1969 Imperial progress thread

Shouldn't they be in labeled Baggies. :lol:

Like this? ;)
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Another weekend full of metal work is over again.

I continued to work on the trunk extensions and their supports under the rear panel.
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Old '69 extensions vs. new '72 extensions. They are slightly different on top. But I think for good. The old ones had a support (that was not welded to the rear panel) on top, inside the trunk, the new ones have a support box underneath.
And the groove on top of the old ones had no use...
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The rear end of the extensions is different as well because the lower quarter panels have a different shape on the '72. But we will adapt that.
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Next were the ends of the rear supports itself. They were not salvageable...
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So I made new ones from scratch.
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They came out pretty nice for my first self made sheet metal parts I think. :)
 
Well done Julian :thumbsup:...I remember doing this kind of stuff long time ago when I was restoring a 1951 Cadillac.
A lot of work but at that time I loved it. Specially after a long day at the office and then after work to get your hands dirty...
 
Another weekend full of metal work is over again.

I continued to work on the trunk extensions and their supports under the rear panel.
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Old '69 extensions vs. new '72 extensions. They are slightly different on top. But I think for good. The old ones had a support (that was not welded to the rear panel) on top, inside the trunk, the new ones have a support box underneath.
And the groove on top of the old ones had no use...
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The rear end of the extensions is different as well because the lower quarter panels have a different shape on the '72. But we will adapt that.
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Next were the ends of the rear supports itself. They were not salvageable...
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So I made new ones from scratch.
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They came out pretty nice for my first self made sheet metal parts I think. :)
Sheet metal ****! I love it.
 
Sometimes, life gets in the way. But I will always come back and finish this project! :)
And right now, I'm learning something new every time I'm working on the car. That's nice!
As always, its fun seeing what you've been up to. Nice work :thumbsup::thankyou:
 
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