Orville Update

Now tha the smelter has ended, it is time for an update on Orville. This fall he received a lot of body work to make him structurally sound. Welding is something I can't do and don't want to learn how to do, so I hired that out to my friend Bruce. You can see in one of the pics how bad the  rust was…far worse than initially anticipated. (Guess I will be doing the fill, paint prep and painting myself.)

Orville got new rocker panels, a new rear lock panel, rear apron, and battery tray. He also got new front and  rear quarters, as well as a new front apron. I also had Bruce fill in some of the front, including most noticeably the turn signal holes. I got new lights with LED turn signals in them, so I just wanted to tighten up the contour lines.

His doors now close as they are supposed to, and he is much less of a rattle trap. Still a long way to go, but you can start to see the vision.