Donny's 1969 GTX

[Donny]

Wasn't complaining, just updating why there is no update to the GTX thread.

 

[Bakaruda]

I want to comend you for your effort to save the car. Most people would find another project.

 

[Superfreak]

Are we just going to talk about your car or are we going to see so you working on your car. Donny go work on your car, J/K no really go work on your car J/K no I mean really really go work on your car. Holy **** did I say go work on your car........ if I forgot to mention then go work on your car.

 

[Donny]

I wish I could! Been busy with customers cars! I could start a nice 1971 Mini thread; media blast, new floors, fenders, inner fenders, modify it to fit the VTEC engine, epoxy prime, modify the rear end to accept the new sub frame out back...but, it ain't a MOPAR!

 

[Superfreak]

So what happened with you being a train engineer, thought you were going to ride in the cabouse. ( spelling )

 

[Donny]

Long story short on that one; they fired me and another dude with no reason as we were in our 90 day probationary period, well, they came up with some lame excuse for firing me, but, it's all for the good b/c my heart was in working for myself, not riding in some train somewhere!

 

[Superfreak]

Sorry to hear that Donny, I guess we all have a path that needs be to followed.

Robert

 

[rapidtransitric]

and follow it we do.............

 

[Donny]

Did I mention that donor GTX door had rust in the bottom, but the original GTX door bottom was good, but the skin was shot? Got a better door now, just got to weld the donor piece in!

 

[iraqivet01]

Is there a part on that car you won't have to weld up? You must love a challenge!

 

[Donny]

Good question Iraqivet01, so far, nope, well, the front frame rails are good, but, the entire clip is from another car, does that count? Prolly not!

 

[Donny]

Ok, dusting off this thread! Got some progress made today, measured by the following pics! Here's the deal, had a little lul in my 2 ongoing paying projects, the 93 Ram 250 and 49 Chevy, couldn't really get much done on either today due to the weather and the need to move the 93 Bed into my welding bay, and move the GTX into the other bay, so, instead of looking at my donor door from the 68 GTX with a wound in the bottom, I decided I'm going to install that original door lower panel from the GTX into the donor door, odd how the 'junk' gets reutilized in a donor piece; so the original DNA is still there! As I got the door on my table, and literally dusted it off, a few more pin-holes came to my attention, so, no more putting this door off! I welded in the original piece, fixed 5 pin hole areas, and one MAJOR rusty area, lower seam crease, see the pics. All is fixed, door will need blocking (like my fenders, and everything else) (normal) but these are butt welds, took a bit longer, and the pin holes are nearly impossible to fix with no backing copper plate to prevent burn-thru, so, the fix is (some of you may know this) take a cutting wheel and open up the pin-holes into a line, a cut perhaps 2-4 inches long, then, weld it up, I must have made about 7 of these cuts all over the lower section of the door today. But, it's a done-deal now!

Tomorrow, I'm back at it on the 49 Chevy, this time I told the owner we can't realistically fix his rotted body (these damn Chevy's -- the 3rd one that is toast) and we need to find a newer/better one with 4 good doors! Found one on CL about 1 1/2 hrs away, went and looked at it, and it's gold fella's, 4 good doors, much better body, and for $750.00 the owner will have lots of spare stuff; fenders, hood, and all the glass is good and not broken, didn't have much trim on it, nor any interior, engine is locked up, but, who cares, we need it for the doors, and deck lid and glass, and better body (with a good firewall) and far better frame that has not been hacked up (literally) with a blow torch on the A Arms to fit air bags into them. I told him if we go back with the air bags this new frame will be disassembled correctly, blasted, then powder coated, bags installed, then A arms installed. Some things just line up and seem to work! I asked the owner flat out if his wife was on board with this project as we are about to head into an expensive part; sourcing new metal, then the installation! Don't really want to encounter another Chevy project where the wife nags her husband and then he bails; remember the 65 Chevy truck last year, and the 70 Chevelle SS from 2 yrs ago? See why I'm NOT making any more Chevy threads? Hahahaha!!

Well, here's some pics!

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[Propwash]

Looking good Donny! Great to see the GTX getting some lovin.

 

[SGTPaul]

Glad to hear you are making progress Donny! If I could shake this cold I’d like to get back at my R/T….

 

[detmatt1]

Yeah Buddy! nice work.

 

[rapidtransitric]

Where did the weekend take you?

 

[roadrunnerman]

it's good to see you get some work done on the "x" donny,even if it is just one item.that door looks good.

 

[Donny]

Thanks all, appreciate it! Got good problems to have; no time to tend to my own stuff!

 

[Donny]

Let's see, got an update! Business has been good, very good, that finding the time to work on this car has been challenging. But, since I'm applying Epoxy Primer to two paying customers' jobs, I bought a little extra paint for my stuff! I had a box full of little stuff to media blast, did that a few months ago; engine mounts, valve covers, torque rods for the trunk lid, trunk lid support structure arms, rear seat window trim tins, fan blade, and I was able to get one GTX and one Satellite fender in epoxy! The white is for the Satellite, black color is GTX stuff.

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[SGTPaul]

Good to see you are able to make progress Donny. Day job has been keping me away form my R/T.