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Finished prepping the fender today. Got the back side painted with semi-gloss black and welded a plug into the antenna hole since I won’t need it with the deluxe rear antennas on the car. Everything lines up great! There is a bit of a high spot along the crown of the fender that I need… Continue reading Right Front Fender Installed
Just bought a few more NOS parts! Fender ornaments and hood letters. Both of these items are reproduced. But, as always I prefer to buy NOS if possible. I had already purchased a set of the reproduction fender ornaments but was disappointed to see that the chrome was very poorly done. I had also purchased… Continue reading More NOS Parts
Ya know how sometimes your tools just go missing, and you have no idea what could have happened to them? I lost my favorite ratchet quite a while ago, a Proto that I had found at a swap meet for cheap. Nice ratchet! So when I went to remove the right front fender (the Biscayne… Continue reading Lost Tools
The right front fender that I have done bodywork on, and planned on using just isn’t the best part to use. It was so wadded up (see the post titled Right Front Fender …. Savable?). With some advice from a friend, and lots of experimentation and effort, the fender was actually looking real good. Saved… Continue reading Fender Swap