I had a few more hours working on the truck on Saturday, and spent the time on the roof again. I wanted to try and get a small area of it as smooth as I could so I can tell if I’m going in the right direction. I spent ages gently hammering with a planishing hammer and it seems to be getting smoother. It will need a lot more to finish but I’m hoping to get away with as little filler as possible rather than hiding it.

I also wanted to get the hood out of the shed and back on out of the way. I had made a start on a lot of the really bad dents but had been told that it was beyond economic repair to do it properly. I’d had no luck finding a replacement as yet, so I laid it down on the garage floor and had another go at it to see if I thought I could do it myself. After a lot more bending and hammering I think I can fix it myself. There are only two really bad parts left on it now, both of which are behind the crossmembers. The plan is to pull them out and get the hood back into shape then repair the crossmembers. It sits pretty well now, and I have so much space around the engine it’s ridiculous.