As for the '56, I’ve been fabricating and fitting several sheet metal parts. The curved pieces needed to repair the license plate recess in the replacement tail panel were the most time consuming, eating up the better part of two afternoons to form and fit before I could tack-weld them together, but at least that part is finally done.
Here’s a picture of a few of my hand made parts, plus the rear floor panels I purchased from Black Car. They will have to be modified by fabricating and locating body mount cups, and I'm not looking forward to that job. It would be nice if those cups could be purchased somewhere, as I’m really not satisfied with the ones I’ve made. I’ve talked to my creative son-in-law about machining a die and stamping them in his shop, but he hasn’t made one yet.
The replacement panel is far from perfect, but as you can see in an earlier post, the one on the Belvedere looks like it's made of lace, and the Fury looks even worse.
Next step is to cut off the ends of the ’55 tail panel so I can match fit it to the ’56 version. When that’s accomplished, I can finish welding the entire tail panel together along with the small, fabricated trunk floor pieces that attach to it. Then the remainder of the trunk floor can be welded in place so I can support the body on the rear mounts and begin work on the rear seat floor and rocker panels.
The only new part I received this week is a NOS anti-sway bar that I picked up on e-bay. There were three of them being offered by three different people, but the buy-it-now price on this one was $100 cheaper than the others. It’s in perfect shape, even the fifty-plus year old rubber. I could have replaced the rubber on my old one, but the bar and brackets were too deeply pitted to trust it.
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