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Bodywork and Undercarriage Restoration

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Mark Martin Drives His Favorite Car Again! Reunited with Legendary Roush Racing Chassis "JR51"

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What happens here

The car's bodywork underwent significant changes to revert it from its 2000 model year appearance back to its 1998 winning configuration. This involved replacing the tail panel, hood, and front bumper. The front fenders, which had been modified, were completely redone by Ronnie Hoover using an 'English wheel' technique to shape them precisely. The undercarriage, which had signs of wear and surface rust, was sandblasted and repainted in the period-correct chassis gray color.

Goal: Transform the car's exterior to its accurate 1998 race-winning specifications.

Tools and materials

  • English Wheel N/A — Shaping the metal for the front fenders
  • Front Bumper N/A — Replacing the front bumper to match 1998 specs
  • Hood N/A — Replacing the hood to match 1998 specs
  • Paint — Repainting the undercarriage
  • Sandblaster N/A — Cleaning the undercarriage for repainting
  • Tail Panel N/A — Replacing the rear body panel to match 1998 specs

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it so we had to take it and have a new tail panel put on it Hood which is the 98 Hood that's the 98 tail panel it's got a 98 front bumper the front fenders had to be all redone and English wheeled all that was done by Ronnie Hoover in North Carolina did he reference those wind tunnel pictures so we weren't allowed to have the wind tunnel photos oh so but there was plenty of reference photos that I got from people of the car on track good carpet

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