Still hurting from when the elite gal slammed into the Road Ranger, but slowly getting back on my feet. I’ve got tons to do at the desk for work and for the accident and for other things, but I get brain fog if I don’t get outside and do something with my hands, even though the right hand is still kind of limited. Getting old sucks!
I figured I’d tackle the dent in the door of the Missing Linc, unrelated. That’s coupled with fixing the passenger door panel, where the vinyl was curling up on the bottom, and once again tackling the stereo to see if I could do something so I could actually hear it with the windows open. I think we’re going to try speakers in the doors, I haven’t made a final decision since I’m hesitant to cut the door panels since the vinyl stretched out so nicely.
Forgive me, I forgot to get a “before” picture, but the big depression in the door just popped out once I got to the inside. Then I drilled a couple access holes on the inside frame under the door panel, and using a couple dowels and a block of wood got it as bad as flat as it’s going to be, and hit it with the first round of Bondo.
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I was contemplating getting a scrapyard door, but when the big dent just popped out, it was obvious I could just work a little magic with filler.
I used up the little bitI had left in my can, which had an $8.95 price tag on it, and I went up to the corner auto parts store at 7 o’clock on Sunday night to get another one. When the clerk said $32 when I was checking out, I went into the same shock as when I smashed my knee into the dashboard. We canceled that sale.
After riding over to Walmart and seeing it for $29, I went home and I got online and had the biggest case of sticker shock I’ve had in a long time. The price went up 300 to 400% in five years? Thank you Covid fraud!
Harbor Freight had the best price at $14.99 and it was on Inside Track club sale for $11.99. That was worth waiting overnight, and I bought it on Monday. I wasn’t up to tackling it on Monday, but I’m about to dive in now.
