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10-05-2017 11:57 AM #1
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46 Lincoln shock repair
Today I had a 46 Lincoln on my lift. I was repairing the upper mount on passenger side rear. The whole undercarriage is custom. The welds looked like kaka but they've held for 25 years so I guess they're OK.
Anyway. It was a tough spot. I cut off part of the old bracket, welded it back together, and reinforced it with some 1/4" plate.
It's interesting to come behind someone's work. 25 years certainly reveals what was done right, and what wasn't..
Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
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10-05-2017 02:01 PM #2
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46 Lincoln...... and no pics!
With a custom frame or suspension?? And still no pics! Sheesh!
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10-05-2017 06:47 PM #3
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No pics? Shoot just email them to mike if you can't load them on here.
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10-06-2017 07:23 AM #4
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Heck Yeah! I've done it for'im before and be glad to do it again. But he learned how to do it. And he has gotta know how starved we are for pics 'round here! roflmao.. And we love seeing the bad pics too.
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
No pics? Shoot just email them to mike if you can't load them on here.
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10-05-2017 07:51 PM #5
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*SIGH*
Pics next time, I promise.
But I'll reiterate: the welds look BAD. There is not much about this build you want to see.
The fuel lines are all rubber tubing. Need to be redone with steel.
The wiring was patched, not completely replaced.
There is a BIG paint bubble on the rear trunk which is result of complete shoddy workmanship: there is a repair plate pop riveted behind it.
Good news on that is he is going to have me fix it right.
Bad news is the ankle bone.
It's connected to the shin bone.. Shin bone is connected to the knee bone...
I may require that he allow me to replace the entire lower trunk opening - the lower seal channel and rust areas to both sides. But I don't do finish work.
I like to work with steel. I'll let someone else do the plastic (body filler)..
Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
EG
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10-05-2017 08:15 PM #6
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Here is the Spanish word for the day, Been a long time since I've heard it LOLThe welds looked like kakaSeth
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10-06-2017 07:20 AM #7
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Here in my neck of the woods it's pronounced, Cah Cah....
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