Forgot to add the new photo. Pulled it out to clean it up and do the final blocking on it. It's got to get ugly before it gets pretty again and it's pretty ugly right now...
He had to really work the lead at the base of the Left A pillar. It was humped up and ground in sharp hard angles with grinder marks in it. The lead at the rocker was the same way. The right side lead was perfect. Says something about the guy working that side of the body on the line that day.
As long as the glass is out I'm going to replace the package tray and the dash pad now too. It's really nice to be able to just reach down in and not up and under the glass. The headliner has to be replaced too. One of the old seams gave way so it's safety pinned up in the middle right now.
The old gal had those vinyl full width mats that completely covered the front and rear, even up and over the hump so the carpet is quite nice. I'll keep that for now. I'm going to keep the interior green.
I cleaned all the dust out of the trunk and decided to take a real good look down between the trunk extensions and the quarters. I used a 3x4 mirror I have and an LED flashlight. Spotless...Oh, except for that little brass cylinder with the lead tip. After about 45 minutes of working with a long narrow screwdriver with tape wrapped backwards around the tip, I pulled out an unspent 357 mag shell. I think it's safe to say it was from the guy I bought the car from unless ol' Gertrude was packing heat!
It was just the right size to keep wedging in the gap so I'd have to hook it with a bent piece of wire and lift it up and un-stuck and then try to snag it with the tape. Those are deep wells. My back is killing me...
Anyway we should be doing paint next week. Ordered it today F4 light green metallic. Here's a comparison from the day I brought it home to just before the body work began and then a photo from today. Progress is moving along well now.