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Was having trouble with the rear door handle removal. Ended up driving the pin holding the interior handle thru the plastic part under the chrome piece. Is this normal it chewed up the black plastic part when the pin was pushed out.

Sorry late arrival here. I can feel you on working on a 40 that most would have parted out. Great work on rhe floor pans and bfh work to straighten the tub.

The bottom sections are real steel. They fit pretty good so far, granted this is the first door of four that i have patches for. I will continue to give my opinion and thoughts on these panels moving forward. The sections about the standard real steel patch in my own making.

continuing on making progress. Hoping get this one all buttoned up this week. then move to the other side.

Then you tack

Trim fit trim fit then measure and trim some more

854 Sky blue is my favorite. I may be bias. You got a great looking piece. What you want to do depends on you. Spend some time looking thru the forum and see how projects progress. These things can take a long time to complete. I’m in the middle of a rusteration of my own. The best thing you...

hey someone in the future will learn from this post. I already have. Thanks for asking the question

Another piece that needs major attention. All doors need bottoms patched. Real Steel patch panels are being used here. Wish me luck.

The top got welded and fiberglass riveted. Has not been painted. Ordered front door and ambulance door patches from ccot. There should soon be an update on that and

I have a poly tank in my 77. It was in it when i bought it. A metal tank is on my list. The poly tank throws the gas gauge off by 1/3 of the tank which is irritating. It is worth the extra to have the proper tank with the extra capacity. I think it’s about 4 gallons bigger.

Seagrams is Blended Whiskey made 20 miles from my house. Commonly used in a 7&7. Better down the gullet then in that gas tank.

Is it a thing?

Welcome! Those headers are wild.

I didn’t have to look at any pictures except the one you posted to say run! They want to spend that kind of money refer them to the classifieds on this site.