keith72

Finally finished the rear body repairs. A lot than I bargained for as everywhere you see primer below I had to repair in some way.. For those that might have to do this level of repair.........go buy a rear clip or rear deck and replace the entire thing. Having to do the entire repair by hand and get it close to the original lines was a real challenge. Finally, I got it as close and as smooth as I can, after about 8 hours of finish work. If its not perfect, then hey, its not perfect. I don't believe its humanly possible to get it any better, at least for an amateur human like myself. More pics on our website at http://kksjjohnson.home.mindspring.c...estoration.htm

Here's a before picture with taillamp panel removed because it was ripped so bad....



and after.....

Twin_Turbo

Looks like you did a really nice job, I know how much work it is. I had to do the same kind of thing, my firewall was in 3 large pieces with multiple holes and cracks and because there's no replacement one to be found here I had to build it up from scratch.

groovyjay

:eek: You have done absolutely great job on that Corvette, keep up the good work and keep us posted along the way! :cheers:

Simul8

Great Job :thumbs:

Ron Major

Your the man!!!!!!!!! Nice Job......hope to see the finished product soon.

Paul L

That's pretty amazing! Excellent work.

Brutus

Keith...You've done exceedingly well and after that level of repair you should stop itching in about a year or two. :lol:

79VetteMike

Great work. :cheers:

75Rag

That looks great!! :thumbs:

Armstrong

Heck you did an excellent job. I wouldn't have even attempted something THAT drastic. Great work.

DMONSVETTE

Looks like a very good job to me! :cheers: :thumbs:

keith72

Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments and encouragement. :thumbs:

My69

What a great job. Man you sure put alot of effort into it. :thumbs:

LAvetteman

I agree with your advice 100% Keith. I learned on my 71, if you try to repair a stress crack in an actual body line, often eventually it will pop back up. Replaceing the entire panel would have given better results. Just depends on how perfect you want the outcome and how involved you want the project to be.

stpman

:iagree: Super Job :thumbs: :thumbs:

Steve :steering:

Rich72

:thumbs: Very Nice :chevy

NHvette

Perfect or not - that came out fantastic !!
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