... and especially when the smell is caused by the heat gun as I remove the stuff. I'm at close to 10Kg. now! If you don't believe me, look here:
If you go back and look at the first pictures you will see it looks almost straight along the top of the fender all the way to the headlight rim. Under the bondo it's much closer to the correct shape. It's just the first few centimeters where I need to bang up a new panel to get it right. So strangely enough the job looks less daunting after the bondo is off.
Why on earth did they do that. I guess it's kind of a bad circle. Sniffing bondo does something to your brain. You need more of the same and it does not stop until you put away your hammers and dollies and put on the bondo using a shovel. Soon it will not be enough getting it up to correct shape, you have to sculpt your own. Yucckhh! Tasteless!
So my plan is to cut the poor stubnose along the weld seam that is halfway back to the hood opening. Then remove the piece back to that opening and make a new one. That's why I need the measurement along the back of it's "nose". Actually I will cut off the whole front that seems to be based on an original panel and trim away everything except the original shape. Then place it where it should be and make panels that makes the transitition as smooth as possible. Assuming the nose piece is correct, and the hood and fenders also, I think that assumption is good, it should all be right when I'm done. If I can get the nose placed right before doing this of course.
The car have no name yet. Was there ever a female Frankenstein?