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Originally Posted by Vic1947

Thanks, Brian. Looks like you have some work ahead of you also! Good luck, I'll be watching your build.

After welding the passenger side cowl back on, I noticed a few tiny pinholes I'd missed while fixing the kickpanels and the underside of the outer cowl. Lots of times when trying to weld pinholes with a TIG, it turns into a goat rodeo. So what I did was use aluminum tape like HVAC techs use on heat ducts to seal those areas. Used a plastic squeegee to nail it down and then sprayed undercoating over it for an additional layer of protection. Not quite as sturdy as roofing shingles, Steve, but a bit more aesthetically pleasing. I hope that years down the road I don't regret it, but it seems like a durable solution.

Repaired the driver side cowl much the same as the passenger side, although it took more work on the rain diverters as they were nearly gone. Then with the work done on the outer cowling, I was able to fit the final patch for the pinchweld flange into place.

cool metal work. looks great