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1956 Ford F100 - Even Gaps All Around - Tech

1956 Ford F100
After bolting the right fender... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
After bolting the right fender and air-deflector panel together,...
1956 Ford F100
...Tim elongated the attachment... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
...Tim elongated the attachment holes in the left fender. He then deburred them with the die grinder.
1956 Ford F100
In anticipation of bolting... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
In anticipation of bolting the fender and air-deflector panel together, Tim performed the same procedure with the driver-side air-deflector panel that he used with the passenger side -elongating holes and deburring them with the die grinder and belt sander.
1956 Ford F100
Once No Limit's technician... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
Once No Limit's technician assembled the driver- side fender and air-deflector panel,...
1956 Ford F100
...he bolted the radiator... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
...he bolted the radiator saddle to the left air-deflector panel. Tim assembled the passenger side next.
1956 Ford F100
The next piece of the sheet-metal... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
The next piece of the sheet-metal puzzle addressed was the passenger-side inner fender panel. Using the same metal-massaging steps, Tim readied the right inner fender panel.
1956 Ford F100
Using body-panel alignment... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
Using body-panel alignment pins, Tim installed the bolts that he could of the passenger-side inner fender panel.
1956 Ford F100
Apart from the bolt that fits... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
Apart from the bolt that fits in the right front corner, the passenger-side sheetmetal has been bolted together.
1956 Ford F100
With the exception of one... 
   
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1956 Ford F100
With the exception of one body alignment pin, Tim has the Effie's front end ready to accept the gravel pan.

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