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repairs after removing lead #1496116 04/10/2023 11:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 201 Huntingtown, MD 8 87GN nothing beats a try but a failure
87GN nothing beats a try but a failure 8 Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 201 Huntingtown, MD	So as we all know lead was Chevy's go to as a joint filler. Some of the lead was sacrificed during the door gaping process. I removed the remaining lead with a torch and filled the gap with short strand bod filler. Attachments roof to pillar gap.jpg (193.36 KB, 61 downloads) A pillar repair.jpg (159.41 KB, 61 downloads) 1955.1 3600 5 window 4 speed all original except the 410 gears. In the Project Journal

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