After getting our Bugeye Sprite’s suspension looking much better, we turned our attention to the body. We had plenty to do here as well.
We started with the right-rear quarter panel as it was it wrinkled and looked to have been replaced once before. Plus we had a new OEM fender that a local reader had sold us for …
Hey Tim,
The video attached to this post is the one about floor pans, not gluing a fender.
In reply to Stealthtercel :
Thanks for catching that, it should display the correct video now.
A white-shirted body worker lying on the floor, grinding metal cuts ? really ?
And bending freshly cut thin metal strips without gloves ? really ?
H & S ?
I have worked on Sprites and Midgets for the past 5 decades. I am also a builder /remodeler and do extensive tile work and shower preparation. There are many adhesives, sealants and waterproofers in the tile industry that work very well with car restoration. If you looking to just get your car back to driving condition and not any kind of concours restoration, these products work well with no welding. It is actually 'kinda' fun for me to experiment and see what works best in each application. I have accesss to these products easily so I have worked with many of them. Since these cars are really not valuable ( big money I mean) historically, you can experiment without feeling like you are devaluing the car. Get it back together, drive it and let others see the fun in these quasi-classics. Not too many people know what 'is and isn't' original to these cars anymore so just get 'em back on the road!!
PS. "This advice is not necessarily that of the management and certainly does NOT apply to anyone doing an original, Concours type of restoration."
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