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Old 12-14-2014, 08:35 PM   #227
rgunlock
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble

Well, maybe good enough. I first tried pulling on studs and hammering, but the dents through the body lines were too deep and the metal too thick. Barely budged if at all.

Then decided to just cut out the dented sections, hammer them out and weld back in. Well, that sort of worked. They looked better in person than some of my pictures would indicate, but I think the pictures are right. Didn't get the body lines reformed well enough and the whole patched area is low.

Out came the stud welder again and with more pulling and hammering I got the low areas up some, but I still have a good 1/8th or so in spots, and that is after a lot of work. I was debating just moving on to filler, but decided to give up on it for the weekend and sleep on it.
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