The body work is progressing, although there is little to show in the way of finished, nice, body work.  This first stage involves the basics.  Cutting out rust and replacing sectiones with panels formed from left over panels, oil drums, and whatever is available.

The left front fender had a dent and rust.  The basic part of the dent has been straightened out and the rust cut out, filling with new steel.

The the left rear fender is progressing.  Here we see the before and after picturess from its original condition, and the current progress, showing the stretching and shrinking of the steel to obtain the correct basic form.

The floor has required a lot of cutting and replacing from donor cars and other sources.  The sill trim was originally covering a lot of rust.  This was all removed and re-welded to maintain body strength.  When we finish from the inside we will turn the car on its side to patch and straighten the bottom of the floor.

The windshield had to be removed carefully to send to the glass plant 450 miles away to duplicate.  Fortunately it came out in one piece.  We will have to make a mold to copy it.

There is very little rust in the channel for the windshield, so that will help.  I have all new weatherstripping to put the new windshield back with when the car is painted.

 

 

 

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Left front corner before

Left front corner in progress

Left rear before - 1-25-2007

Left rear in progress 4-8-2007

Floor cut out

Front floor in progress

Floor and sill before

Floor and sill in progress

Starting widnshield removal

Windshield out in one piece

Windshield frame

Windshield frame without rust

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