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And another of the front end with filler. It looks like I still have to do the front flares/wheel wells, move the vents and cut the hood corners and then some light finishing work in a few places before primer. Man, does the body work ever end?

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Ok, well its been a month since the last update so I guess its time for one. First thing I did was build a bit of a body buck and removed the body from the chassis for the rest of the body work.

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Moved the vents forward to a more original location.

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I had to fill the headlight holes so the Wipac type buckets I'm using have a little better fit.

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I then cut the hood corners for a more original look also.

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Another pic of the hood corners

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I then spent a fair bit of time working on the inner lip of the wheel wells. I wanted them smooth, straight, an even width lip all the way around and a nice taper at the ends. Some of my friends think I'm nuts for doing all this, but for me its one of those things that grab my eye when I see a car and they're not finished well.

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And last weekend I finally got a coat of primer on the body. It all looks nice and straight, very few pins holes etc. Looks are one thing, the next round of blocking will tell how straight it really is. Next step is to finish the swinging panels. Outer surface is ready for primer, just need to finish the inside surface, then prime them. Here are of few pics of the body in primer.

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One more

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Ok, last one for now.

[LMH]

Wow Mike, that looks fantastic! You're a perfectionist!
What did you do about the mounting bolts on the side, below the doors?
Larry

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Hey Larry,
Thanks for the compliment, but I don't know about being a perfectionist, although I do try to do a good job on it.

For the body mounting at the rear I glassed a 3/8 nut to the outside of the body before I added the skirts. I'll use the bolt to fasten the body from the inside. Here's a bad pic but you'll get the idea.
As for the front two bolts I just decided to eliminate them. I glassed the holes in and will glass the body to the interior tub once its to be permanently mounted. Hopefully the body won't ever have to come off. If it does, it will be easy enough to cut through the glass with a cut off wheel for body removal.

Mike

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Here's another with the body off.