[R_Builder]

Originally Posted by c0metdot

Was the pan really bad enough to replace?
How are the rockers?
Love to see the early cars put right.
Thanks for the look see.

I did not replace the floor pan(s), but there were times when I was thinking it might be worth it because of all the areas that needed work/had been worked on before. In the end, I just pushed through since I didn't want to head down that slope. Rockers were very solid... probably been replaced once before already. I am pleased with the end result right now, we'll see in 10 years!

Originally Posted by Tadpole

Hey Doug,
You are doing a hell of a job there. What kind of undercoating are you using and what seam sealer? Keep up the good work. Thanks

I am just using the Wurth High Build U/C in the spray can. Except for in a few places, the integrity of the undercoating was pretty good. But with all my repairs, and the previous ones, I was not going to attempt to "unify" the look by making the texture all match. Really just want it protected. When I shot the front pan on the bottom, I liked how it went on and the sheen it has... so I decided to just use it as my "black paint" for everything on the bottom. I am planning to shoot the insides of the front fenders and both bumpers with the stuff when the time comes... all fiberglass parts, of course!

The seam seal is a FLAPS product... 3M's Dynatron. Comes in a caulking tube, ends up on your fingers (and the car). Right or wrong, that's what is on there; no going back now...

Originally Posted by ALXinNZ

Hey I wouldn't be Yawning! Great story and thanks for sharing

In reference to my thread title... like I said at the beginning, I have had the car for 2 years and I had wanted to start a build thread for a while. In the meantime Lars/speedo, Neilsen, Matt Cooley, etc. were busy posting their SWB builds and I thought to myself, "shoot, lots of folks are doing these cars... it may be old news/boring by the time I get around to posting my build".

Silly me... you folks never get tired of this stuff (and neither do I).