The last of the panels for the truck were on the drive when I got home the other day, so I had everything but the hood shoved in the garage (that had to go in the shed for now). After discovering the gearbox was dead on the ’55 on Saturday I decided to do some work on the truck instead on sunday. I hung the front wings and the majority of the front loosely so that I can still push it in and out and it’s out of the way as the roof is now well and truly full of truck panels. I had two front valance panels, one was full of holes and the other was bent like a banana. I got the worst of the dents out so I could use it for now and bolted it up.

I decided to make a start on some of the bodywork, and the doors had been bugging me. They were a completely different shape to the openings at the back, and I wanted to work out if I could fix it in the door or if I’d have to re-do the chop. After making a few slices with a hacksaw I had enough movement to pull it in so I’ll weld that up when I can get the ’55 out of the way. With that done I felt like doing some more hammering, so made a start on the roof. It was really badly warped where it had been chopped, and had about an inch of filler in it when I fist got the truck. I spent a few hours with the hammer and dollies and got it loads better. It needs a few days work or so I reckon to get it good enough, so that’s something to look forward to.