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Body Work


chrismcdowell25

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I had a decent size dent in the front driver side fender. Did some bodywork to get it straight again. Used a combination of hammers, blandishing hammer, English wheel and torch heating to get it to come back together. There is still a bit more to do on it but it's pretty close. 

 

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The tree that fell onto the roof knocked a pretty good dent into it but that is also coming out pretty well. I removed the support bars and pounded the roof back up as best as I could then started working on bent areas using hammers, torch and a vibrating friction disc. Still have to weld back in the supports and hopefully get it a bit smoother. 

 

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I had a rust spot in the rear passenger side fender. I dug out some of the weaker material and put a metal etch on it to help get rid of most of the rust. Then formed a piece of sheet metal and worked it in behind the area and welded it up. Still have a bit more to do on that but it came out pretty well so far. 

 

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I don't have a prior photo but the front window frame had a similar size rust spot that I fixed in a similar manner to the fender. 

 

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Finished removing the rest of the interior and dash. I have a few small cracks starting to develop and hopefully i can get them repaired before they get too noticeable. 

 

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