Thread: '38 Ford deck lid vs 37 Ford deck lid

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Does it matter how big the shrinking disc is? I've seen 4" & 9" available. I only have a 4" angle grinder....will the 4" disc be big enough for what it needs to do on my lid?
Thanks...

Randy I want to say it was a four inch disc, but that was long ago, its a memory thing now...

During my internet 'wanders' I saw where someone had made a shrinking disc out of common pieces of steel. While not as glamorous as the $50 version, will work well. There are a bunch of threads if you Google.

And for once Randy, trying to SAVE you $$$ instead of the usual

Originally Posted by IC2

During my internet 'wanders' I saw where someone had made a shrinking disc out of common pieces of steel. While not as glamorous as the $50 version, will work well. There are a bunch of threads if you Google.

And for once Randy, trying to SAVE you $$$ instead of the usual

Thanks, Dave!!! I DO appreciate the $$$ saving efforts!!! That's a big change for you!!! I'm so kidding!.....sorta

As Dave said home made will work , you are really just creating heat thru friction , so a home made one would be fine . Dave I like that idea myself . The stainless is just harder and won't wear as bad is all I would think .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

As Dave said home made will work , you are really just creating heat thru friction , so a home made one would be fine . Dave I like that idea myself . The stainless is just harder and won't wear as bad is all I would think .

Bobby - after I 'penned' my response to Randy, I removed a worn out solid edge 7" saw blade from my tile saw and may just see if I can make that into a shrinking disc. There is still a tiny bit diamond grit on the edge, but it may come loose with some heat and may anneal the disc enough to be dished a little bit. Low on my list of things to do though :-/

Great work on the deck lid! How's everything else going for you?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Great work on the deck lid! How's everything else going for you?

Hey, thanks, Ryan! Everything else is a roller coaster ride but it's all good..

Would love to be making things happen more quickly on this car. I enjoy all the updates on yours. Before this 37 I had a 39 tudor, which is very much like yours.

Hey Randy I think I am right behind you a few cars on the coaster !! Work is going to implement a AWS which is a alternative work schedule , would mean working a 3 day week at 12 hours a day . The next week a 4 day at 10 hour days . Talk about screwing up a pattern , they say it gives us off a total of 76 more days a year . That only means the company doesn't have to pay overtime anymore .

Also means family time gets stepped on when you have to work every other week end . Also down side is a lot of toy cash slips away .

We are all working on how the brakes will work on this ride thru the trials .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Hey Randy I think I am right behind you a few cars on the coaster !! Work is going to implement a AWS which is a alternative work schedule , would mean working a 3 day week at 12 hours a day . The next week a 4 day at 10 hour days . Talk about screwing up a pattern , they say it gives us off a total of 76 more days a year . That only means the company doesn't have to pay overtime anymore .

Also means family time gets stepped on when you have to work every other week end . Also down side is a lot of toy cash slips away .

We are all working on how the brakes will work on this ride thru the trials .

Bobby, I'm thinking that even with your new work schedule you'll still be ahead of me on progress. I haven't had a chance to get out to the garage for a few days but I'm still contemplating how I'm gonna make a shrinking disc from something I have laying around. We'll see what happens....

Randy I haven't hit the car in a few weeks . Spring time chores caught up with me .
We may be running side by side on these . I did get the Centari to cut in pre assembly painting though .

While there I was parked in the street inside looking at all the eye candy and some one drove by smashing the drivers mirror on my truck . . One more job I have to get done , sure is hard to see thru duct tape .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Randy I haven't hit the car in a few weeks . Spring time chores caught up with me .
We may be running side by side on these . I did get the Centari to cut in pre assembly painting though .

While there I was parked in the street inside looking at all the eye candy and some one drove by smashing the drivers mirror on my truck . . One more job I have to get done , sure is hard to see thru duct tape .

Hey there's a marketing idea.....chrome duct tape with a mirror like reflection!!! It would sell like hotcakes for taping up broken mirror, rusty bumpers, etc. Heck, it might even work for chrome trip replacement!

Ask and you shall receive...

I could have used that Rich !!!! Might have made them little cars hard to see though .

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Ask and you shall receive...

Crap!! Somebody beat us to it!!!