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Old 06-01-2012, 04:32 PM   #25 (permalink)
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And done! After removing the flashing, I filled the grill and lower fascia opening with expanding foam:





Cut off the excess with a kitchen knife:





Then fiberglassed:



After our hottest weekend of the year last week (97--and it's only in the 50s today), I noticed my temperature creeping up when the AC was running. So I made the radiator inlet slightly larger than what I had in the sheet metal:



Sanding:



Lots of sanding:



Painted:



And on the car!



I adhered to the 10-foot rule; it looks pretty good...from 10 feet away. If I have more time in the future I can go back and clean up some spots, but overall I'm happy with it for how much time I put in. And it looks much less conspicuous than the galvanized steel!
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