Gonier did a little more adjusting using body weight as he moved under the car to get the bottom portion of the fender bolted on.Gonier did a little more adjusting using body weight as he moved under the car to get the This time the brackets lined up with the body, but Gonier had to re-thread the holes. A couple of body shims were used to get the bottom of the fender to sit properly. The passenger-side fender needed to be adjusted slightly to remove the big gap. "This car is going to be a dark color, which allows us to get away with gaps that are slightly wider than on a lighter colored car," said Gonier.The passenger-side fender needed to be adjusted slightly to remove the big gap. "This car This is a photo of the upper rear corner of the driver side door. Gonier spent the time making sure these two lines flowed properly. The little details at this stage of the build will pay dividends when BTTS is complete.This is a photo of the upper rear corner of the driver side door. Gonier spent the time ma Gonier and Fallon tightened up the gap on the driver side. Gonier said it is all a give and take relationship. He said everything won't be perfect but the goal is to get all the lines as close as possible. Its hard and time consuming when you have four or five different points to line up and several components to adjust.Gonier and Fallon tightened up the gap on the driver side. Gonier said it is all a give an The center bodyline is straight and true through the entire side of the car. Once the fenders and doors were bolted on and lined up, it was time to install the hood from Ground Up. The hinges were bought off eBay and Gonier painted them flat black before Fallon bolted them on.Once the fenders and doors were bolted on and lined up, it was time to install the hood fr Fallon and fellow student Javier Gomez bolt on the hood. We recommend you have all the proper hardware before you begin work. Gonier bought several bags of nuts and bolts since the original hardware was long gone.We recommend you have all the proper hardware before you begin work. Gonier bought several A bump stuck out of a corner and Gonier tapped it down so the hood could close without interfering with the fender's edge.A bump stuck out of a corner and Gonier tapped it down so the hood could close without int The driver side fit nicely, but the passenger side was way off. Gonier explains to Fallon-using New Jersey hand signals-how to loosen the hood and make the adjustments.Gonier explains to Fallon-using New Jersey hand signals-how to loosen the hood and make th It was probably from shipping, the fender's corner was bent back a little and Fallon made an easy adjustment to get it lined up with the hood and door.It was probably from shipping, the fender's corner was bent back a little and Fallon made The door skin was a little short for the fender and hood, Gonier will be adding some material to make it all blend together. This is one of those scenarios where it is a give and take relationship to get the major lines of BTTS to be close.The door skin was a little short for the fender and hood, Gonier will be adding some mater Here is a close-up of the driver side hood/fender/door curve and they are really close to being dead-on.Here is a close-up of the driver side hood/fender/door curve and they are really close to Gonier had to open up the bolt holes as we moved to the nose assembly. Mercer County Vocational School student John Rhodes, trial fits the upper panel. A little grinding and smoothing was required to get the nose to fit in and bolt to the fenders.A little grinding and smoothing was required to get the nose to fit in and bolt to the fen Almost ready for paint! SOURCES Ground Up Restorations 91 Great Hill Road Naugatuck CT 06770 866-358-2277 www.ss396.com Currie Enterprises 382 North Smith Corona CA 92880 714-528-6957 www.currieenterprises.com 3M Corporate Headquarters 3M Center St. Paul MN 55144 888-364-3577 www.3m.com Midstate Automotive Paint 1816 N. Olden Avenue Trenton NJ 08368 609-883-6200 www.midstatepaint.com National Parts Depot (NPD Michigan) 2435 S. Haggerty Rd. Canton MI 48188 734-397-4569 www.npdlink.com DuPont 1007 Market Street Wilmington DE 19898 800-441-7515 www.dupont.com « | 1 | 2 | View Full Article By Michael Galimi Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
