The next step was cutting the end of the aluminum on the top of the Tear. To do this, I of course, needed the help of good neighbor Steve and his wonderful plasma cutter. We clamped a piece of steel across the width of the tear for a guide and in 30 seconds Steve had the job complete!

It actually took longer to prepare for the cut than it did the cut itself! Steve had to load up the equipment at his home, drive two doors down, unload it, spend 30 seconds cutting, and then reverse the process! Is that a friend or what??

After the skin was on, one of the next steps was making sure the fenders were lined up correctly. One was off a fraction of an inch, but that was very easily remedied! Brute strength works every time!

Well, it came home from the getting it's new coat today! At first the color shocked me ~ although I did pick it out! The color is one of the colors in the pinstriping on my '56!

I call it "Butterscotch" but wife swears it's more "Caramel"! Guess who has the color sense?
Wait until you see the finished product with the black fenders, black bumper and pinstriping!!

Skip and his intended came over for an enjoyable evening.
Mishia and Linda sat on the deck, laughed, talked and drank wine.
Skip wired the Tear,
and only God knows what Jim did!!

. . . .Oh! and we all ate!