{"id":92066,"date":"2023-09-01T07:04:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=92066"},"modified":"2023-09-01T07:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:04:46","slug":"body-piercing-removing-some-of-the-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/body-piercing-removing-some-of-the-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Piercing: Removing Some Of The Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-92066-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-1-min.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92278&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1: Removing Some Of The Pain&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing: Removing Some Of The Pain&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow \\n\\nPiercing body panels for trim (emblems, moldings, etc.) \\u2013 how can hard can it be? That\\u2019s something that a person in my station in life doesn\\u2019t really look forward to (or relish). I\\u2019m allergic to pain. And hey, I\\u2019m not talking about flesh here. I\\u2019m referring to sheet metal. You see, in the course of a restoration (or actually, any different sort of car build), either you or your body and fender man is often faced with the dilemma of drilling holes in pristine sheetmetal. Make a mistake and you\\u2019ll be figuring out ways to fill and finish holes (personally, I\\u2019d rather go to the dentist).\\n\\nCompounding the problem is the fact replacement sheetmetal usually doesn\\u2019t have all of the holes drilled. The same applies to OEM (NOS or vintage) tin. Case in point is the Nova shown in the accompanying photos. The right front fender was an original Chevy piece, but it was from another Nova. It didn\\u2019t have the appropriate holes necessary to install the complete side marker lamp bezel. Further back on the fender, the idea was to convert the flanks to accept SS louvers. The holes weren\\u2019t drilled for those either. And out back, the plan was to install an SS tail panel (the rear \\u201cgrille\\u201d beneath the decklid). Each of those pieces needed holes drilled. I wasn\\u2019t exactly anxious to drag out the air drill but at the same moment paying body shop rates to have holes drilled didn\\u2019t seem too appealing either. The solution? Bite the bullet and figure out how to do it myself. Here\\u2019s how it went down (and honestly, the pain sure could have been worse). By the way, this article is split into two parts. We\\u2019ll show part two down the road:\\nClick Here to Begin Slideshow&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-2-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92279&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On the nose, the left front fender was damaged. The donor fender section was fitted with a simple side marker light and no engine insignia (six cylinder car). An extra hole was needed.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-3-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92280&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 2&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;First, the area on the expoxy primed fender was covered in painter\\u2019s tape.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-4-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92281&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 3&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Next, the side marker bezel from Ground Up was test fit.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-5-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92282&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 4&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In order to figure out where to place the hole, simply dip the very end of the mount stud in a bottle of model car paint.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-6-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92283&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 5&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Then reposition the emblem.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-7-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92284&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 6&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The model paint left a distinct circle on the painters tape. Obviously, that\\u2019s where you drill.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-8-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92285&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 7&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Test fit the emblem. It\\u2019s done!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-9-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92286&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 8&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Step 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The same process was used on the SS fender louver. Cover the primed fender with tape, mark off the hole location and then drill away. But there\\u2019s a catch:&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-10-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92287&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1  Chevy AIM&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 Chevy AIM&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;With a Chevy, you can use the factory Assembly Instruction Manual (AIM) for hole location measurements. You\\u2019ll note the factory never placed some items such as the louvers exactly. There was a bit of fudge factor involved and they tend to vary from car to car.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pierce-11-min-scaled.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;92288&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 TBC&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Body Piercing Part 1 TBC&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Unfortunately, there\\u2019s another catch: It\\u2019s probably good to have the left and right sides of the fender to match. In the next issue, we\\u2019ll show how it\\u2019s accomplished:&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>How hard can piercing body panels for trim be? 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