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Loving your clean gutters, looks like quality progress today.

What did you use to get right into the gutters? There was a real thin strip I couldn't get at emoticon

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just a wire cup brush that we seem to use to strip everywhere emoticon

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still got in here to strip, weld and clean up

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here's Alex brazing the drivers side

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time to figure out how much to narrow the front beam by

we used this rather dusty looking front beam as it already has chevy 5 stud discs fitted so our centreline wheels will fit on

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spot the deliberate mistake? we had to remove the steering box and track rods to fit the beam

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now, the whole issue of a narrowed beam. yes, many people narrow their beams for asthetic purposes, however, as the centreline wheels we are using have zero offset, when fitted this is how they sit!

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we jacked the wheel up higher to take some measurements

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with a straight edge held against the outside of the wheel, as you can see, it protrudes by a good inch and a half! :eek:

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to ensure the edge of the tyre clears the wing, we're gonna have to take out a good 3" each side

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yup, that's right, a 6" narrowed beam

here is the before pic

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but the actual narrowing will have to wait, we had other plans for the rest of the day emoticon

after lunch Rich got to work removing the rear quarter, here seperating the panel

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as you can see, smiles all the way in team Jagerbug today! :lol:

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i think Rich was going slightly crazy drilling spot welds and chiseling panels all day

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so we had a little break to try out one of the 'widened' bucket seats for comfort emoticon

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pleased to say they now fit emoticon

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you didn't think we were keeping this rotten rear quarter in place did you? :eek:

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it had to go, it was rotten

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just when you think the cars coming together we go and cut bloody big chunks off again! emoticon

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GT Rich (aka the spot weld kid) steps in to do his stuff once again

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whilst i cracked out the heat gun and scraper once again to tackle the front skuttle panel

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yet more nasty rusty metal cut away

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and here's why it was all chopped out! :eek:

bodged repair after bodged repair, all stuck on top of each other!

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By 'eck at this rate we will be driving it to Dubfreeze emoticon

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