While I took a bit of a hiatus over the winter months, the car was safely tuck away in hibernation.
This was the first snow fall of the year:
What seemed like an extra long winter season, has finally let up and work has started again.
This pile of junk last fall:
Has cleaned up nicely:
I was particularly concerned with the valance, although it was not to badly rusted, it had seen a lot of curb damage. The shape was completely deformed and was not even close to the proper curve to allow it to attach to the car.
After sand blasting, I was able to work on the valance in the basement (when no one was home to be bother by the banging). After a good many hours with the slapper and dollies, bends and dings disappeared. Because of the double curves this piece was a bit of a challenge, I had to work along one curve and then go over it again along the other curve, making minor corrections to the first curve. I was very surprised to see how well the proper shape returned.
Although some filler will be needed, it will be kept to a minimum. The valance now easily attaches and matches the shape of the front of the car.
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