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	The right rear door structure is done. The skins are used for fit as the coach is being built. As the metal is installed for a final time, some minor filing may be done for that perfect fit.
	It is starting to resemble a car body once again. Notice the coachwork is done on a jig, this time appropriately built.
	This is the corner block on the lower right A pillar of the Packard. The white near the bottom of the wood is the epoxy glue substance injected into the wood to try and save it. A fruitless and hopeful attempt. Products claiming to 'save' the wood are marketed to the restoration set but they really don't work. It clearly didn't help even for a while- remember the body changing shape when it was moved? You can see the wood is brittle beyond the glue and it simply falls apart at that point.
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