Thread: One Way To Build A Hot Rod Lincoln

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Barb.
Thank you, I just really love building these things.
Ken

It's really interesting to see the way you are building this frame, Ken. I like the way you welded little separators between the upper and lower parts of the rails to temporarily keep them in line until fully welded. That alone had to take a bunch of time. What are you planning when it is all done, are you going to have it sent out for polishing, or do it yourself, or??????

Whatever you do, it will be top notch, like everything you do.

Don

Thanks don, I really appreciate your comments. We are going to polish it in house. I'm welding the front haves together now. Once I have them together I will have four pieces, then I will polish them then weld them together which will give me the two complete frame rails. The next problem actually before I polish them is detailing the welds. I want the rails to look like one piece. So blending the welds into a nice radius, just like a stamped piece is a problem. Right now I think I will get a grinding wheel, just like you have on your bench grinder, that is made for stainless. Make a tool with the radius that I want the finished weld to look like then cut into the face of the grinding wheel to match the radius I want on the weld. Then just go over all the welds, touching up the grinding wheel as needed to make it all symmetrical. Nothing to this stuff
Then I will put the two rails in my frame fixture and start on the K members and the process starts all over. I want this thing to look like a piece of jewelry.
Ken

Yes I have been kicked out of hospital so now I can be cheeky to you. No, the nurses didn't look anything like Jungle Pam,so was glad to come home. What is happening with the tudor??? And even tho Tina vacuum's the carpet flooring in your man shed, cave,I don't think she will be too keen to bring the bottle of Silvo liquid polish out to your man shed, cave to polish your chassis.
The op went too damn well last week thanks for asking, in theatre at 330pm monday and the surgeon told me I could go home the next morning, so not much of a holiday away from looking after mother,oh well. I am still amazed at the size of the screws that were removed from my knees, 4 screws are 50mm x 10 gauge and the other 4 are 65mm x 12 gauge. One screw broke as the surgeon was removing it and it looks like he drilled down the centre of the broken piece and used an "easy out" to remove it. Now have to wait for the bone to heal and then back in for the knee replacements, I getting impatient.

Ken that sounds like a tremendous amount of work! Your level of passion is way above mine for this kind of detail. Maybe you and Dan should do a project together!
I'd love to see some pictures of the grinding of the radius on the welds when you get there!
As for what Whiplash said, I don't think Tina's gonna help polish under the car when it's done!
Whiplash hope you have a speedy recovery on the knees. I've sat in on a total knee operation and it's messy and painful. You have my sympathy in the months to come!

Steve - I want to see my grinding wheel work also I hope it works!
She does wheels and paint without complaining but this might be pushing it. I made that suggestion to Don awhile back, he didn't think that would be a good idea


I'm finishing up one of the front sections, here is the "C" notch for the front spring.
Ken

Those are the neatest clamps I've ever seen. Sure are better than the C clamps we use. They look very industrial.

Your shop is too clean too. LOL

Don

I think they are called No Twist Clamps. I like them because they are relatively light, they open really wide and they are compact.

Don, look here for the Kant Twist clamps.

Mike

I got both rear halves welded up, so I thought I would start grinding the radius in them. I'm really happy with the way it is turning out. Here is a couple of shots.
The process that is working best is to use a flapper wheel on my 4" grinder then I use a course file to start shaping the radius, then a fine file to get the big scratches left from the course file. Then I use 50 grit orbital sander, then 1000 grit, then 1500 grit and finish it with 3000 grit.
Ken

Originally Posted by vara4

I thoughtit was like this. HE! HE! HE! Kurt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFWea3Eu97E

Thanks man, that's the ginchiest!!

looking good

Did mine the same way Ken, It was still tortureous

Looking good !!!

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

I got both rear halves welded up, so I thought I would start grinding the radius in them. I'm really happy with the way it is turning out. Here is a couple of shots.
The process that is working best is to use a flapper wheel on my 4" grinder then I use a course file to start shaping the radius, then a fine file to get the big scratches left from the course file. Then I use 50 grit orbital sander, then 1000 grit, then 1500 grit and finish it with 3000 grit.
Ken

Nice result--makes all the time well worth it.

Ken have you seen this ???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN8W-...ayer_embedded#!