Yeah, fit and finish wasn't always at the top of the list on some of the old iron!!!!
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Yeah, fit and finish wasn't always at the top of the list on some of the old iron!!!!
That fit and finish was my own self inflicted mess. :eek:
:LOL::LOL:Been there, done that!!! Anybody who doesn't have re-do's doesn't do anything!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 123pugsy
But does the average builder have this many re-do's?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Check out the next MESS!
Headlight plates are canted backwards on the inboard side.
The worst thing though is the fact that the bottom of the hood would be following the roller coaster shape shown in the first pic.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...G_SCREWUPS.jpg
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...ARNAGE_PIC.jpg
So back to making another buck on top of the existing trash............
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...98_Medium_.jpg
Cutting out the mess............
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...31_Medium_.jpg
And adding in the new panel......
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...35_Medium_.jpg
Of coarse I will need to cut out the brand new headlight plate I just installed but that seems pretty trivial compared to the rest of the problem.
Thanks,
Looks like that is going to make hood fitting a bunch easier with the new panel! Back to my original contention, Pugs, if it was easy everybody would be doing it!!!!!
I continue to be amazed and envious of your metal shaping skills! Thanks for posting good pictures that show the detail of what you're doing.
Thanks Guys.
I've got it all welded in and I was trying to get it all "arranged" yesterday but decided to stop.
I threw the hood up on the bench and will start working on it so i can get the proper shape exactly where the hood meets the new panel. If I keep going without the hood location locked up, I will probably do it to myself again.
Pugsy, you need your own TV show. Id rather watch you work your magic for 30 minutes over "Pimp my Ride" reruns any day. Speed Channel, are you listening???
Thanks falconvan.
Thats true..Awesome work,and I,too love your metalwork skills..and yeah,,what Falcon said x2..Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Thanks lamin8r.
More pics of the repair area. I had to cut a piece of the grill opening lip out as I beat it into submission during this butcherfest.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...37_Medium_.jpg
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...50_Medium_.jpg
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...51_Medium_.jpg
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...53_Medium_.jpg
Thanks for looking,
Way better Pugs!!! Going to be a lot nicer to fit the hood to it now!!!!
Thanks.
I started working on the hood to get things going in unison to sort this mess out properly before I end up wasting time on the repair.
I can check the fitment of both parts that way.
See, you only got to make parts 2 or 3 times each before the brain starts to kick in.
sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees that happens to me too, and I'm sure a bunch of others.Keep up the good work.
Bugs looks like the metal flow is more symmetrical and smoother for the hood to be fit down . You did a major change and seem to be able to adapt to anything you need to get done . Nothing wrong in that at all keep up the good work ..
Thanks Guys.
I went to hook up the steering shaft so I could move the car in and out of the garage and I finally lost it. I had so many u-joints to go around the motor mounts that there was a tight spot in the steering. I cut a chunk out of the mount for clearance. This allowed me to get rid of two u-joints and support bearings as well.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...29_Medium_.jpg
I had to fab up some new mounts to go down and come up from below the steering shaft. They are alot beefier as I thought with the underslung mounting it would put more pressure on the mounts.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...57_Medium_.jpg
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...55_Medium_.jpg
Thanks for looking,
Fewer joints is always better, and some very nice looking mounts!! They should be plenty strong enough.
Those are sharp looking, Pugsy! Do you have your own CNC machine?
If I had fewer joints I wouldn't ache as bad >Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Thanks Dave. The steering has definitely smooothed out with fewer joints.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
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Originally Posted by falconvan
Thanks falconvan. I don't have my own CNC laser cutter or mill. I just had to draw it out, get it put on CAD by our "guy" and send it for laser cutting.
It worked out cheaper doing this as I got almost 400 bucks for the parts I returned.
LOL. And if my brother in law had fewer joints , maybe I could understand what he's talking about. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by bluestang67
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You have inflicted the desire to take a torch to all my metal working tools and melt them.
But I'm sure you didn't mean to.
Lovely work, very nice.
Thanks firebird77.
Appreciate the kind comments.
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Just dropping in to ask where are you at now pugsy ?? This is one hellion of a body change and the sheet metal work is on top of things .
Hey Bobby.
I've been working on the hood. I was going to save it for a Baileigh tech contest on Allmetalshaping.com but I couldn't finish in time so I will post some progress on that later.
Also been busy around the house and drawing up plans for a second story addition. If that happens it will be about a 2 year hot rod vacation for me.
This weekend, I'm hosting a metal shaping meet at my work place. We had 19 guys show up yesterday from 2 different web sites. A great bunch of guys. Hopefully we have a good turn out today.
Next week, I just need to plant some bushes and then the yard work will be done and hopefully back at it.
I did manage to tack in one of the new mounts before moving the car to the shop for the meet.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...08_Medium_.jpg
Thanks,
Be great if we had a metal shaping class nearby that went into depth on what it really is . I have seen so much on it and restoration on parts that no longer exist . I have a good idea but would like to get my hands on with a master shaper .
Every fall, Metalmeet.com holds a week long metal meet in Oblong ,IL. Looks to be about 4 hours south of you. Last time I went, the cost was 100 bucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluestang67
There is also Allmetalshaping.com. There are regional meets going on all the time. I just hosted one in Toronto a few weeks ago.
Check out these two sites and you can learn a lot.
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Thank You Pugsy will definitely look into them both .
I really appreciate the steps you have shown here, it makes me think I should try to learn this skill, too. Thanks.
Just join one or both of the sites mentioned above and I'm sure you'll find a meet not far from where you live.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inkitup
Go to one and you'll be hooked.
I'll be driving 7 hours to get to my next meet in NY State in July.
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Great detail love the build keep up the great work very impressive
Thanks Pro.
I love the green you picked out for yours. I'm kinda using your car as a guinea pig with the color you're using. Seeing as the body styles are from the same era, it should give me a good idea.
How long before yours hits the paint shop?
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How's the coupe coming, Pugsy?
I got the front clip metal, well the outside metal pretty much done and in epoxy primer.
It seems I've lost permission to upload pics so don't know what to do about updates.
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