September 27, 2008 Tub with body work and paint resting on the frame.


   
       
October 4, 2008 Front fenders and doors.


               
       
October 12, 2008 Headlamp housings, door hinges, kick plate, bonnet, running boards & gas tank straps painted.


           
           
November 20, 2009 The doors, gas tank, spare tire holder, passenger side fender installed.  A great deal of time was spent fitting the doors.  Shims at the door hinges were needed, and proper spacing of the tub on the frame was important to allow the doors to rest in the proper position.  We also built steel reinforcements (in black) to help support the doors better on the inside edge where the hinges mount.  Also we added a cable turnbuckle system to help lift the doors and slightly twist them in at the bottom for a nice snug fit in the closed position.  The doors are now solid and fit better then they probably did from the factory in 1952!


               
                   
January 10, 2010 The re-chromed original grille installed.  Back fenders, gas tank, spare tire carrier, spare tire,
rear splash apron, and rear bumper installed.  Front fenders being fitted, headlamp brackets in place.  The hood is
resting in place.  The rear tail lights are installed along with the T bracket for the license plate.  The headlamp buckets are installed along with the left wing mounted mirror.


         January 31, 2010 I pulled the car outside in the sun for some better pictures.  The headlamps and running boards are temporarily in place.  


               
March 14 -20, 2010 The windshield mounted and a little celebration was in order!  After getting the car back to my house we celebrated a bit more with a cruise around the block!


       
January 30 - February 12, 2011 January 30th photo after the seats and floor boards were secured.  
February 12th me and my little girl testing out the car.

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