After painting the door & fender, I discovered that the body was so far out-of-place on the frame that the hood couldn't be aligned. So I had to loosen all the body mounts & use a come-along, a 3' prybar, & a hydraulic jack to reposition it. The grille, wheelwell, & bumper valance were fairly straightforward, but the radius arm bracket was a challenge. The frame was significantly twisted (so much so that it took 3 body shims), and I had to make a tool to pull the flange down so the new bracket would bolt up.

Now, it just needs a bumper, a headlight, & an alignment to be roadworthy. My paint job is pretty rough, but so is the rest of the paint, so I'll work on that later.

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Owner caption April 2010 · Photo 113 of 434