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The right shock tower and inner fender
apron were removed as a single piece. (A cutoff wheel is more fun than a
spot weld cutter anyway.) Metal under the battery box was paper thin.
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Welds attaching the rear of this shock
tower were cut in the same manner as the left side.
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Everything was cleaned and primed.
The front sheet metal will be left in place to verify reference measurements
from the crossmember.
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Note the original break line for the lower
tab. The shell on this side was stamped with the lower tabs at the wrong
angle. Fixing this required cutting 3/4" off of each flange and
reforming the tabs. This allowed the suspension mountings to be properly
placed but resulted in the shell being slightly low.
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After the shock tower was secured in place,
the rest of the sheet metal was cut and drilled out.
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All that is left is the front crossmember.
It was cut out in pieces with a sawzall. Remaining welds were chiseled and
ground down.
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The remaining frame members were cleaned up
and primed.
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After some trimming and adjustment,
everything is ready to weld in.
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Inner fenders were plug welded to the
radiator support.
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It's starting to look like a complete car
again.
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