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Keith_M

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Bugeye bodywork up-date

Below are a few pics of my bugeye. The bodywork is going on in earnest now, and I may have the car back in a month or so. The DPO had for some reason cut a long narrow hole in the rear cowling. It wasn't big enough or regular enough to be a trunk lid. To fix it, it was necessary to make the hole a nice rectangular shape and then use an English wheel to make a replacement panel. To provide support and shape, the metal rod shown will be welding underneath the patch.
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The floor pans were pretty bad, so they were completely replaced. Below you can see the car halfway through the process (one side replaced).
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Re: Bugeye bodywork up-date

Look's like very nice work, Keith!

Kurt.
 
Re: Bugeye bodywork up-date

Good to see progress on your car. Getting that back deck correct has got to be a serious amount of work.
 
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