MarkMullins Thanks but are "metalworking" skills that everyone speaks of we have acquired from this car, no prior experience. Its as easy as grabbing the tools and welder. Hopefully some will see that and try their skills on their own car. Everything we can do was gained from this car.

rtmike Thanks means a lot to us and it drives us to keep going. Although no one has can top the mc'lovin comment above


So here it is, the most terrifying part of the whole deal. The hinge replacement, i think i have about 20 different reference points scribbled on the quarter panel. Here is the new piece all trimmed up...


Here she is tacked into place...


Once it was tacked remeasured all the points and they are perfect. Next we put the hinges on and then the decklid just to make sure it was good, and it was!





If you cant tell we were pretty pumped about that fitting While ryan was cleaning and priming some brackets greg also started in on striping the nice rust free tailpanel