Guardian_Saint

...Well long story short. I have a damage on my rear on the driver side. I was at work and some how if I remember pulling the e-brake or not, it roll backward and hitting the receiving dock area. Luckily that I didn't hit any vehicle or human, that is the most important. Well I was planning on to cut it to look like a pickup style but that was too much work for me so I decided that I just repair it to see how it come up. So the past month I was slowly working on it and finally got it all assemble. I was so much in a hurry to fix it that I didn't took many picture. I weld the whole thing and fiber glass over the welding and bondo it over the fiber glass... All done... estimated cost $300.00. Thanks to Webuilt for the parts.

SR5

looks like you need to smoth out the weld a little, but looks good other wise

Trustyrusty

Looks hideous.

87TurboYota

hahahahaha.. I don't why i find that last post so funny

NicCantDecide

That looks pretty bad, like those people that get plastic surgery from fake surgeons in cuba. No matter how much you try to cover it up you've still got a fat scar there.

Should've spent more time with the sand paper and bondo.

I know its tough to do body work like that especially if it was your first time, but I'm just saying you should've gotten more practice before chopping up your car like you did.

woodendude

I've seen better, but have never done any body work myself so I'm going to say "good job, but I think you should get the grinder and sander back out"

96runner4x4

for 300 bucks that aint bad

Junkers88

I noticed that you said you welded, glassed over the weld and then put bondo over the glass. Way too much media on there. Take a palm sander or hand sand all the glass and bondo back off. Grind the weld down a little and then bondo over that. Sand the bondo down again to get it close to a smooth surface and then wet sand that with some 2000 grit paper wrapped around a block of wood. Primer and wet sand again, primer and wet sand yet again, primer and paint. This should get you closer to a finished product.

toyospearo

I agree...if you do that you will get really close to hiding the bodywork.

Guardian_Saint

...I don't mind a few mark on there. The other part on the truck was most bent up and a few people will not want to part this out for me for cheap... I will sand it again though. Will use the grit ya mention. I would of let it stay with fiberglass but I just need bondo to filled in some dent. But its driveable hehe...

Trustyrusty

For 300$ thats absoultely pathetic, hell I patched rust holes the size of my fists and filled dozens of dents on my truck, primered it, painted it, and herculined the bed for less than 150$... Including materials, and I had to learn it all along the way cause I had no idea what the hell I was doing.. FYI it was so rusted I had to actually delete a body line on the bed. Heck my paintjob only cost me 35$.. Including tape,paper, paint, and thinner..

It went from this:



To this:



I won't lie thats some of the worst body work I've ever seen. Try, and try again dude.

Trustyrusty

Probably because its the truth and someones gonna get butt-hurt over it and tell me off, but sometimes, you just gotta tell 'em what they need to hear instead of what they wanna hear.

Mic09dcsm

For real Rusty, terrible work is terrible work. If we tell him it's okay he'll think it is.

Trustyrusty

Uh.. I know I was agreeing with you man..

Guardian_Saint

...Good for you that it work out. Cheap way is a must... You can think what ever you want. Its done and like I was giong to built it to a show room... Well everyone got to start somewhere ehh? ...

coolthew

I'd say this could be a great opportunity for you to get some experience. If it were me, I'd try again until i got a better finish. then again i am kinda anal about bodywork lol