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| didenpx |
 Oct 20 2025, 07:25 PM
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Fred is an entirely different league. What he’s doing is heroic.
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| seanpaulmc |
Nov 1 2025, 07:05 PM
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| didenpx |
Nov 1 2025, 07:55 PM
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I can’t make out what’s happening in that second photo. You’re into it now but will be able to fix things properly.
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| seanpaulmc |
Nov 2 2025, 07:01 PM
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QUOTE(didenpx @ Nov 1 2025, 09:55 PM)  I can’t make out what’s happening in that second photo. You’re into it now but will be able to fix things properly. Paul It may not show that well in the picture. It’s easier to see on the iPhone. The second photo shows that there are four layers of metal not the two I was expecting. It definitely needs some work. |
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| seanpaulmc |
Jan 3 2026, 04:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 416 Joined: 6-December 16 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 20,649 Region Association: South East States
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Continued preparations on the rear corner for fender repair. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) Started cleaning up or rather removing the bad.
   I’ll admit to my surprise at how clean this came off. It’s about an inch too long and will be trimmed back more when the fender fit up begins. Same with the tail panel.   Now that the shock of doing this is over I’ll focus on the repairs to the donor fender.  Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday time. Best wishes and happy motoring in 2026! |
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| 930cabman |
Jan 3 2026, 04:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,491 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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Lookin good, I have the same repair with one of the cars in the shop. I'm not looking forward to grafting the tail light frame together.
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| Montreal914 |
Jan 3 2026, 04:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,029 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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Yeah, cutting is scary, but seeing clean straight metal is so encouraging! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif)
...to us CSOBs anyway... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) |
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| 930cabman |
Jan 3 2026, 04:53 PM
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QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Jan 3 2026, 05:43 PM) Yeah, cutting is scary, but seeing clean straight metal is so encouraging! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) ...to us CSOBs anyway... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Most of us are cut from that cloth, sometimes a positive, sometimes not soo much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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| didenpx |
Jan 3 2026, 05:38 PM
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Sean, it is looking like a great decision to bite the bullet and fix this properly. You’ll have a lot of satisfaction and peace of mind once you get it done!
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| seanpaulmc |
Jan 4 2026, 06:10 PM
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QUOTE(didenpx @ Jan 3 2026, 06:38 PM) Sean, it is looking like a great decision to bite the bullet and fix this properly. You’ll have a lot of satisfaction and peace of mind once you get it done! Paul Thanks, Paul. It sure is stretching my skill level. This started with rear sway bar mounts and needing to replace the trunk pan. |
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| seanpaulmc |
Jan 4 2026, 06:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 416 Joined: 6-December 16 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 20,649 Region Association: South East States
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Donor dissected…
 Foreshadowing…  If anyone has advice on how to make these ends meet properly I’d be grateful. Thanks |
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| seanpaulmc |
Jan 18 2026, 05:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 416 Joined: 6-December 16 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 20,649 Region Association: South East States
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Some more CAD work and a little recycling.
  More recycling. The square is from the trunk floor metal of the donor very thick for the impact bumpers. The angle bracket is being reused from the damaged piece.  WIP of the donor piece repairs. Is it considered new metal when using a 75 to repair a 73? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)  Still a little ways to go with this repair panel, but it’s come a long way and is solid again. Having the angle piece installed lets me have the attachment location for the trunk pan. And the holes are ready for the bumper. I’ve made the holes a bit larger to have some potential wiggle room when the bumper goes back. |
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| friethmiller |
Jan 18 2026, 09:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,167 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Great job there! It's coming along nicely! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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