37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[bluestang67]

That looks good Bobby! So when you do that are you just welding a bead down the edge of the door then grinding down to where you need it? How are you keeping it from warping? These are all things I'll probably have to do so I wanna know more about how it's done.......

Randy just right I weld just the door edge building it up where its wide and just welding where I ground to open the gap a bit . , but I do It In slow intervals between welds . There is 3 layers of metal there so war page is not a issue . I put my 110 Lincoln On lowest setting ( A ) And adjust wire and just jump around . Here I could weld the rear and it cooled when I went to the front .

Grinding you have to be careful the metal is thin and will not take much to make it thinner or grind through . I would knock off the heavy with a 60 grit hard disc , Then I used 80 grit roloc to get it down smother .

The very edge I used a file to make it straight after I roloc off the thicker areas , you can control the metal cut much easier this way . Grinding at this point would look like waves . Plus filing just almost naturally makes it straight edge .

Dave you already painted would make me shiver LOL


Remember when hanging a empty door it should be high in the rear . Or you need to simulate the glass and mechanical weight and hang it over door . Then make adjustments .