64V2488 Rehabilitation

10 Nov 2005
(Click on photos for a larger view) Today we started to remove the rear fender. Some difficulties yesterday made me think it was welded onto the upper mounting flange, but actually it was only partially tacked. The lower section was tight..

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The reason was 4 large metal screws pinned into the underbody, covered with bondo....

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For a bit of a laugh, we remove the "professional patch". ....

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Then move up to the door for more of the same. The drivers side door wasn't
this bad, if you call this bad. Look at the larger picture for details..

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With the fender off, it doesn't look too bad

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These are the two challenges and much lighter work than the other side

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Spent the next couple hours cleaning off the old undercoating

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