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Please elaborate on tipping the grinder. Are you saying to maintain a 90* contact?

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I looked at it, I understand. Keep the face down flat on the surface.

Very nice work. I wonder how well the discs that go on an angle grinder actually work?

Firebird- you got it. Keeping the cutting surface flush against the work, rather than tipping the tool so that only the outside edge is being used. It's something that's rarely ever mentioned in "how to" articles, but correcting the behavior in myself has probably saved me thousands of dollars over the years. I felt like I was making progress faster by tipping the grinder, and maybe I was in some type of way: but the damage I was causing in doing it that way negated any time I'd saved . Once I realized what I had been doing, I started not blowing through material quite as fast, and I used a lot less Bondo to hide my flaws!

Ryan- I'm using the 3M wheels on my angle grinder with no issues. I'm not sure of their intended use, but I'm just throwing mine on the old DeWalt and watching paint disappear.

I'm going to get a little off subject here. I'm a little slow and I finally realized PNW meant your up in PNW the corner of this country. I need to give you a time line to finish your 37 cause if our plans hold out, my wife and I are hoping to be in your corner of the state with Rita in about 4-5 yrs. I'll be expecting a ride in the 37 and we need to do a little road tripping with your 37 and Rita while I'm there.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

I'm going to get a little off subject here. I'm a little slow and I finally realized PNW meant your up in PNW the corner of this country. I need to give you a time line to finish your 37 cause if our plans hold out, my wife and I are hoping to be in your corner of the state with Rita in about 4-5 yrs. I'll be expecting a ride in the 37 and we need to do a little road tripping with your 37 and Rita while I'm there.

You better be careful Seth, if you keep putting on your thinking cap out in the open like this, everyone else might just realize you have one: then no excuse will ever be acceptable again.........

But yes, you and the wife are welcome anytime time. Rita too, I guess. We're about 45 minutes north of Seattle, and I've got plenty of beautiful country right outside my front door I'd be happy to show you. The Deception Pass bridge is one of the first places I plan on cruising to in the sedan. It also happens to be where I asked the wife to marry me. Plan a couple extra days out here and I'll give you the real tour.

Sounds great, It's going to be our all the kids are out of the house honeymoon, I'm hoping to take 3 weeks off for sure. We hope travel down the west coast but I just as soon not go any further south in Cali than I need to.

Roof is fully stripped! Just have the driver's side doors left, then I don't have to put that damn respirator on again until it's time to paint!! We all have that one thing about this hobby that just makes us hate it a little bit: and, for me, that part is almost over. At least for this project.

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Sanding... oooooo I hate sanding! LOL

So, I've been mulling over the drip rails on this thing for a while now. The passenger side was good, but the driver side was rotted through alone the tops of the doors. I looked at a bunch of pictures online and as many cars as I could in person, but I didn't see many modifications that really suited my tastes. Then I realized there's a stock '41 Willy's pickup in my barn that belongs to my neighbor Bill. It's his retirement project, but he's still a couple years away from retirement. Anyhow, if you've ever been up close and personal with a '41 Willys pickup, you're probably aware that they don't have the typical gutter type drip rails, they're more like an eyebrow that's formed into the roof panel and hangs over the door tops. This is something that I find to be both visually pleasing and functional. I stopped by the local steel supplier on my way home from work yesterday and bought two 10ft pieces of 5/16" round stock and tacked it on the roof. My plan is to fully weld it, then blend it into the roof with lead: just like a '41 Willys pickup.

I had considered just shaving the drip rails, but then I realized it's not 1992 and that never looked good at any point in time. These cars need drip rails to look correct, otherwise it just seems like something is missing.

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That seems like a simple solution to a head-scratching problem.
Top marks than man!

I agree, simple - clean - effective. Way to go!

A good, time honored solution. If you've got any '35/6 Fords in your area to look at you'll see another factory version, or here are some pics here on the site; 1936 ford roof fill - Club Hot Rod Photo Gallery

You might look at the way Ford terminated the back end of it into the belt line instead of having it hang out "in space", just a thought. Done well, it should look good regardless.

Cool idea! Also works well if you want to peak a hood.

Weld, grind, weld, grind, weld, grind.............

IMG_20180422_154842650 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

IMG_20180422_154908529 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Also, only practice new skills in Mommy's car: never in the hot rod!

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Just think, when your all done with this side, you'll only be half way It'll be nice when it's done though. It looks like your welder was a bit hot in a few spots or was the metal that thin ? Your daughter has an uh oh face if I've ever seen one what a doll, your so blessed!