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Old 10-15-2016, 11:26 AM   #252
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England

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Originally Posted by Chevy Apache View Post
That tin worm gets every we're don't know what I'm gonna find when I start mine.
Great progress
Thanks Pete, you're absolutely right, here are a couple of unexpected ones, I couldn't find anyone who did repops and my local breakers didn't have any either

This bracket bolts to the top of the fender and actually looked great until I hit it with a wire brush,

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nothing else for it, I had to make one.

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The tin worm in the L bracket that holds the fender seal was a little easier to spot

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had to make one of these too

Thing is they're not flat, but luckily for me the one part that hadn't completely disintergrated was the shaped part, which gave me something to use as a pattern.

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Came out Ok in the end

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