definitely dig the bat recess!!

Thanks!!

I had some time over the holiday weekend to work on the car, but didn't have a chance to post pics until now. I did some rudimentary work- installing the bumper braces (which didn't align anymore, so I had to cut and rebuild them) I trimmed the center panel in the trunk down to fit, as well as trimmed the brake light brackets to fit (they work now). I started to build my recessed fuel neck area. My goal is to modify this so I can use a modern fuel pump to refuel. I don't like how the fuel pumps (here in CA, anyhow) all have those "vapor recovery" devices on there and make refueling old cars a nuisance. I will build more of then when I install the tank and figure out the filler neck. I also trimmed the driver side front wheel opening, and am currently working on the inner fender. I also need to follow through on the fender extension, and then trim the passenger side.

Today I was able to finish up the driver front wheel opening revision. This included finishing up the inner fenders to align with the enlarged wheel opening, and then completely rebuild the fender extension to match. The set from my car were pretty rusty (much like the rest of the car was). Fortunately, I have an extra passenger side extra, but just one driver side so I removed the rot and replaced the metal.

Hopefully next weekend I can get started on the front pass side. Enjoy!

I wish I had at least half the fabbing skills you do. :hail:

Thank you, Captain, you're too kind.

I got a few hours in this weekend, I was able to get most of the passenger side done. This went much faster (maybe because I didn't have to sandblast off some rubberize undercoating and rust) but I still need to drill holes and align the panel to fit. Next weekend, I hope.

I got another day in this weekend- I worked on improving the fit of the fender/ fender extension and lower valence panel. There are a few "before" pics where you can see poor panel alignment. I used a combination of tweaking the shapes and adding some weld on the edges to reduce the nasty gaps. It's not perfect, but, it is better than before...

It definitely looks a lot better. :thumbsup:

Thank you, Wayne!

This weekend I worked on more panel alignment/ fitting. I lost count of how many times I put the fenders on, took the fenders off, made an adjustment here and there, then put the fenders on, then took them off....

I also did numerous trimming on the inner fenders, but not enough as I need to make more. I also trimmed off one of the brackets on the underside of the fender- this allowed me to move it back farther for a nicer fit. I still have to take them off again and trim on the fender to prevent the door from scraping it. I have the gaps pretty tight, I'm hoping I'll be able to keep this, as it looks much better than I remember it being before.

I also took the time to fill in some holes on the core support (it was like it was perforated) and I widened the area for the radiator opening.

The goal now is to get the sheet metal on and aligned, as I have a few more customizing ideas I want to do, but I'll need the panels on for measuring, etc.

you think you can build me a roll cage:unibrow:

I'd be happy to help however I can. Just know that the equipment I bought isn't up to building the cage I have. I had to have help with it. If you want a thinner gauge/ smaller diameter, my Eastwood bender might have a chance.

Speaking of needing help, I have been working on my car, but I have nothing good to show for it (hence no pics). I've spent 2-3 weeks now trying to align sheet metal and am not even close. Doors are OK, driver fender is ok, but I can't align the passenger fender to save my life. Right now I have 5 shims on top, 5 on the bottom and the middle of the fender still sticks out. I've Anyone have any pointers on doing this?