1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard

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**L78_Nova** · #1 07-29-2022, 07:35 PM

Rough hanging Left front fender...
Some bumping and filing of some dents. (and a little bit of shrinking)
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Lower reinforcement behind wheel was welded in crooked on the NOS fender and there was some very rough formed metal at the opening.
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Cutting it loose to reweld correctly and repair.
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rough alignment and shimming done
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This will clearly need some work on both the fender and door
(this was found before the prior post of the door work)
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The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to L78_Nova For This Useful Post:
big gear head (07-30-2022), Dave Rifkin (07-30-2022), dykstra (10-16-2022), NorCam (08-07-2022)

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