Been there,done that!
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The saga of the roof skin is now over. I picked up the 3rd skin in CT this morning (undamaged!!!) and delivered it to Pete on my way back home. Had Pete not stepped forward and loaned me his, my car would not be as far along as it is now.
Many thanks Pete!
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Pete has weird hair but is totally cool.
I was glad to be able to help with the project! I didn't want to see the body guy put the project on the back burner,when I had the part leaning against the back wall of the garage! I'll go back to exfoliating my hair now!
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Just a be little progress over the last couple of weeks due to a couple other small projects that came in.
Pulling out a dent in the bottom of the rocker.
Pulling out a dent in the bottom of the rocker.
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That will teach you not to take a vacation while your car is in the body shop!
Looking great! It all takes time.
When Mark away the body man will play.
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Latest progress ….
Repaired a dent in the left side rocker.
Pass through in the frame connector for the emergency brake cable.
Dutchman panel and support panel welded in place.
Repaired a dent in the left side rocker.
Pass through in the frame connector for the emergency brake cable.
Dutchman panel and support panel welded in place.
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Small rust repair where the quarter meets the trunk gutter.
More welding.
More welding.
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It's definitely moving slower. I was originally anticipating that the car would go in the shop in the late summer and I would get the car back before the snow flies. Now it looks like I'll get it back in a couple months. Because we spend so much time up at the lake from May-October, I'll probably have it finished up later on this year.
lookin good
I've done a grand total of one dutchman and found out the hard way that the deck lid needs to be on the car to get it right.
Opps.
It was an up and down problem relative to the deck lid edge.
Not a forward/aft issue.
That's a fixed thing.
Had to go back and move the support lip under the dutchman aft edge.
The supports were not ever changed
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Curious.
I don't recall this being an available part.
Is it? Maybe it is.
I'm fuzzy on the part.
Opps.
It was an up and down problem relative to the deck lid edge.
Not a forward/aft issue.
That's a fixed thing.
Had to go back and move the support lip under the dutchman aft edge.
The supports were not ever changed
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Curious.
I don't recall this being an available part.
Is it? Maybe it is.
I'm fuzzy on the part.
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That is part of the Dutchman panel.
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So, it's taking "longer" than you thought to finish it? 
In another 30 years, swing low sweet Chariot.
"The Dutchman's not the kind of man that keeps his thumb jammed in the dam that holds his dreams in. But that's a secret that only Margret knows"
Steve Goodman.
The reason I asked about that elbow is that when I started during Covid parts from Taiwan were looking dicey and I was grabbing everything I could.
I was also trying to save as much original metal as could.
That "elbow" is part of the trunk gutter, I'm pretty sure.
The part that the upper trunk gutter goes on is part of the quarter which was not available to me.
So I had to fabricate things.
Unless I'm wrong, It sure looks like your body man did the same thing.
And I was curious if now that section might be available separately.
With the recent earthquake in Taiwan (and the China situation that the experts are talking about) I'm also wondering about everything else.
I just got a "Standard" brand light switch sourced from Taiwan.
In another 30 years, swing low sweet Chariot.
"The Dutchman's not the kind of man that keeps his thumb jammed in the dam that holds his dreams in. But that's a secret that only Margret knows"
Steve Goodman.
The reason I asked about that elbow is that when I started during Covid parts from Taiwan were looking dicey and I was grabbing everything I could.
I was also trying to save as much original metal as could.
That "elbow" is part of the trunk gutter, I'm pretty sure.
The part that the upper trunk gutter goes on is part of the quarter which was not available to me.
So I had to fabricate things.
Unless I'm wrong, It sure looks like your body man did the same thing.
And I was curious if now that section might be available separately.
With the recent earthquake in Taiwan (and the China situation that the experts are talking about) I'm also wondering about everything else.
I just got a "Standard" brand light switch sourced from Taiwan.
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This is the Charger panel. As you can see, the corners of the trunk gutter are incorporated in it.
I thought about modification to the top quarter fill, but the trunk pan would have been a head scratcher too.
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