Busy weekend. I decided to spend more time painting (due to warmer weather) but I still got to work on the body. I got the passenger's side front fender off and mocked up the fiberglass one:
I rolled and pulled the #$%^! out of the rear fenders:
Overall it's a ~1 inch pull, which is a lot more than I thought was needed. The roll/pull isn't perfect but it's "good enough" for me. This isn't going to be a show car. I chipped the hell out of the paint but I don't care because I've decided to repaint the car once the bodywork's done.
Friday night and Saturday morning were dedicated to scrubbing the transmission housings some more. After the rear fenders were rolled I attacked the transmission and brake booster with high temperature paint. The end result(s):
The transmission is just sprayed with "aluminum" but I decided to paint all the misc. brackets and panels black for a little contrast. I decided not to try to fill in any of the pitting (had some Bondo handy) on the booster. I was hoping the paint would fill the pits in a little better, but oh well. Three layers each of primer, paint, and clear should keep it from rusting again for a while.
Here's a shot with the new wheels on front/back. I need to raise the front and lower the rear some, I think. It's hard to tell because the new fenders lowered the arch.
I still need to drill the mounting holes in the fenders and work on the hood but I don't know when I'll get around to that. Next weekend is going to be dedicated to reassembling the transmission.