Bench Seat to Bucket Seat Conversion

I found these seats on CL last night and bought them.  They are out of a 1971 Dodge Charger.  I have read that these will "bolt right in".  I am not sure about that.  I already see some differences and have some concerns.  Maybe I should recover the bench seat and sell these.

Body Work Prep Continued

I thought the quarters, doors and fenders would be the biggest challenge for the body work, but the surface rust on the roof is worse than I thought.  I will use a combination of grinders, sanders, wire wheels and a sand blaster on it.  Once I get the rust removed, I will treat it with vinegar water and Rust Kon.  Then I can prime it.  I think the car had a vinyl top on it and those can cause a lot of rust. Every panel, except the roof, has dents in it.  There was sooooooo much bondo and primer and paint on this car..........at least 3-4 paint jobs.

After the Aircraft Stripper, I tried using 40 grit with a 6 inch D/A sander.  That worked ok, but was gonna take a lot of time.  I next switched to the Roloc 36 grit grinder, it worked a little better but was gonna be expensive (too many discs).  I went to Home Depot and got a 7 inch pad and put it on my buffer.  I attached a 50 grit abrasive disc and that worked much better........more aggressive and a wider path of destruction!   I have the sandblaster waiting if I need it.

Stripping Car of Old Paint and Bondo

I began taking off the old coats of paint, bondo, sealer, primer, etc using Aircraft Paint Stripper.  I apply it with a brush and then let it bubble for 15mins, then remove it with a large scraper.  You can see the large dent in the passenger side 1/4 panel that was full of bondo.  Also in the top picture, the original color/paint of the car back in 1974.  It was G2, Frosty Green Metallic.  There are way too many layers of old paint on this car.  I underestimated the layers and # of times it had been painted.  It also has had a new 1/4 panel put on it.  Kind of a patch panel.  One other thing:  this car is HUGE.  The panels go forever.  Big quarters, big doors, fenders, huge trunk.  A lot of work.