the crack on the side is the major problem, the existing patch on the back side did not work. the other issues are just cosmetic. fortunately i am willing to invest the time and money to do this the right way. in effect this will be a rehab thread vs a build thread. hopefully this will be a showpiece one day. and as for the crack being in the main body, not in the removable turtledeck, chuck is exactly right.

david