removing 65 Valiant Cowl

here is the setup for the cowl removal. it's time intensive and there is a heck of a lot of lead and spotwelds to remove

the bottom cowl goes on first of course but instead of the top cowl piece going on the A pillars go on then the top cowl. if your going to remove the cowl you just have to remove the a pillar lead and a ton of spotwelds.

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here's the cowl bottom piece on and the a pillars too!
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out with the old and in with the new.
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clamped on and sealed . ready for welding
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done.
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yeah it is a lot of spot welds over 100 just for the cowl. if it's localized in the cowl hat areas you can just use a zip wheel and cut an opening in the cowl are larger than the rust and patch it,seal it. then weld up the top cowl piece. and you can't ever have enough c clamps or vise grips!