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[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...

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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...

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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...

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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?...

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Smoothing out the big weld joint:
Making my way up and over the top of the fender with small improvements to the surface with each pass.
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Thanks very much Roy! I agree, it can become just about impossible without the right tools.

[JTR70]

The owner is so fortunate to have you guys finishing up this car. It sounds like they have been through the wringer.

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Socket hole is slightly smaller but no clearance issues with it or the boot.
Right side metal work chores completed.
Moving back over...

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Marker light holes.
Original T2 reference. Elongated mounting holes at the 3 and 9 o'clock position for the later stand -off pedestals. The center...

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Looks like we're missing a spring down low there. Are you happy with how the bores are looking? Nothing more unpleasant than working on a car remotely...

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Last confirmation fit after all the welding. Horn clears the bucket and battery box.
Horn sits level...
and is centered in the window....

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Looks nice in that black paint. Interesting interior, Late version front seats and looks like the rear seat pan was replaced with a later T5/T6 version...

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Right fender brace installation complete.
Gas weld around the neck of the conduit sealing up the bucket. Leaving the plug welding around the headlight...

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Conduit tube in for good.
Last of the excess being cut clean and square with my trusty cutter.
Then flared the end as found originally....

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Conduit bender fab
Watched several videos on making your own tubing bender. Followed their lead and made my own shoe or profile die from a piece...

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Before I committed to the first plug weld I stuck some spacers in that tighter area to make sure it didn't close back up on me.
Prepping the conduit...

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A definite recurring theme here John. Looks very straight forward but you'll know for sure once you get your hands on it. Thanks for sharing it....

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Right bucket reinstallation:

Picked and filed the top of the weld joint at the fender to nose to a point where I now longer needed direct...

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Thanks a lot for that comment Scott. I know with all that you've been through with your project that you can appreciate fully what has gone into getting...

[JTR70]

Agree, little side projects like this are a great distraction and helps to keep the motivation and progress going forward. Especially the monotonous...