Thanks, joe!
Round 77.
As previously noted, some gorilla got his hairy mitts on a slide hammer and created this pretty little mountain range...
Nice job, Magilla.
Naturally, the row of peaks is not open from behind... so we fashioned a long, slim, wide, curved "dolly" to slip down inside the structure. (Sorry, no picture.
I'll get one next time, I promise.)
The improvised tool allowed some hammer therapy, which helped the situation considerably, along with the magical shrinking disc. (Thanks again, dutch, for provoking the purchase.
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Last episode, I was whining about the pictures. (It has become obvious, several "hot" light sources, bare metal and random scratch patterns do not play well with a camera.) Today, I continued to struggle, but managed one good shot following a heavy session with 40 grit on the DA, some lights defeated...
Next, we addressed the gawdawful tail light holes. (You're welcome, Bill.
) Since these holes were torch cut by a drunken one-eyed epileptic, we decided not to make 12 flush fitting patches. We chose instead, to cheat with two large pieces from the backside. This is definitely a compromise and not the best way to do it, but we're willing to cut this corner, this time...
One last picture. The patches are fully welded and ground. We'll need a little filler (.060") to make the four eyes disappear. Though the angle of this shot exaggerates somewhat, the eyes are indeed crooked, both on a slant and the right pair are an inch lower than the left!
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