Agreed, a personal inspection might seem a lot of travel and expense but it's good insurance. Nothing worse than buying something you think is done and having to dig straight into it. There are enough little things here I'd want the peace of mind.
Here's what the Hall fenders look like prior to cut and shut, depending who does the work depends how much bondo there is covering it up!
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