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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Doh !!

I have just spent the last two weeks fixing the body section just in front of the doors, at the bottom of the cab.

Used the slapper and dolly to get it pretty good, then a thin wipe of filler, lots of sanding, more filler, lots more sanding, high fill, more sanding......beutifull.

I was pretty happy with the result. Lot's of work, but it came up really great.

Then last night I was helping a mate fit body mounts to his F-1, and to check allignment offered a front fender up........and realised the area I had just spent two weeks fixing is hidden behind the fender.

Thats probably why it wasn't real straight from the factory

Doh !!!! I hate it when I do that

At least I will have the satisfaction of knowing that the bit no one can see is nice and straight
 
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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Let me pull the fender and show you this place I fixed up.................,

Yep, That'll work!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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halfdone, improvements are always a good thing, besides, you can tell everybody Henry Ford built it, and you fixed it !
 
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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Now that you have such good practice in you can move on to the part of the truck that can be seen

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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 09:28 PM
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just think of it as practice for the areas that are exposed

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.— Oscar Wilde

gee ooh
 
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