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[JTR70]

Initial loose ends completed
Plug welds dressed smooth then followed up with the panel spotter for the finishing detail.
Panel spotter follow...

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Battery box loose ends:
Another unreachable area with it mounted to the cellette bench. Had to install more set screws than usual to hold these...

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Lateral gusset loose ends.
Frame table certainly had its roll to play but no way to get a clear shot at these areas. A rotisserie is the only way...

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Ready to come off the Cellette Bench for the final phase.
Gone as far could with it mounted to this frame table. To finish up the loose end chassis...

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Thank you Roy! The bodywork and final paint will be handled by a local shop in his hometown. My final mission will be to rough in the body to a level...

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Had to open that cut a little more as it went but it finally turned the trick. All synched down at both ends and exiting out at center of the hole....

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Last piece of the puzzle. Fitting the strut tubes so they mount and exit out of those holes as close to center as possible with this bumper in its final...

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This bumper is now officially a 1959 356 "AT5" version. Its now not even close to fitting around the profile of a 356A tail.

This...

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Interesting bit of history with that car Roy. Its also so neat that you've kept all of these years. I hope at least one of your kids shares the same...

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Oh my god, I can clearly see all of those hours of long boarding to get that final shape dialed in and there are all those curves and nooks that need...

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I would go with Michael's offering. I installed one in my coupe and I could not be happier with it.

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Hey Jeron,

Contact Micheal Doyle. He offers the best most accurate headliners. I have one installed in my coupe and I could not be happier....

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Repeat the process on the right side.
Same relief cuts as needed on the left side.

Tacked with new contour established and ready...

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Thanks again Roy! That is interesting, so your car was ordered new with a sport type muffler instead?

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Relieving the corners:
Bumper stripped back down then remounted in its best adjusted position against the body. Relief cuts added both top and...

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Another mock up:
Fully reassembled once again to both recheck for fit and to confirm the changes needed at the corners. Took some effort to arrive...

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Final finishing details:
Lead soldering across those weld joints and the rust repair patch area. Didn't take much but I wanted solder as the base...

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Thank you Roy I appreciate it! I think you're right, as they did tormented me a bit.

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Final bumper iron finish detail:
The new irons are lazar cut with crips clean corners. The originals by contrast had a soft rounded leading...

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One more mock up
now fully mounted and adjusted on its new brackets.
Reveal shape and contour runs along the tail as closely as I could...