body/chassis work stuff

[vze28h54 at verizon.net (Chris)]

Al,

If this is for the Twin, get a professional bodyman (woman?) interested and 
willing to donate some services. A retired bodyman is a really good choice. 
His wife wants him out of her way and he wants to get away from the 
nagging.  He can do a better job in an hour, without really trying, than 
you can do in a week, while you are *really* trying.  It's not that you 
can't eventually master the skills, it's just that eventually can be a long 
time.  The first few jobs are likely to look like shite.  Do it the 
efficient way - beg!

Chris

PS I posted this link once before, but this site is the bible on how to be 
a master scrounger and get almost everything for FREE!!! This guy must be 
able to put on sad puppy dog eyes when he sees something he needs or 
wants.  (This guy is so good that he has been given 4 cars that have 
nothing to do with his project. A late 80s or early 90s Volvo in great 
shape, a Camaro he had once owned, a 91 Dodge Shadow that had been 
abandoned due to a blown head gasket [$22 repair) and now, a 1942 Plymouth 
4 door sedan in "Excellent"  shape.)
www.ammoman.com/CHEVY/    Click on "Click to ENTER" to get to page 1 
(index)  Some guy wrote something that pissed the siteowner off, so you 
need a password to get past p98 (or use the following 
link  www.ammoman.com/CHEVY/Default_99.html      (The URL page numbering 
scheme changed slightly so just changing the 98 [on p98] to 99 does  not 
work.)


At 11:13 PM 09/27/2004 -0400, Allyn wrote:
>ok, a couple of questions i'd like to pose to the list. these are issues 
>which have always nagged at me, and the net seems a bit lacking on.
>
>
>- does anyone on the list have any good intel on dent removal / 
>straightening. not the heavy duty stuff (hydraulic rams), but the light 
>duty stuff, where you finesse the dents out of sheet metal. i know its an 
>'acquired art', but i cant acquire anything unless i have some base-line 
>knowledge on which actions yield which results, and which tools are 
>available / are the right tools for the job. i'm trying to avoid the 
>drill-300-holes-in-the-fender-and-slide-hammer-to-death methods. i'm also 
>looking for the funky knowledge, like how you can use heat/cooling to 
>shrink a slightly bulged section (that had been previously slide hammered 
>to death), working kinked seams out, etc. i know this stuff is possible, 
>as i saw the miracle work done on steve szubas callaway fender. i swear it 
>looked factory (along with that 'life in a bubble' look that steves rocco has).