You can see I've pulled away both of the front inner fender wells at this point. The passenger side was rotted out from a long time being exposed to battery acid and the drivers side was brazed in horribly by a previous owner - likely when the car saw a collision. It had to go, as it looked like something a 10 year old would do.
One thing worth noting - before cutting these out I took steps to weld in a couple braces to keep the radiator support where it should be.
Here's a shot across the engine compartment at the boxing that took place with teh factory portion of the frame rail exposed towards the front. I really think this will be plenty beefy when you take into account the subframe connectors and the extra metal I put into the torque boxes. (which seems like years and years ago)
A little closer up shot.
From the 10 o'clock angle.
