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Old 10-30-2024, 10:18 PM   #201
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Re: 1967 buick special wagon

With the front and rear of the wagon looking so aggressive, the sides between the tires look so skinny. So I flipped the bracket that mounts the side skirt, spaced it out with 1.5 x 3 inch rectangular steel spacers and pushed the skirts out 5 inches in total.

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Old 10-30-2024, 10:28 PM   #202
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With the bracket flipped and the 3 inch spacers, the skirts moved out about 5 inches. Now I have to figure out how to best fill the space between the body line at the bottom of the doors and the skirts.

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Old 11-07-2024, 02:33 AM   #203
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Using cardboard templates to figure out the filler panels for the side skirts. I painted it white for better visual reference.

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Old 11-07-2024, 02:40 AM   #204
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Old 11-07-2024, 11:07 PM   #205
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I started working on making wedges for the bottoms of the doors.

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Old 11-07-2024, 11:12 PM   #206
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I started mocking up the driver's side when my dad's friend walked into the shop and we were discussing the design. I told him it wouldn't work as a single piece, and mocked it up to show him. Turns out, I was wrong. It totally works as one piece. I'll just need to sweep the leading edges of the extensions back just a little. So, Version 2.0. They'll be one piece.

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I bought a length of 16 gage sheet metal for the skirt filler panel

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