Boot lid frame

The boot lid frame is again in one piece and the aluminum (1/32") side panels over the wood frame have been remade. The first shots here are showing the frame with the aluminun side panels pretty much fitted. It is surprising how many pieces make up this boot lid. There are 21 pieces of wood alone. There are an additional 4 pieces of aluminum side panels and 6 more 18 ga. steel pieces making the lip for the skin. There are two hinge supports each made up of 7 seperate pieces; approximately 100 3/4" x 16 ga. nails; 12 #8 x 1-1/2 screws; approximately 50 #6x 3/4" screws, and this doesn't include the hinges themselves, the hinge bolts,washers, and lock washers, the locking mechanism (and all of it's seperate pieces), the locking handle, the wiring, interior switch and light, the interior skin, and the license plate holder and light, and gaskets and misc. fasteners. And don't forget the trunk skin itself. And they all need to be refurbished or replaced.

The last shot shows the reconstructed bottom corner with the skin lips in place.