This Mustang was in bad shape. It had been hit in the side and poorly repaired. The unibody around the transmission tunnel was wrinkled. The rocker panel had been spliced about an inch too short. My students pulled the A pillar and re-spliced the rocker panel. The car turned out so well largely because of the skill and dedication of student Jim Curtis.

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This Oldsmobile was hit by a semi.

The students pulled the cowl on the frame machine, then replaced the A pillar, rocker panel, upper frame rail, fender and doors.

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This F150 had suspension  & frame damage as well as body damage.

This truck was damaged extensively. The steering gear box, exhaust manifold, right suspension and front end had to be replaced. The frame was rolled where the radius arm was driven into it. The students also spliced repair panels into the bed, over the wheel wells. They painted the truck complete, except for the roof.

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This Olds 442 was orange when we started.

The paint on this car hid a lot of problems. The owner supplied a new hood and deck lid and fender patch panels. The patch panels fit so poorly we fabricated panels instead. The stripes were made from a stencil kit. The stencil did not adhere very well in some places and we had a little leakage of white paint.

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This Buick was hit by a semi.

We put a used quarter panel on this car. The outer wheel house was damaged so we spliced the used quarter and wheel house as an assembly. This gives a better finish inside the wheel well. A student, Joe Riley, repaired the passenger side doors, damage not visible in the picture, in less than six hours.

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Stephanie Fait painted the front bumper cover.

These first year students repaired and painted this Mustang. They did a good job spraying the clear coat.

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The owner had the Lemans sand blasted.

The owner did this right. He made a roll around for the body. He had the body media blasted. The vehicle had been hit and repaired in the past. See the bondo. All they did back then was drill holes and fill. Rust started under the bondo. The student, Scott Mason, fixed the quarter panel, hood and fender. He primed the body and trimmed it for installation of the bolt on parts. The owner picked up the car to take it home so he could mount it on the frame. On the trip home, a deer jumped into the side of the car and smashed it from the cowl back, caving in the door and denting the quarter panel.

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