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Date: 10/14/2012
Hood, hood hinges, L&R fenders, headlights, inner spare tire well, outer apron, bumper, and bumper brackets will need to be replaced.
The hood material will be replaced by the customer when the job is completed.
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Date: 10/14/2012
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Date: 09/11/2012
The car had some prior body damage. The left apron had body filler that was cracking and wasen't repaired very well. There was also a crack in the metal in the seam that meets the cowl panel.
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Date: 09/11/2012
The right side had a crack in the metal also.
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Date: 09/11/2012
Left inner structure had some prior damage that wasen't repaired before.
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Date: 09/20/2012
Right inner structure had some cracks that needed welding.
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Date: 09/11/2012
The front apron crumbled pretty good. It was fairly rusty and had been replaced in the past.
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Date: 09/11/2012
The inner spare tire well was rusty and crumbled easily also.
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Date: 09/13/2012
Straightened the the L&R aprons and cut the damaged panels off.
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Date: 09/11/2012
Front bolt was broken off. This was old and not part of the collision.
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Date: 09/13/2012
Drilled it out and retapped the threads.
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Date: 09/11/2012
Right side good just crusty.
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Date: 10/14/2012
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Date: 09/14/2012
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Date: 09/19/2012
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Date: 09/20/2012
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Date: 09/28/2012
Trial fit for the fenders.
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Date: 09/24/2012
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Date: 09/13/2012
Left side inner wheel well.
Not part of the accident for sure. But this was repaired also.
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Date: 09/11/2012
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Date: 09/13/2012
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Date: 09/13/2012
Right inner wheel well was rusted out too.
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Date: 09/13/2012
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Date: 10/14/2012
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Date: 09/14/2012
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Date: 08/29/2012
Replacement fenders.
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Date: 08/29/2012
The fenders looked rough but they were solid.
Both were sand blasted top and bottom then sprayed with epoxy.
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Date: 08/29/2012
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Date: 08/29/2012
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Date: 08/29/2012
Turn signal holes needed to be welded up.
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Date: 08/29/2012
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Date: 08/29/2012
Date: 10/14/2012
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Date: 09/27/2012
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Date: 10/14/2012
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Date: 09/14/2012
After doing a little sanding, it showed the thick filler so it was time to straighten it out correctly.
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Date: 09/19/2012
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Date: 09/19/2012
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Date: 09/25/2012
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Date: 09/25/2012
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Date: 09/25/2012
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Date: 09/25/2012
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Date: 09/25/2012
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Date: 09/25/2012
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Date: 10/14/2012
Primer time!
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Date: 10/14/2012
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Date: 10/02/2012
I was able to locate a 67 hood but it needed some work. The hood was stripped, sprayed with epoxy, then started bodywork.
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Date: 10/09/2012
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Date: 10/03/2012
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Date: 10/04/2012
After bodywork the hood got another coat of epoxy then 2k primer.
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Date: 10/04/2012
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Date: 10/04/2012
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Date: 10/04/2012
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Date: 10/04/2012
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Date: 10/04/2012
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Date: 10/05/2012
Trimmed the spare tire well with color prior to painting the outside.
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Date: 10/10/2012
In the booth and ready for some color!
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Date: 10/10/2012
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Date: 10/11/2012
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Date: 10/11/2012
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Date: 10/10/2012
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Date: 10/13/2012
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Date: 10/13/2012
Headlight assemblies, and the front bumper are Wolfsburg West reproductions and seem nice.
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Date: 10/13/2012
Turn signals were removed from the top of the fenders just like before the accident. The turn signals are wired to the small bulb in the headlight assembly.
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