1970 Pontiac GTO Convertible
This project came to us painted and in fairly presentable condition. A deeper inspection turned up some hidden filler in multiple places on the vehicle. Follow along as we go through the project and see what we found

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This is the poor fit between front bumper and fender.


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Check out the cracking in the hood.


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The hood sits over 1/4" above the fender.


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As we start to grind away the paint, the holes begin to show.


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Check out how deep the filler is on the quarter panel end.

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Check out these beauties!! Apparently, fit, finish and rust can all be cured with extensive applications of Bondo!


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The right quarter has been in a collision (more on this later). When we ground all of the bondo out of the rusted area, the sheetmetal popped outward, exposing a large gap.


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