I ripped apart my white 84 SD and put the engine/transmission in my black 1985 SE body. The interior is a mix and match from several cars including my SD. I love the diesel engine but hated the white body. All the interior got SEM paint on the vinyl and SEM dye on the leather. The front seats must be replaced with new leather, someday.

I love the black body for color and that it was fairly low mileage. My brother owned the black car which sat under a tree for decades. The body was better than fair condition but he buffed the paint off in some areas leaving the primer showing.

After a couple month of learning to weld I cut and patched the rear of the rear outer wheel wells along with the bottom section of the rear windshield. I did a pretty fair job of hiding the weld lines and pecked a few spots with a hammer and dolly then body putty took care of the rest.

Evidently the car sat under a walnut tree or sat partly under a roof for the top of the cabin and hood had about 60-80 dings. Some were clearly visible and some showed up while sanding. I block sanded the original paint for a seal coat of 2K epoxy primer.

I believe the body is ready for the high build but this old man is about sanded out. I wanted to thin the urethane 2k primer to try and lessen the sanding. Just wondering if it will work.

Thank for asking.

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