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Old 02-02-2022, 12:07 AM
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Default 1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard

Many many trial fits and small tweaks to the panel. Repeated small trimming on edges to sneak up on the fit. Working alone it was a challenge to wrestle this piece on and off. I honestly don't think I would be exaggerating if I guessed at close to 50 times. I made myself lots of tape notes so as not to forget anything when I came back to the project.

You can also see some areas where I did some metal work while the panel was off to have easy access to both sides. The panels had been stored unboxed for many years.

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You can see the faux spot weld dimples along the bottom of the panel. These were actually aligned to the pre drilled holes in the trunk drop for plug welds.

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Spot weld dimples were also placed along the edge of the sail panel at the drip rail. This section will be panel bonded rather than welded

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Some work at the top leading edge of the panel to better align with the door fit

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Window corner was tough, needed some persuasion to line up better to the stainless trim. Tried to minimize the filler in the window jamb. I had worked this area further prior to install (no photo).

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Looooong road to this point... getting close to install

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