Okay, so our weather has been a bit above seasonal here, so today I went out to the garage to see if I couldn't get a new piece of metal in place.
Cut the old one out first.
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New piece in place. Still needs welding.
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Here are the headlight assemblies I got for my birthday just put in place without headlight bulbs.
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I'll need to patch the sides of the sparetire well, and drill holes for the ID plate rivets, and a hole for the retaining screw for the centre cover plate. Progress, boys and girls!