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    That looks very original, nice job.
    How did the tank get so dented?
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    Thanks! I cannot believe how much work went into restoring the tanks.

    When we removed the tank it was crushed in on one side with a patch welded on.

    Body work posts kick off Monday.
     
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    WOW! Amazing resto thread, subscribed. Love the attention to detail.
     
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    Wouldn't it be easier/better to just re-skin the door with this much to fix?
     
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    Wonderful stuff, great progress with uncompromising standards!
    Thank you.

    Will you leave the lead in the car or remove it and replace with sheet metal?
     
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    Thats what I was thinking too, door skins are available from the UK, and it would also provide the opportunity of treating the rust between the door frame and the skin.

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    No. Fabricating a replacement door panel is way more work then doing sections. Even a new off the shelf replacement door skin will require extensive fabrication to fit.
     
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    A sand blaster can gain access to the inside of the door through the open door panel side.
     
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    Would be somewhat of a concern. OTOH, you have to weigh against saving as much of the original panel as possible.

    Plus, as Mr. Bradan said, fitting door skins to these older cars is a quite a different game than popping doors on mass produced 360 or Porsche 997.
     
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    Interesting stuff.

    I agree, patching is easier, better, faster than re-skinning. When we did my Dino I had the same discussion with my restorer. WE did a very similar amount of work to what you appear to be doing to these doors.

    I am wondering however, why you would do all that metal work and then weld those new bits to those rusty, pitted frame pieces. Did you rust proof them and I missed it somewhere? Do they have enough structural integrity to do the job? A couple of them look awfully ratty.

    Dave
     
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