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Originally Posted by OCMDGTO

Here's mine I just got in the mail from Ames, it's the better of the 2 they sell. Chrome looks great to me. Can't comment on fit since it won't be on the car til Feb. No complaints here

Looks like we are both in the same boat and hoping that they fit well. I should know soon after I get the main body painted which should be within a month. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

Originally Posted by Sidponcho

We missed your anniversary. Your first post was 10/12/2020.........I can't believe how little you've accomplished in a year

Yeah, I thought about it before that date came and meant to mention it but forgot. Thanks for the reminder.
When I started I didn't think I'd be this far along in a year. I still don't have a good feeling on when I will consider the car done though. There's still too much to do for me to really estimate that. I haven't taken any vacations up to this point. I had hoped to until the Delta variant came. Other than weather and body soreness, I've pretty much not taken any breaks. However, it does seem I spend about as much time on the computer researching stuff as I do in my shop.

Here's some things I've done since my last post:

I made a decision and ordered an exhaust system.
I went with the Magnaflow Street Series crossmember back kit. It's a stainless 2 1/2" system. This week I saw a '69 GTO on BaT that had that system and it convinced me that was the same route I wanted to go. No supply chain issue on that. It will be delivered next week.

Since I will soon be installing the A/C evaporator box on the body followed by the inner fenders, I ordered a new evaporator. I had read on a Chevelle forum that an '85 Chevy pickup evaporator fits inside the A body case. I liked that idea because it allows the use of an orifice tube and accumulator versus an expansion valve and POA. I think it will look more clean under the hood and I'm using an A/C compressor that can work in a cycling system with no problems. I also ordered a new blower motor and squirrel cage and the application for that is for the rear A/C in a '95 Astro Van. A few others on this forum have done that and say it fits fine and has more blowing power than the stock motor.





I had mentioned before that the front valance for the car must have hit parking stops multiple times. I had done quite a bit of hammer and dolly work on it before the front end mock up but it still needed some more to get ready for primer. I got that done, shot a couple coats of epoxy primer on it and then applied a skim coat of filler to it. Here it is after sanding the filler:



Then sealed again with 2 more coats of epoxy yesterday:



This morning, I applied 3 coats of 2K urethane primer and then moved out into the sun to speed up the cure. Then this afternoon I sprayed 2 coats of epoxy on the inside of it.





I applied epoxy primer to the insides of the fenders using a brush. 2 coats applied with a day in between each coat.



I got the inner fenders done with epoxy over the last few days as well. I started out with 2 coats of epoxy on the undersides followed by 2 coats of 3M undercoating. I then sprayed a single coat of epoxy over the undercoating.



Then yesterday, I flipped them over and sprayed 2 coats of epoxy on the top sides. Today I sanded them some using 320 along with some scuffing with maroon Scotchbrite. I then sprayed them with 2 coats of 25% reduced epoxy primer. They are now ready for installing.