Naked Tins

I have been working feverishly to get my tins ready to give to the painter. Here is a test fit of the dash, showing the metal I added to fill the gaps on the lower left and right.



And here I have added a skim coat of Bondo to cover my almost perfect (but not quite) metalwork. I am not quite ready to chop a '49 Merc...



Here they are in all their naked glory. Nate and I took them over to Ed's tonight. The next time you see them, they should be wearing Cossack colors...



Funny how life loops around on itself sometimes... I met Ed, the guy who is painting my motorcycle, about sixteen years ago, when we took this picture at his place:



The kid sitting on HarleyWidow's lap is about to head off to college. Damn. I'm old. When did that happen?