Starting to pound some steel, while I ponder the engine

Just some pix of the metal work that I've started...

The front end took some good hits. This tractor used to have a loader mounted on it, and it didn't have a heavy duty grill guard, and it shows.

Trying to work the dents out of the convoluted, curvaceous grill metal is tricky for sure. I was able to move most of the dents out by using a 1/2" drive socket that matched the curve profile.