Thread: 55 Wagon Progress
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09-03-2014 08:44 PM #286
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09-04-2014 10:19 AM #287
Very nice work. Cool solution to working with everything in place. Also nice tips on door adjustments!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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09-04-2014 01:35 PM #288
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Wow, great work and thanks for the tips. Once the body is bolted to the frame I will try that!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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09-06-2014 06:16 PM #289
More progress today, working on some metal bumping on the drivers quarter, so a profile template was needed... Took a 1-1/2 x48 piece of 19 ga and used the mag brake to fold it, then the bead roller to flatten.
Then used the kick shrinker to get it to match the contour of the rear of the door, this will give us a close match to the front half of the quarter...
If you shrink too much, no need to change dies, just shrink the rear portion of the template (away from the body)
Ends are radiused...
Then the factory battery tray (firewall mounted) was dissected to use with the "Factory AC car" parts, in order to mount the battery in the passenger front corner behind the core support.
...and all the parts were media blasted. We have some sheet metal plugs to punch out tomorrow for use on a couple of repairs of thin spots, and then the works will get mocked up on the inner fender for placement, weld the parts together, and off for powder coating.
One more tip for those doing mock-up/door fitment without latches, this will hold the door flush with the jamb. (Thanks to Laszlo Nobi for that idea)
Robert
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09-08-2014 04:31 PM #290
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Great work and thanks for another great tip!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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09-10-2014 08:19 PM #291
Thanks!
Tonight we turned our attention to inner fenders. We've got some items slated for powder coating, and these will get added to the pile.
The front edge that bolts outside the grille is showing remnants of water retention...
Mountain Dew template
Bead details to match the originals.....
Bead roller was set up with a backstop die...
Skateboard wheel and "rolling" wheel used to add radiused ends....
Grabbed a suitable scrap from the pile and used the sander to make a bead ender tool thingie, used on the treated 6x6 anvil...
Clamped and tacked....
More tomorrow......Robert
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09-11-2014 05:28 AM #292
Adds meaning to DO THE DEW!.
Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
EG
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09-11-2014 01:01 PM #293
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Great work! I really need to get a bead roller!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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09-11-2014 02:21 PM #294
A must have tool when doing floorsCharlie
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09-11-2014 08:17 PM #295
Ryan, the bead roller is one of the most versatile tools in the shop, highly recommended!
Well the Wheeling Machine finally has paint!
Napa Econo-etch primer....
H/K Pavo Purple and Flo Klear. I tried playing with the camera settings to get it to capture the true color, but it just wasn't happening. It may look blue in the pic, but it's about as close to Chrysler's Plum Crazy as you can get without putting a HEMI under the hood..
Here's the actual color...
While I was finishing up the paint on the English Wheel, Kyle stripped the driver's inner fender. This one has the same issues in the front as well as a spot up top where the flange of the fender had some rust issues we previously repaired..
Looks like our same template will work here as well..
And while I was trimming more rust away, Kyle was working on the passenger side learning the fine art of dressing welds...
Last edited by MP&C; 09-11-2014 at 08:49 PM.
Robert
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09-12-2014 12:34 PM #296
Great work as always. Thanks for all the lessons.The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
Winston Churchill
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09-12-2014 02:40 PM #297
I like the purple people eater!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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09-12-2014 03:05 PM #298
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That purple looks very nice! Great inner fender repairs!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
Tire Sizes
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09-13-2014 02:27 AM #299
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09-13-2014 10:54 AM #300
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