The replacement panel arrived today from the UK. Thankfully this part made it across the Atlantic without any damage. I'm hoping that I have all the metal pieces necessary to repair 40 years of rust and collision damage. For the next few months it's all about pounding out dings and getting the body as straight as possible. Once all four corners are as good as I can get them I'll cut out the nose and tail sections and weld them in. I still have lots of holes to weld up and many small dings to get out. Then I'll move to cutting out the rusted sections behind the wheels and replacing them with the patch panels from Wolf Steel.
On another note, I'm trying to find a replacement front grill. The one that was on the car is damaged and it doesn't sound practical to replace it. The reproduction grills that are available are apparently not very good, and they don't fit properly. So I'm looking for a very good used or New Old Stock part.
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