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[SuperBuickGuy]

more hard to distinguish work
how about I start with where I walked away tonight... getting closer

fun how easily it is to alight panels...

[SuperBuickGuy]

bits to fix the rear window

and a bit of teaser of what's going on inside very soon...

[SuperBuickGuy]

an issue to deal with.... I need to shrink the metal above the patch


however first step is to make the fender fit... which, coincidentally...

[SuperBuickGuy]

I need to wrap this silly thing up.... time to fix the fuel filler.... the stock one runs across the frame rail then to the other side with a full 1"...

[SuperBuickGuy]

He published a list on FB about who won the Fastnet each year, denoting UK and USA (only participants) for their respective wins. So, as the only original...

[SuperBuickGuy]

more fitting, huge problem.... the fender, above the wheelwell, bows out so I need to figure out how to clamp it in place to get the gentle curve
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[SuperBuickGuy]

time to mark.... first grind

then blue
wait, first get interrupted by my year old tiny puppy dog

now blue

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[SuperBuickGuy]

like I was asking ...

[SuperBuickGuy]

more nibbles
yeah, the side fell off

and rust.... ugh

starting to fit better

I need to figure out what to...

[SuperBuickGuy]

more nibbles on the elephant

I'm planning on using tig to put this back on, so perfect fit is good enough
eventually, It'll all be...

[SuperBuickGuy]

wires... I'm not sure they are even one-use. Long ago I started making my own wires - so when I run across the issue you suffered, I've got the parts...

[SuperBuickGuy]

does the alternator have to spin the opposite direction since it came from Australia?

[SuperBuickGuy]

This is kind of a temporary fix... the window channel catches the cross bar when going down so I welded a step to stop the stop

when the...

[SuperBuickGuy]

I cannot think of a time when I ate at a restaurant that even offered valet... not my vibe....

[SuperBuickGuy]

a valet who can operate a manual? that would be interesting......

[SuperBuickGuy]

fun part about it being wrap - if I don't like it, it's really easy to change. The red is a lot darker.......

[SuperBuickGuy]

or
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[SuperBuickGuy]

wrap shop... sent proofs to approve design, they got it backwards but now I'm second guessing..... before, it was going to be red panel, silver pinstripes......

[SuperBuickGuy]

first, a tape line to measure off


more fitting




pretty close
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[SuperBuickGuy]

decent... defined as "not missing 1/2 due to rust".......