Week #15

Howdy (cough...cough) all (sniff)

Week #14 was (uhummm....Huuaaaacckk, snort..) spent inside, on the couch, watching the boob tube. Caught some kinda bug (ah..ah..A-chew'-wah) that has slowed me down for a good two weeks. However, I did get out there this past Sunday to try to make some forward progress.

The momentum of the successful rebuild of the left, lower corner of the rear window edge carried me into an even better looking repair of the other side. You know how it goes, you always can see how things could have been done better. Though I didn't quite finish before the Jaguars game came on, it was looking real good. I learned that when working with several small pieces, it is good to pre-assemble some of the pieces together before attaching them to the main repair. I'm going on and on about this and it occurs to me that this kind of "repair" rarely comes up in you basic restoration. I'm sure most people would not settle for less than a perfect patch from an existing parts car. Hey, I agree, but these areas, rust free, are getting few and far between... we gotta do what we gotta do. I'll put this offer out to the MML.... If this patch is ever required by one of the members, I'll assist in the repair by supplying info to help, such as templates of pieces required... or just moral support.

Another area that will be cut out and replaced( I don't think I've mentioned it before) is the portion of the rear panel that holds the P-L-Y-M-O-U-T-H letters. Seems someone along the way wanted to erase any evidence of these letters ever being there by welding the holes up and warping the panel in the process. I've got a perfect replacement in the wings ready for the repair. I'll get that just before welding in the trunk floor so I'll be able to access it from inside the trunk.

After the second corner is finished There won't be much to do except sandblast the trunk and rear window 'channel'.... and weld in the corners, rear filler, and trunk. That should take us to... say... week #2567 or so!