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20SilverDaks01
03-20-2008, 11:03 PM
Well the Witch that Destroyed my Back Bumper and Damaged my Dakota has moved up my Time Table I had for Repairs.....

I've stripped both Front and Rear Bumpers from the Dakota, Pulled all the Lights and Bulb sockets, Removed the Hardware that holds the Flares to the Body, yanked the Damn Bedliner out, and Pulled the Mopar Fuel filler door.

it turns out the Body is Pretty Solid from what I can tell and with a couple days of Body work, it should be ready for a Fresh Coat of PSB Bright Silver
Metallic.....

I'm going to Remove the Hood and Wiper Arms tomorrow, as well as the Door panels, and Stock Mirrors......

Then I'll Test Fit the New Street Scene Cal-Vue mirrors, and install the Shaker Hood so it'll be on the Dakota when it arrives at the Body Shop....


http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint006.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint003.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint002.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint001.jpg

Wild Bill
03-21-2008, 01:10 AM
Doesn't look that bad. Shouldn't take em long to fix it

geo2slow4u
03-21-2008, 03:12 AM
I gotta start tearing mine down. I got alot of stuff to paint and I wanna repaint my reflexions hood and fenders. They were painted before and they did a shit job.

Hurry up and post pics when it is done.

98kotart
03-21-2008, 04:07 AM
so i guess it is true that things happen for a reason. Thatll look good once your done. Im in the process of trying to get myself a shaker hood. We will see in the next week. Good luck and i cant wait to see that thing painted

20SilverDaks01
03-31-2008, 03:02 AM
Well I got a few hours this afternoon to work on the Dakota, so I pulled the Stock Hood and Test fitted the Used Shaker Hood to the Dakota and Mocked up the Shaker it's self to see how it will fit....

The Air Box will need some work, and I need a New Hood Seal as well....

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint006-1.jpg



http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint005-1.jpg



http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint004-1.jpg



http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint003-1.jpg



http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint002-1.jpg



http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e10/ScSilverDak/Dacuda/DakotaBodyWorkandPaint001-1.jpg



I need to do some additional work to make sure all the Seams and Gaps are Even and Consistent, I'm a Real Stickler for Body Panel alignment and for getting straight panels on my projects.......



The Door Handles and Tailgate handles are going to be Colormatched, the Mirors are being replaced with Smooth Street Scene Mirrors, and I'm looking at installing a Smoked Back Window to Replace Clear Window it has from the Factory....

oogieboogieX
03-31-2008, 05:09 AM
it's gonna look real good there Ron :biggthumpup: