Ken and Steve, I knew once you guys got to know each other you would have a lot in common. Both of you take detailing to the nth degree. It's fun to sit back and watch both of your projects come together. :):)
Don
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Ken and Steve, I knew once you guys got to know each other you would have a lot in common. Both of you take detailing to the nth degree. It's fun to sit back and watch both of your projects come together. :):)
Don
Hi Ken, I got some vinyl stuff from a mate who has a sign shop, Its not thin and has a semi sticky backing that doesn't leave glue behind, Its thick enough to take the light knocks but heavy knocks do still mark the stainless.
What about that blue stuff you see on cars in Boyds shop ??? I've never seen it in England.
I polish each individual bit first then weld and then polish the weld area out, Those long rails are gonna take some holding i reckon :LOL:
Hope this is of some help.
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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Don although i havn't met Ken yet (I hope to sort that soon) I feel we are already great friends, Its nice to bounce ideas off each other.
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Don - That is one of the miracle's of sites like this. I have been lucky enough to have met a few people from here and I have to tell you every one has been a pleasure, well the jury is still out on uncle Bob :LOL:
Steve - Thanks for the tip, I'm concerned that all the welding I have to do it might melt that. I guess I could just put in small length strips in places where the heat wouldn't be to bad. I use the blue tape a lot, but it's the same as masking tape. Just a little more durable.
Ken
Ken when i weld i pull it away and restick when cool.
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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Steve,Quote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
When I bolt this thing in my fixture it won't come out until it is completely finished. So I won't be able to move or change anything, I won't have access to anything I put on it for protection between the bottom of the frame and the fixture.
Ken
[QUOTE=Ken Thurm;409557]Don - well the jury is still out on uncle Bob :LOL:
Believe me Ken, I understand only too well!!! :LOL::LOL::LOL:
Don
Hmmmm...............looks like it might be time to send my cousin Guido on a road trip.....................
Bob - If your cousin Guido knows how to polish stainless send him over :LOL:
Well, one frame rail is ready for the polisher, one to go! That didn't take long at all :eek:
I picked up my stainless axle yesterday, it looks like a '32 heavy axle, all I have to do is drill some holes in it.
Ken
Cousin Guido don't polish stainless..............................but he does have experience with rub outs.....................................:eek:
Jeez Ken, i been waiting to see this build. What happened to that bench with all the holes? That is just about the trickest chunk of steel i ever saw.
The 60deg configuation will help to get those fat covers inside hood, i still don't think that'll happen. Have you modeled it that far yet?
Hell'uva project. oj
Bob - Do you know this guy? He said his name is Guido :eek:
ojh - That table is still here, I use it all the time. It makes laying out so much easier. It's actually 4" aluminum. The truck won't have side panels, the frame is pinched to far. I'm still planning on doing the heads.
Ken
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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Ken doesn't have the car painted yet, so that won't help. :):)
Don
Yikes Ken!:LOL:
Ken that axle looks real nice, Been thinking about using one myself, Whats your opinion on it ???
Steve - It is really nice. An old retired machinist does all the machining on them. If you want to see anything, or a different view I will be happy to take a photo for you.
I have a couple more days on the sanding on the other frame rail and I will be done for a while. I just wanted to do something else for a while so I started mocking things up to see if everything was in the proper place. Everything looks good so far. I picked up the spindles, steering arms, spring perches, spring, and shackles and tie rod and put it together.
I bought a kit to put a C4 tranmission on a V8 60 block. I picked up a 1974 Maverick transmission from the local yard and disasembled it and cleaned it up a little so I can mock up the motor and tranny in the fixture. Slow but sure!!
Ken
It's going to be a shame to put a body over such a beautiful chassis. Love the shape of the frame. :)
Don
Wow its looking very good Ken http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...mileys-940.gif
I see the elusive stainless axle is in place Ken...Very nice..lucky man..That is a beautiful piece of work you have there..It will be a shame to cover it..
Man It going to be an awesome project. Is it a customers or yours? Having welded and polished stainless, and know how much work is in that stuff. My HATS off to you, :D going to be a show stopper for sure. Just like Roadsters32 project he is working on.
Don - Thanks, I'm like you in that way, this is the part I really enjoy. Mocking everything up and getting new material. I can't wait to see this thing with the rear end, wishbones and ladder bars and all the inner frame and cross members in place polished. :eek:
Steve - Thanks, yours is coming along nicely also. If you only had some gaskets :D:LOL:
lamin8r - A really nice friend of mine told me to look in my own back yard :D Thanks
PRO53 - Thanks, no this is for me.
Don Three rods in as many years. Your getting like Ken and Steve. Multiple projects with more on the way! Yet all three of you get your projects completed! Very admirable. P.S. just sitting here at the computer, enjoying the Cuckoo with chime and music!
Yeah i could finish the valve covers if i had some gaskets Ken :LOL::LOL::LOL:
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Looking really kewl Ken!!!!! Someday I'm gonna get done with everybody else's stuff and work on mine!!!! Going to be a totally unique project, for sure!!!!
Very nice, Ken. That frame table is the bomb.
Hey Ken, I figured you and Steve would get a kick out of this stainless steel car
http://www.shorey.net/auto/American/...0Steel=mx=.jpg
the family portrait.....
Steve, don't give Ken any more ideas or we will see the first 32 SS body ever made. :LOL: Those Fords were made in my old home town, Pittsburgh. Allegeny Ludlum Steel and Ford teamed up to build them as an experiment. Most of them are still around, I've seen one of the 36's at the Heinz Museum many years ago. They didn't go as far as Ken or Steve though, they only built their frames and all out of regular steel............PIKERS!! :D
I heard that two of the 6 original 36's were wrecked, but the last 4 still survive with a ton of miles on them. The car makers wouldn't like that concept at all, they would HATE only selling you one car that would last forever.
Don
Bob where's the Delorean?Quote:
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Is the Lincoln and the T bird really stainless?
I haven't seen the '36 in person, but have read a lot about it. what a prize that would be to own one.
I got my whishbones today and I ordered a extra set of beams, that I will make the ladder bars out of. He makes these in a replacment length for So Cal hairpins and a set that are 8" longer. The ends with the slot are cast, then welded in. The tooling he has is extremly nice.
Ken
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Those wishbones look fantastic!! Here's a link to a history of the three cars commissioned by Allegheny Ludlum Steel.
http://www.alleghenytechnologies.com...inlesscars.asp
Thanks Roger, I didn't know they even made the other stainless cars.
Cool story Roger, and nice catch Bob on the three different cars made in stainless.
Ken - those wish bones hooked to the axle and frame are stunning to look at. I think you need to fab some stainless body panels now!:D
Ken those bones look real nice, i'm now thinking about ditching mine and getting a pair http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...hubbahubba.gif
Steve - I think by the time I finish this thing I won't want to see a piece of stainless steel for the rest of my life :LOL:
Steve - If I can help you with this let me know, if you get serious about getting a set.
Ken
Ken I hear you! If I ever get done with bondo and dents just on the pickup bed, I'll never attempt another project with a 63 year old truck body againQuote:
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Those are beautiful, Ken. You are going to need sunglasses when you get this car out in the sun. :D
Smart move getting a set for the back, it will make the front and back really match well.
Don
Thanks Ken thats a very kind offer i may have to take you up on :D
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Don - Thanks, somthing else I'm going to do different than I have done before is I am going to put lightning holes in the wishbones and ladder bars and weld in a filler piece to seal them up. Usually I just drill holes in them the size of available tubing. This time I'm going to lay them out on the computer and make them a perfect decending size down to zero. So then I will machine each size out of billet stainless and put a large radias on them and weld them in. I think that will give them a little more detail, we'll see.
Ken
Absolutely amazing Ken. I just got caught up on this thread but will be watching closely from now on.
Tom