1977 Caprice 4dr resin update

[hedotwo]

After a long delay getting going again on the resin 77 Caprice I began last summer I thought I'd switch the progress over into this category.  I'm attaching the link to the thread in the Q&A category that I began last summer.  I left off where I was trying to correct the width of the grille to try and get the side marker lights more flush with the fenders rather than being so proud (pics of this are in the other thread).  I took the width of a razor saw out of a section of the headlight assemblies.  The two saw cuts were perfect to bring the side marker lights flush as they should be.  I reinforced the back side of the grille with a couple of strips of styrene to be able to get the 3 pieces lined up good and for strength.  A bit of Bondo and sanding followed and I'm happy now. 

 

 After modifying the width of the grille I found that the rear bumper didn't fit quite correctly either.  The body had a high spot right in the middle that kept the bumper from seating properly.  Not sure if you can see from these following photos but I definitely could ?. 

A bit of riffler file work did the trick.

 

Next up I'll try and post some pics of the body painting and problems I ran into when drilling into resin ?

Edited January 24, 2024 by hedotwo