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Old 05-15-2006, 01:31 PM   #209
Frizzle Fry
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!

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Originally Posted by Rokcrln
I cut the leading edge of the window rail and in doing so I exposed the three layers of metal that make this area up. So what I had to do was cut the gap about 1/16" larger than I wanted and then stitch it back up. That is the easy part, the hard part is then grinding the welded edge to a perfect straite edge because you can not use body filler in this area. Once I had it with in a bout 1/16" I turned to a hand file for the fine tunning. This is alot of work but if you want it to look correct than you just have to do it.

Kevin
LFD Inc.
That's exactly what I did when I rounded the door corners on my '61. It is time consuming but well worth it! Nice work!
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