Sometimes I ask myself, Why do people do such things? With the motor out to the machine shop, it's time to start pulling the front suspension and all that. So there I am pulling the fenders to discover what you see below. In IMG_2131/2132 the silver piece is part of an old school folding chair arm that was cut and inserted to fill the gap of the rotted metal. It's held in place with one screw. The hood hinges? Well, all I can say is this will just sharpen my body work skills getting this back to normal.