A look at the side of the donor car
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Most of the donor trunk is sound
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Not much of the body though
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Floor before replacement
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More of the floor before replacement
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Front complete rear strting
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New Front
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More front
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The start of the project
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Rear of starting point
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Wow!!! Bondo!!
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Look More!
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Looks straight at least!
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Great Front end!!
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A littel rough on the back though
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Ouch!!
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It was once a 5 window!!
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Good metal found at most places
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Found body lines soon to be restored !
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More shots of the rear starting point
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More shots of the front starting point
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More shots of the front starting point
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More shots of the front starting point
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Old shell from prevoius shots
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Note old firewall mid left ?
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Newly primed floor
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A look aty the dash
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Top view of floor patch
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Side view of floor
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Forward look of floor
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How different the floor looks now !!!
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Roof rejoining body, mounted on new floor
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Inner wheel fenders fit from both bodies
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Before grinding and cleaning
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Pontiac door post modified to receive the Chev cow
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starting to look like a car
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general progress, wheel opening cleaned
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Closeup of wheel opening repair
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Finalizing some areas
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Ready for welding!
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A DR-Customs interior support panel in the works
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Fabrication of the English Wheel frame
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Recreation of the factory shape, well close to fac
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Drastic recreation required
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Closer look at cleaned up panel
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The amazing patch process the previous fabricator
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Passanger side tacked in place
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Drivers side in welding process
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roofline starting to take shape
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New shape fitted on car
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New roof from rear
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First cut of the roof
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Side view of cut
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Mock-up with roof
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Shot of the rear of the new pannels
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More of the new side
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View of the full side
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More
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