<VV> Body work on EUM----UGH!

[corvairduval at cox.net]

Hank,

I think your timeline is backwards.

The antenna was installed on nice virgin metal. Beating the metal in to
install the antenna mount makes no sense. Bondo makes a lousy ground
connection for the mount. Back in the day I installed many of these ball
mount bases for amateur radio operators.

The knuckelhead was the guy who wanted to fill in the large hole after the
antenna mount was removed. HE beat the area in to hold the bondo. Complain
to him. He could have done it correctly by welding in a patch. But, it was
probably done when the car had little value (just a used car), 

so buyer beware of any vehicle!

Frank DuVal

Original Message:
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From:  kaczmarek at charter.net
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:11:27 -0500
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Body work on EUM----UGH!


The first couple of days have been spent gutting the vehicle, adjusting the
doors, removing glass and hardware, a good pressure washing inside and out.
Selecting Trunk and Engine lids in best condition to use, taping over the
windshield, removing the backlite, and removing the front cowl and engine
air plenum. 

     In the area just under the backlite which would be covered by the
cardboard package shelf, we found 2 small holes on the passengers side
close to the "C" pillar.  having no clue at that time why they were there,
paid them no mind.  

    While cleaning on the inside of the quarter panel we found a 4" square
piece of aluminum with 3 holes drilled in a triangular pattern, with again
the 2 small holes together like on the package shelf, and the least little
bit of threaded screws in the 3 holes.    Good place to start grinding down
to bare metal on the passenger's quarter panel.   

Got rid of the mud and what did we find? about a 5" square area with
another aluminum mounting plate-----mind goes back to the 1970's,  a CB
Whip Antenna!!!

The Problem was that the ignorant, twinkle toed %($*#)# Communist who
installed this antenna had just taken a hammer and BEAT THE ENTIRE AREA IN
about 1" to mount his plate and antenna, then just covered the rest up with
Bondo.  After about 4 hours of heatin' and beatin' with a torch and dolly,
the panel has been pushed out as close as possible to the original line. It
will probably take a couple of 32nd's of skim bondo to make the repair
correct.    

Once again, just reportin', not complainin---but I'm beginning to wonder
about ads with the words---solid CA body, no bondo. 

Hank


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