Thread: '38 Ford deck lid vs 37 Ford deck lid

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I decided to go ahead and take the "new" lid apart and assess the damage. Given the way this thing was spot welded, I don't think a spot weld cutter would have worked too well. I used a thin putty knife to separate the two pieces a bit then used the tiny cut off wheel on my Dremel to cut the weld. Some of them just broke with a slight amount of force.
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So, here they are separated. One of the lower corners needs some patching because of rust-thru and there are 3 or 4 small rust holes near the handle area. I still need to strip the skim coat of bondo off the top side to see if there are more surprises lurking there. I know there are a few dents close to the top of the lid that were filled with bondo because there is no access to knock them out with the frame work in place.
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Now, where's that sledge hammer??!!