03.08.2011

02.24.2011

Dolly-ed and bent fender to fit left hand side;  Cut fender brace to release stress;  Welded brace back together;  Welded fender to brace;  Grounded and shaped bottom fender mount hole, where fender mounts to rockers;  Worked with bottom arch on right hand fender;  Shaped and made ready to fit correctly;  Sent to paint;  Worked on right hand door;  Welded previous drill mounting holes closed for side mirror;  Welded gasket divider to bottom of door;  Made sure was primed before welding;  Made repair to door latch attachment holes in the end of the door; Welded hair line cracks and burr-grounded for camera case style finish;  Turned out very nice;  Worked on welding table some to get ready for left hand door repair;  Continued to do metal work on front rock deflector;  Tapped out bends and straightened dog ears;  Fabricated left hand dog ear and welded to reflector;  Shaped and made correct;  Nice repair;  Sent to paint for treatment.

Epoxy sprayed right hand door, made ready to send to paint; Spot primed rock deflector metal repairs, made ready to send to paint;  Sprayed light bucket right hand divider and screws, made ready to send to paint for black finish.

02.23.2011

Continued to work on left hand fender;  Rolled pinch weld;  Pre-fit several times for line alignment;  Bent over pinch weld to shape and fit to rockers;  Note-  ran into problem with fender brace and the correct rolled arch of bottom of fender;  Worked on it several times for at least an hour, made some improvements, added some dents, will need to continue later;

02.21.2011

Removed right hand fender;  Took pattern from original fender off 64John;  Note- we used the original fender to get the right line for the repair being done for Cat’s;  Her fender is also original;  had to replace rear wheel quarter;  Welded original fender to weld table;  Removed some spot welds;  Pulled fender brace back to proper position;  Darren and Big Chief worked on this;

Tack welded in place;  Added additional metal to fender pinch weld;  Welded up brace;  Made fender ready to be ground, shaped and the pinch weld bent over.

02.18.2011

02.12.2011

02.12.2011

Welded right hand dog ear back into place and he and Ed pre-fitted fender;

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