Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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Thanks guys, you're both right. No need to rush this at all.  

I made a thread in the Body Work forum asking for advice on getting the gaps right. The plan was to have it on in its final position by the Jan 15-16 weekend, so I am still on target at least.  

The top of the door to 1/4 gap is nice, it's just the rest that is too tight. The door actually closes fine, so I just need another 1/16" to 1/8". The body lines also match up nicely, so that's another plus.  

These are the same pics that are in my other thread.

1-16-2011

I was able to start welding the new 1/4 in place, one weekend ahead of schedule. This might be the first time I have been ahead of schedule on this project  

So I got my new spot welder set up and that thing was nice to have. I *could* have plug welded with the MIG but this thing is a real time saver. It's a workout using this though since it weighs 30 lbs.







The trunk gap lined up nicely.





Spot welds along the bottom of the 1/4 for the trunk drop off. I was able to spot weld the drop off panel without removing the 1/4 panel, so that saved some time. I was surprised that the drop off panel only needed minor trimming to fit.  



I had to MIG weld the 1/4 to the wheel well since the spot welder did not really fit in that space well. That was the only area I could not use the spot welder



The 1/4 secured in place - need to do a little more welding but should get that done this week after work.