Ya....truth be told...having the engine done was to save time... the wife wants my energy back on our 40' Ford Coupe project. I have a few hundred hours in sheet metal so far and needed to step away for mental reasons

it was rear ended when it came to us, but mostly a complete car. So full rear quarters were needed... eventually it'll sport as 58' Olds 371 J-2 motor that's also waiting in the shop for a build up

here's a pic of the progress so far, pretty much only virgin sheetmetal left will be the roof, doors,.and fenders....which is regrettable because nothing welds as nice as that original Henry ford steel. But, I need to get this xs build out of my system first.
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