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It is special to the family. I want to push harder to complete this for my uncles and aunts. We went to a community social/fundraiser/dance last night and many of my relatives were there. I updated them on the "I'm so close to primer that I can taste it" situation. They were excited.

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The last couple days I have been able to have uninterrupted shop time. What?! My guppies went for a sleepover at my in-laws so I took advantage. I finished welding out and metal finishing the lower front fender patch I started. It will require a skim of filler and you won't be able to tell. A person likely couldn't see it even without the filler, as one would have to lie under the fender and look up to see the repair.

I hammered and dollied the lower door edge and ground it a little straighter. I might tweak it a little more, but it's really close. Again, a little filler because of the fiasco mentioned above, but it should be invisible when done.

I hung the left door and am quite happy with its fit. The bottom right corner isn't perfect, but I don't care at this point. Nor did I before hand. It is good enough. I then realized I forgot to reinstall the door window "stopper bracket" that sits inside the door! It would have a been a whole lot easier to install with the door skin removed…🤦🏼‍♂️ Despite this, I got it installed, it just took longer than necessary.

I opened up my new engine wiring harness and I am in the process of trying to loom it and lay it into position. I had to remove and modify my first ecm mount to hold the new relays. A few brackets, buzz buzz with the mig, grind smooth and it looks pretty good. I will continue to work on laying the harness in position. Afterwards, I'm not sure…

Blow apart for priming? Wire a bit more and start the engine for the first time before paint?

Thoughts?

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