1967 ss/rs resto/mod

[Too Many Projects]

Been a while since an update. Progress has been slow, as I was now procrastinating on the final fit of the NOS tail panel, when I realized it would be MUCH easier to replace the extension panel without the tail panel in the way. SO, I successfully avoided the tail panel for a while, again...
I used a cut off wheel to remove the bulk of the panel for better access to the spot welds. I removed them with the 1991 stone grinder.








And this is a California car.... a coastal car. Still WAYYYY better than anything from the Midwest to restore.











I did run the crud thug with descaler wire wheel on this and then soaked it with rust converter before the new panel was installed.








Out of the box, it was a little wide. The trunk lid to quarters gap is already wider than I'd really like, so did a little hammer forming to get this panel to fit inside.





Well, it finally dropped in, but the trunk seal gutter isn't very well shaped. Slice and dice and hammer form them too.








Got all 4 corners to lay flat with the quarters.