can it be replaced or fixed should i change it or keep it and just get it fixed?

and there are some scratched from where the front bumper was taken off that look quite deep what can be done with them?

and there is a minor dent on the right c pillar its decent sized but only shallow bog or can it be pulled?

i posted some pics and help will be great guys cheers

[Goon]

If you want a perfect job u could try the panel beaters.

Pulling it will make the area weaker.. Simple fix but.

You could bog over & again to create shape but then you wil need to repaint.

You could try primer on that bottme left hand front corner where its been scrathed.

I've done bodywork to my ride on my site if u want to take alook.

[vkberlina]

The front apron can be cleaned up with a hammer & dolly, a bit of fine bog prime & paint, looks like its hit something not from the front bar and the centre piece is bent as well.

The front car would push out pretty well and again need some fine bog to smooth it out. The C Pillar I would look at using an esy beat on and would pull out nicely. Again would need a little bog to smooth it over

cheers
Scott

[brohawk]

well i intend on gettin the whole thing shot in hot house and a clear again.

the first owner did all the work calais interior paint with no clear coat....wanker zaust rims suspension etc.. my cuz bought it ran it up a gutter accidently freshly on his p's and in the wet. so he put 3k worth of suspension into it and fixed the minor things like the holly that was on it came off big dp its only a 173 first guy wasnt to smart. but my cuz only put a varajet on.

so ill take it to a crash shop near me and get them to straighten out the front skirt and fender and just fill the c piller with bog and smooth back and shoot it again with green.

how does this sound any other sujestions body wise or crash shop wise

cheers

[1vngal]

A cheaper option, for the front fender would be to hunt round some wreckers and find a dead straight one. Then all you have to is grind the welds out and remove the old one, and then tack-weld the new one on. It's a simple job, I've even done it myself!

[brohawk]

ive removed the fender and straightened it alot thats how bent it was. but not perfect its not welded just bolted

[1vngal]

You've been lucky! 2 I've seen have had tack welds as well holding them on. Is what's still not quite perfect fixable with a little bit of bog or something?!

[brohawk]

im hoping so im thinking bog the c pilar have the lip straightened out bog and primer the scratches and have the quater straightened or get a straight one and bolt it on before going into the paint booth. i will get it all professionally done or by a friend in the buisness so all i have to do is get it sprayed. were the hell can i get hothouse paint from???????????

[1vngal]

Any automotive paint supplier will have it. They'll just look it up, and mix it right there and then for you. Well most places will anyway....

It's not a custom variation of the colour is it? Is it just the standard Holden Hot House Green?

[brohawk]

yep just standard but like i said the first owner who shot it didnt put a clear or do door jams etc

[1vngal]

Well, if it's a standard colour, just go into the place, and tell them that you want x amount of litres in Hot House Green. They should have a book with all colours in it, listed by make of vehicle. That will then have a code next to it, which they put into their database, and that tells them how many parts of what colour are required to make it!

Good luck with it all, and post pics of the results!

[brohawk]

cheers i have contacts through family into the buisness and ill try to get him to do all bog and pre work the weekend before i get it sprayed then all they have to do is wet rub and shoot the green and clear. ill probs go 2 or 3 coats of green and 2coats of hard gloss :P should look nice the only thing is i dnt no wen that will be ill go in to a few places and enquire wen i get it bak on the road.

[1vngal]

Sounds good, the only thing is, you can get away with 2-3 coats, but i'd be doing 4 just to be sure. Sometimes that extra coat can make a big difference to the end result! Are you doing the painting yourself?

[brohawk]

hell no im putting it all into the hands of trained professionals give me interior work eg stereos triming etc ill do but body work naaaaaaa i have a good eye but no expierence and if they ### it they have to fix it if i ### it im screwed.

yer ill probs see how much the paint is and ask how far a ltr goes and buy more than i need to get the most amount of coats coz i would like the paint to be flawless small dents and dings i dnt care bout its a 25 yr old car i jsut want the major stuff done.

[vkberlina]

One other thought for the C pillar, contact a paintless dent guy and see how much they can pop out for you.

cheers
Scott

[brohawk]

yer i think the guy my brother in law has done this before so wen i get in contact with him ill ask.

cheers heaps for everyones help feel free to keep posting