{"id":5493,"date":"2013-04-22T22:13:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T02:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=5493"},"modified":"2015-02-18T12:55:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T17:55:51","slug":"oh-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2013\/04\/oh-deer\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Deer!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yup &#8211; one of the cars we helped restore already hit a deer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Two Summers ago (Wow, has it been that long!?!) we did some special fabrication work on a 1968 E-Type OTS to fit a Cosworth 5-speed shift linkage under the stock console.\u00a0 That car was completed, driven around a bit, and the this past Winter, was out on a warmer evening and hit a deer &#8211; which is common where this car is from &#8211; Highlands, MD, near Columbia&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So the center section is back up here for reshaping.\u00a0 We we have not done metalwork on this car before, and what we found under the paint was a little scary!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5493 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04761.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04761-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04761-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04761-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04761-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5505'>\n\t\t\t\tHere&#8217;s the damage &#8211; it actually looked alot worse when this was still on the car.  We decided that the LH wing and LH headlamp scoop were both toast, so Monocoque Metalworks provided two restored but basically already excellent originals for those pieces.  We&#8217;ll fix the center section.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0475.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0475-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0475-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0475-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0475-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5504'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the ripples that the other shop was concerned about, but after we stripped this panel, things like this were the LEAST of our problems!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0465.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0465-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"In my opinion, this is the REAL issue - serious waves from obvious over-sandblasting of this panel in the past.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0465-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0465-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0465-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5496'>\n\t\t\t\tIn my opinion, this is the REAL issue &#8211; serious waves from obvious over-sandblasting of this panel in the past.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0468.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0468-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0468-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0468-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0468-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0468.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5497'>\n\t\t\t\tThese long slow waves in the flat sections are tell-tale signs of too much pressure and too much heat from a very coarse media.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04691.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04691-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04691-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04691-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04691-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5498'>\n\t\t\t\tThe crazy thing is, that the top surface of this panel was smooth as glass!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0470.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0470-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0470-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0470-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0470-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5499'>\n\t\t\t\tBut as soon as I picked up this panel, I could feel the extra weight &#8211; TONS of it!  So right there at the other shop, I pointed out this problem so there is NO QUESTION about this happening here.  We SOLVE this problem, and NEVER damage panels while stripping them.  We built our own booth and complete sandblasting system from SCRATCH just to make sure!  John is our sandblaster &#8211; he has all of our equipment at his shop down the street and he gets it done right and safely EVERY SINGLE TIME.  He and I went through an emotional roller coaster of building machinery, trying out different media, grits, pressure &#8211; the works.  I can&#8217;t tell you how many phone calls I&#8217;d get in the early days, &#8220;Dude, you better come down here&#8230;&#8221; follwed by MASSIVE anxiety the whole way down the street, then running our hands over panels with our eyes closed &#8211; and trying ti figure out, &#8220;are we doing this?  was it already there?&#8221; &#8211; it took ALOT of trial and error!  We have it down now &#8211; COLD!  And I don&#8217;t trust my customers&#8217; panels to any other human being, period.  You shouldn&#8217;t either&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0471.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0471-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0471-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0471-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0471-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5500'>\n\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ll doctor up this stuff&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0472.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0472-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0472-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0472-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0472-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5501'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;this too.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04731.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04731-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04731-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04731-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04731-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5502'>\n\t\t\t\tThe other side has the same issue&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0474.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0474-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0474-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0474-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0474-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5503'>\n\t\t\t\tDelamination of the rear support member at the side of the power bulge.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04771.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04771-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04771-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04771-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04771-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5506'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst we&#8217;ll GENTLY remove the flanges.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04791.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04791-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04791-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04791-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_04791-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5507'>\n\t\t\t\tNo comment&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_2100.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_2100-1024x764.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_2100-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_2100-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_2100-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5508'>\n\t\t\t\tNext we strip the undercoating by hand with chemicals.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0483.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0483-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0483-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0483-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0483-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0483.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5509'>\n\t\t\t\tFiller on the INSIDE!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0486.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0486-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0486-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0486-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0486-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0486.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5510'>\n\t\t\t\tAs suspected, LOTS of filler was used to smooth out the sandblast waves.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0487.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0487-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0487-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0487-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0487-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0487.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5511'>\n\t\t\t\tDEEP filler and epoxy primer that was all hand stripped at then blasted again.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0488.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0488-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0488-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0488-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0488-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0488.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5512'>\n\t\t\t\tA real paving job&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0489.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0489-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0489-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0489-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0489-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5513'>\n\t\t\t\tThe nose already had alot as well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05201.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05201-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05201-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05201-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05201-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05201.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5514'>\n\t\t\t\tOK &#8211; NOW she&#8217;s stripped &#8211; finally!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05231.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05231-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05231-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05231-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05231-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05231.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5515'>\n\t\t\t\tBVlock sanding starts to reveal the issues.  After the waves were put in by excessive blasting, a previous body man attempted to remedy the situation with a hammer.  No dolly, no slapper &#8211; just a hammer&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0524.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0524-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0524-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0524-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0524-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0524.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5516'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat obviously happened here was that the bonnet was blasted assembled.  This is also a big no-no &#8211; it &#8220;forms&#8221; the flats of the center section around the flanges and the wall of the inner valances pushes up and you get a perfect stamp upward of the inner valance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05261.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05261-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05261-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05261-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05261-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05261.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5517'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is some crazy hammering as well, plkus some brazed in patches where rust had come through.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0527.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0527-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0527-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0527-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0527-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0527.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5518'>\n\t\t\t\tOh man, this is going to be challenging&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0533.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0533-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0533-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0533-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0533-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5519'>\n\t\t\t\tHere&#8217; I&#8217;ve started in with a slapper and dolly, but I eventually had to switch over to the planishing hammer.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0534.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0534-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0534-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0534-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0534-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0534.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5520'>\n\t\t\t\tSeveral hours later, and we&#8217;ve finally smoothed out the flats and most of the blasting damage.  This took LOTS of shrinking &#8211; on the top AND bottom surface.  Even Brent was over there feeling up this panel in our attempt to get her as smooth as possible.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0535.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0535-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0535-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0535-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0535-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5521'>\n\t\t\t\tIf you look closely, you can see a perfect outline of the inner valance flanges.  That was all RAISED and formed right into this piece.  It took HOURS to slap and shrink it down and smooth the whole area.  Look even closer, and you can see the hammer marks about every inch right along that path.  Hey &#8211; wasn&#8217;t me &#8211; I did the whole job with the slapper, planishing hammer, and the shrinker!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0536.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0536-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0536-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0536-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0536-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5522'>\n\t\t\t\tNow, it&#8217;s finally time to handle the accident damage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05411.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05411-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05411-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05411-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05411-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_05411.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5523'>\n\t\t\t\tHere, we&#8217;ve popped out that kink, and have block sanded the front to see what we&#8217;re up against.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0550.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0550-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0550-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0550-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0550-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5524'>\n\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s do something with this without getting too crazy&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0552.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0552-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0552-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0552-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0552-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5525'>\n\t\t\t\tWe welded up that recessed area and then used the slapper and dolly to planish the area.  Then we used the shrinking disc, then we LIGHTLY scuffed the whole area with a flap disc.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0553.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0553-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0553-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0553-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0553-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSC_0553.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5526'>\n\t\t\t\tDONE!  She&#8217;s still out there waiting to be picked up &#8211; this was about three weeks ago.  I will try to get a good picture of the re-shaped mouth before it leaves, but for me, the big success here was the smoothing out of all of the past sandblast and hammer damage!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yup &#8211; one of the cars we helped restore already hit a deer&#8230; Two Summers ago (Wow, has it been that long!?!) we did some special fabrication work on a 1968 E-Type OTS to fit a Cosworth 5-speed shift linkage &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2013\/04\/oh-deer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,29,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allposts","category-how-to-bonnet-restoration","category-e-type-component-restoration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5493"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5529,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions\/5529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}