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The wings had a few cracks, and some repairs which revealed wrinkles when examined. Brian welded and reinforced the cracks and fixed previous repairs which weren't quite up to snuff. The really, really hard part was removing the undercoating from the undersides of the wings. Also included here are the bonnet and the front and rear valances or splash aprons.

1 valance comes off after bumper	2 Panels on floor 2	3 wings on floor	4 LH rear wing forward bold wouldn't lossen	5 wing bonnet latch hardware 2
6 rear splash apron attach 2	7 undercoat was terrible to remove	8 right rear wing partially sanded smooth	9 Right rear wing showing low spots	10 Left rear wing showing low spots
11 rear wings stripped	12 front wing partially sanded	13 bottom of wing	14 front wing perforation	15 crack in wing rolled edge
16 wing fatique crack in valance overlap	17 front wing showing mirror hole	18 front wings and rear wings	19 Newly colored wings 2	20 Newly colored wings
21 Front wings on racks in makeshift paint booth	22 Rear wing on rack in prime	23 Wings in makeshift paint booth	24 Inspecting body parts from paint 02	25 Inspecting body parts from paint 03
26 Inspecting body parts from paint 01	27 Makeshift wing holder 02	28 Sanding clear 02	29 Buffing	30 Polished wing
31 Gary sanding clear coat on wing	32 Dave applying buffing compound	33 Improvised wing stand	34 Sanding a rear wing	35 A rear wing was never finished by Brian
36 Stand for painting the rear wing	37 Revised stand for painting the rear wing	38 Inspecting rear wing	39 Masked wing without bottom clear	40 Masking removed from running boards
41 Gently prebend the strips	42 center punch and drill the middle holes	43 Strips ready for rubber 01	44 Both running boards with strips installed	45 bonnet latches
46 Bonnet stripped	47 Bonnet LHcleared next polish	48 Bonnet RHcleared next polish	49 Test fitting bonnet	50 Finish sanding a bonnet side
51 Masking pieces without bottom clear	52 bonnet hinge pins	53 Bonnet strip is actually polished SS	54 Bonnet buffers	55 Prep sanding bonnet buffers
56 primed and painted bonnet buffers	57 Bonnet corner protectors	58 Latch assemblies	59 Bonnet Catch	60 Reforming bonnet catch
61 Primed bonnet latch pieces	62 Bonnet catch hardware	63 Bonnet latch housings	64 Bonnet latch hardware set	65 Bonnet catch and latch hardware
66 Wing and bonnet bolts painted	67 Bonnet Latches assembled	68 Disassemble one latch at a time	69 Install the latch back plate	70 handle upside down install latch mechanism
71 Bonnet corner protection delemma	72 Front side of Bonnet corner protection 01	73 Back side of bonnet corner protection	74 Bonnet sides with corner protection and latches	75 bonnet fully assembled
76 fastner kit for wings and running boards	77 tub fastening hardware at brians	78 Tub to firewall bolts	79 New running board to tub wood bolts	80 Tub to chassis seems to be complete
81 Firewall to tub bolts sandblasted	82 New wing and running board bolts	83 New wing and running board bolts sandblasted	84 Tub bolts ready for body color	85 bolt cards primed
86 Finished bolt cards	87 Finished bolt cards in cubby	88 nuts and washers strung ready for color	89 Dave stringing nuts and washers for sandblasting	90 Variety of nuts and washers strung for sandblasting
91 Nuts and washers primed at home	92 Front splash apron	93 running board welting	94 old welting	95 Piping vinyl color and panel match
96 Painting piping	97 fitting LH rear wing	98 cuts for bolts on RH rear piping	99 Upholstery thread looped thorugh piping to draw it tight	100 left rear wing piping added
101 Rear wings installed	102 fitting front wings	103 front wings fitted so we can check bonnet	104 Bottom bonnet gap a bit much	105 This side the bonnet gap is more acceptable
106 raising wing for better bonnet fit	107 Marking location for rear bonnet strip mount	108 Pick marks threaded insert location	109 Threaded inserts installed	110 New wing location mount
111 Preparing running board piping	112 bonnet installed	113 new bonnet side clearance	114 Wings and running boards installed	115 Rear wing interferes with valance
116 rear valance installed	117 Front valance piping 02	118 Front valance installed

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