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Old 04-17-2015, 02:59 PM
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New firewall and cowl was sanded and epoxy primed





The cowl side panels and A pillars needed to be replaced



Test fitting

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Ready for epoxy primer





Two coats of SPI black epoxy primer



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Lower cowl welded in place



The welds were ground down and epoxy was brushed on



Upper cowl fit and welded



Fender apron to cowl extensions welded in place and started to test fit the roof after it was sanded and the back side epoxy primed

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Looks great Rusty, thanks for the step by step pictures!

Whose sheet metal do you use for all the replacement panels?
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Looks great Rusty, thanks for the step by step pictures!

Whose sheet metal do you use for all the replacement panels?
I'm a dealer for Dynacorn.
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Brian has done a lot of work since I last posted

The rear frame rails had a little rust and needed to be replaced





Test fitting the trunk floor and gas tank



Plug welding the trunk drop offs





Fitting the rear package tray and sail panels



The quarter panels were shaped wrong and had to be modified





Fitting the taillight panel and end caps



Left outer wheelhouse welded in place



The right side was to long and had to be modified



Starting to weld the sail panels



Rear panel welded in place along with the sail panels



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No fastback conversion on this one Rusty?
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