Juan’s 59 Lowlight

[Rustabus]

#15882

And I thought that the build was gonna have to get scrapped!!! 😉 😉 🙂 Nice Work!!!!!!!!

[Juan 59 DDWT]

#15891

Good Job John, I know it was a difficult area to fix 👍👏👏👏

[John Jones]

#15934

it was the usual… fix the rips, add metal where it was missing, grind, dress, repeat… both pieces, fix em both, then marry em together!!!   Thanks..

I had to work on a parkway buff job this morning.. but back on it this after noon.. 😎  working on this rear lower fender repair area….  I’ll have that done soon and move onto the next bad area.. 😎  eventually we run out of bad area’s….

 

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[omr_007]

#15945

Man, these are some desirable shit. Thanks for dropping your ‘no more lowlight/type 3 ghia’ rules Jones. Stoked to see another Juan project too.

[John Jones]

#15950

I got that side done and starting tearing into the drivers side yesterday eve…  I’ll continue on today!!!!!  😎

I think these Low Lights are just barely coming around the corner of full mature market Value!!!!!!!!!!  😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

#15981

some pics from today… Inner and outer repair to rear fender and dissected out all of the rust on the front of the wheel well and repaired some inner structure and pin holes etc.. and a bunch of pics of the headlights… These are two OG crappy buckets from out back, with 4mm screws holding them in as stock…  Thats without the seal and without a chrome bezel, which goes over all of it.. I couldn’t find one of those to try… but not worried about that….  Everything looks just as it should.. 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[volksaddict]

#15991

Nice!

Wish Gerson made lowlight panels.

[Juan 59 DDWT]

#16000

Really nice job, the headlight looks perfect,.. 🍻

[John Jones]

#16549

Thanks Juan.  another spot I fixed yesterday… Gonna do my Thursday paper work and be back on it… 😎  everything is looking and going great….!

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Andym]

#16587

JJ in the zone

[John Jones]

#16609

I got that area done yesterday… moving to the front fender area now!!!!! 😎  Hoping next week to have this shell rust repaired and dusted back off… as you can see in some pics… it got sprinkled on one morning… 😎  Doesn’ really matter… they always  need dusted off again, in the new metal area’s, hand prints, anything… I like dusting them off one more time before body work…  what does one do that doesn’t have a blast booth right there at the shop…? 😎

Pics later Juan!

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

#16613

where I was and where I am… 😎  You see the difference in low light and later front end here…

 

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Juan 59 DDWT]

#16617

John, here just trying to understand what it takes to work on this KG because of your back pain. All I can say is I value your effort and it’s a privilege to see the results.  Enjoy your passion, my Amigo, the results are extraordinary.

[John Jones]

#16618

it got ugly fast!!  But I have cut out all the flimsy rusty metal and missing metal…. and about to start the rebuild.  I’m gonna try and take a few more pics today…. 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[JWDII]

#16620

I always heard Ghias were prone to rust! I  guess they were correct! Am I right in thinking that the flat and low areas in the design allow water to sit and do its nasty thing?

Anyways, Great work JJ! This car will feel great when your done!

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