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Old Feb 19, 2023 | 09:05 PM
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The amount of debris behind the fenders was crazy, talk about a fire hazard with the heat gun


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Old Feb 19, 2023 | 09:14 PM
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New front end showed up​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Found some rust, PO did a wiper door delete and bondo'd the crap out of the fenders to try and match the lines of a long hood, and basically blocked any drainage resulting in this.




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Old Feb 19, 2023 | 09:27 PM
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Cut out and repair









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Firewall before and after




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Eventually I'm going to put in a vintage air conditioning system, but for now I just removed the whole system and left the box.
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Bumper fit check!


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Old Feb 19, 2023 | 10:09 PM
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Bumper fit check!



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Old Feb 19, 2023 | 10:11 PM
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Rebuilt the wiper door linkage and cleaned up the wiper box




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Got the hydraulic clutch, Tuff Stuff vacuum booster, and Wilwood master cylinder installed today.


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Old Feb 20, 2023 | 09:22 PM
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Thanks! It was almost a direct fit, the clevis was just short, so it took just a little modification to make it longer.
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