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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2006

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Hate those Gremlins

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Rick Courtier - 07 Sep 2006 15:19 GMT
The Gremlins started taking over the Body Shop yesterday.  I took off work
early to get to the Body Shop so I could get a hand doing so finishing
touches to the Transtar and soon as I walked in Lloyd inform me that the
front drivers fender need to be repainted, Damn!  It seems that the bondo
hardener was leaching through the paint make 3 or 4 silver dollar size
pinkish marks in the paint.  We have had this done before with the red
hardener but we was using nothing but the white hardener.  The truck was so
close to being finish and they where just finishing the glazing.  So I
finished putting the fender weld on the rear fenders and the next thing I
hear is Jerry swearing. . . the buffer caught a hold of the rear tail light
wiring and rip it from the socket. So I spend the next hour and a half
soldering the ends back on the socket. . . .grrrrr.

Then I did only one thing that I was planning on doing that day and that was
to change the oil.  Then I went sanded the fender again urethane primed the
fender took it out side and gave it a bath before putting it in the spray
booth.  And for the next two hour I took my time and mask the truck to get
it ready to paint. . .John came in later that night and wet sand the fender
and seal and painted it again. . . this morning I came in and the fender
looked great. . .I just hope no other spots come into view.

Gremlins please out at some other shop for awhile. . .I'm running out of
time and sleep.

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N8N - 07 Sep 2006 15:47 GMT
> The Gremlins started taking over the Body Shop yesterday.

Well, at least they're better looking than Pacers! :)

nate
Grumpy AuContraire - 07 Sep 2006 16:46 GMT
> > The Gremlins started taking over the Body Shop yesterday.
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> Well, at least they're better looking than Pacers! :)
>
> nate

I had a Gremlin back in the 1980's and loved it.  258 six with 2 bbl
didn't wait for anyone!

JT
62champ - 07 Sep 2006 22:59 GMT
First car (1988-1994) was a Gremlin - 1974 with 258 and three speed
transmission (shifter on the floor which someone told me only came on
cars with AC - which it also had) - would have loved an overdrive
tranny but still averaged 22 mpg and did not leave me on the side of
the road (that was not my fault!).  Also learned while owning the car
about taking a good size wrench to tighted up an axle nut.  Ended up
spinning the axle shaft inside the drum...

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Bob - 07 Sep 2006 23:23 GMT
Put a hopped up 401CI engine and 4:10 gears in one and see if you can keep
it between the ditches<G> BTDT have the scars to prove it.

Bob40...when it launched  I felt like Willie Borsch!

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