Been dividing my time between the rusted windshield area and reassembling the front of the engine so I can get the serpentine belts back on to crank it up. Next is the water pump as soon as I get the gaskets. I am not putting headers but stock exhaust manifolds that I have to clean up and paint with high temp paint. As far as the rusted a pillar and the area across the bottom I have most of that repaired. The inside corner radius was fun, but I made a nice corner template of heavy card stock to assure the fit. Last part to do is actually the upper corner of the dash. I will get a picture of it next week. I do have a couple pinholes at other locations along the windshield area that I need to check out and fix. These are not nearly as bad.
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A pillar rust repaired
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Bottom of windshield area

Last edited by Southerntruck; 08/21/2026 8:03 PM.

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1953 Chevy 5-window
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