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1- dont for get to put the crome ends on the top of your fenders the last time you bolt them on.

I think I can the chrome ends with a little effort with the fender installed.

#2- Put the nuts on your fender emblem before you put your inter fender wells on.

I have been worrying about installation on the fender emblems for some time. There is no way I am removing the fenders to install emblems after I paint. I think Ames has some retainers that allow the emblems to be installed without access to the back. I hope these work out.

I take it you are not puting on a vinal top?

No. I want he low maintenance of a painted top. Every car I owned in the 60's and 70's had a vinyl top and they all looked like crap after 4 to 5 years. Maybe today's vinyl tops last longer, but I don't care to find out.



I lost several days that I had hoped to work on the car. I am rapidly running out of days warm enough to paint in. I don't think I can be ready to paint by Sunday and after Sunday the forecast doesn't call for any days in the upper 60's till a week later. I hope I can get the car ready for paint by the end of the weekend and then I will be waiting for a warm day


I struggled for a long time getting the driver side door and fender aligned. This is really is a two man job.



Before installing the passenger fender I need to deal with the PCM wiring. It took this large hole in order to get the plugs and wiring through the firewall. If I had it to do again, I would mount the PCM in the engine compartment.



I bought this two piece seal some time ago, but had not tried it until now. While it covers the hole, most of the screw holes are also in the hole.



I ended up making a two piece metal cover to reduce the size of the opening.



The installed seal. The white around the edges, is seam sealer.


With the inner fender installed, it would have been hard to install the seal.



My paint came in. I bought a Dewalt buffer. I was going to buy a harbor freight unit for $30. Figured if it did one or two cars it would had done its job. The reviews at HF made me think there was a good chance the HF buffer wouldn't even do one car.