Hardtop Progress Report
Well....
The last couple of days has been an education for me. I am not usually too bad for procrastinating but I must admit I have been walking past the hardtop every day for months now and have not done a thing to it.
The main reason for this was a couple of extremely ugly areas that I feared were riddled with cancer. Rather than know the true extent of the infection, I have been trying not to look at/think about these bits as I obviously imagined the worst.
With the Mopar registry Twizel run coming up this year ( see sidenote ) I figured that I had better get my arse into gear and get one of our beasts on the road. The hardtop is basically complete and so I figured a nice lazy cruise in her would be achievable ( although likely to still be a work in progress ) by the time the run rolls around.
So, a deep breath and out with the sander to see what I am dealing with.....
By crikey, it is all shiny!!!
The ugly filler was covering a good welding job ( jobs ) and all that is really needed is a professional finishing.
There are a couple of small rust holes to fix but these were ones I knew of, not surprises at all. I guess the moral here is that we are all vulnerable to fear of the unknown, and in not knowing what we are facing, we can sometime blow things out of proportion to the point where we do nothing at all. 
I have included a few pre- and post- sanding photos so you will see why I was pessimistic.
The other great thing about taking the plunge was it has given me a new enthusiasm for the project as now I have begun, eventually there will an end. Based on what was uncovered, the end will be sooner and at a lower cost than I had anticipated.
Yeehaa!
Stay tuned for progress updates, you will see it all here. 
The last couple of days has been an education for me. I am not usually too bad for procrastinating but I must admit I have been walking past the hardtop every day for months now and have not done a thing to it.
The main reason for this was a couple of extremely ugly areas that I feared were riddled with cancer. Rather than know the true extent of the infection, I have been trying not to look at/think about these bits as I obviously imagined the worst.
With the Mopar registry Twizel run coming up this year ( see sidenote ) I figured that I had better get my arse into gear and get one of our beasts on the road. The hardtop is basically complete and so I figured a nice lazy cruise in her would be achievable ( although likely to still be a work in progress ) by the time the run rolls around.
So, a deep breath and out with the sander to see what I am dealing with.....
By crikey, it is all shiny!!!
The ugly filler was covering a good welding job ( jobs ) and all that is really needed is a professional finishing.
There are a couple of small rust holes to fix but these were ones I knew of, not surprises at all. I guess the moral here is that we are all vulnerable to fear of the unknown, and in not knowing what we are facing, we can sometime blow things out of proportion to the point where we do nothing at all.
I have included a few pre- and post- sanding photos so you will see why I was pessimistic.
The other great thing about taking the plunge was it has given me a new enthusiasm for the project as now I have begun, eventually there will an end. Based on what was uncovered, the end will be sooner and at a lower cost than I had anticipated.
Yeehaa!
Stay tuned for progress updates, you will see it all here.
Labels: Hardtop, restoration
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