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Old 04-16-2015, 06:42 PM
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Will be following.
Keep us posted.
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That's a lot of cut and paste work, but I bet will be killer when done
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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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