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[JTR70]

Switching gears. The body is now ready to come off of the cellette bench so it can go back onto the rotisserie to finish out the remaining chassis repair...

[JTR70]

I hope she appreciates your effort, especially the miles you're accruing. So you have to make this shifter puzzle work? She won't go for a 644 nose...

[JTR70]

Cable end looks good. you do nice work. Like the stance on that A coupe with the hood straps.

[JTR70]

Nose work completed.
All the holes drilled and the brace/ horn mount set completing the remaining nose work.
Some fine bodywork finishing...

[JTR70]

I like those termina ends. Yes, very few bullet connections on a T1. Most connections under the dash were spade.

[JTR70]

Bumpers are fitting nicely. Looks like the next round of block sanding is getting underway. Busy little shop...

[JTR70]

Left side conduit install.
Conduit installed. Onto adding the upper brace back in. In process here of fitting a filler section to its end.
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[JTR70]

At least they didn't hack up the original tunnel mounts. Are you keeping this shifter or going back to the early style?

[JTR70]

Interesting joint where they grafted in that T5 rear seat pan.

[JTR70]

One more test fit with a headlight assembly.
Headlight sits square and the seal's in....Good to go.
Finally ready to begin plug welding...

[JTR70]

The redo/correction work can really test your patience.

[JTR70]

Left headlight mount adjustment:
Drew a line down the center of the lense just make sure what I think I was seeing was actually the case. Confirmed;...

[JTR70]

Definitely worth looking into. Thanks.

[JTR70]

Left headlight bucket second installment attempt with a small adjustment needed.
Heated and hammered the openings shoulder down to relax it slightly...

[JTR70]

I didn't doubt for a minute that you'd get that bolt issue handled. Did you build your own sonic cleaner?

[JTR70]

Glad to see you up and running again with the laser. I can see just how quickly that machine will spoil you.

[JTR70]

Cleaning up the first attempt mess.
Got it out but I had to get a little rough with it.
Back on the table to straighten out the damage from...

[JTR70]

That upper shock mount is tough one to repair properly at this point.
If you drill this row of spot welds and peel this lateral flap of the trunk...

[JTR70]

Left bucket repairs:
More residual crash damage where it buckled and was beat in and is very stretched at this point. I thought about smoothing...

[JTR70]

Love that force multiplying tool for drum nut. So you can use a standard torque wrench on the end of it to achieve the 300 foot pounds of torque it needs?...