sticking with silver, slightly deeper shade. de seaming and removing bumpers from the car - more difficult in the front since the bonnet has it's external hinges there!
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sticking with silver, slightly deeper shade. de seaming and removing bumpers from the car - more difficult in the front since the bonnet has it's external hinges there!
When de-seaming, do you stitch weld from the inside? I can see the rear quarters are pretty straightforward... knowing what the bonnet
is like, that's gotta be a lot of work. So, you're keeping the steel instead of a fiberglas front like you had. Any plans to louver the section behind the front wheels? LOVED that detail. :cool:
i can't weld; old guy i have helping me is doing the deseaming and i'm following him with the body filler and sander to smooth it all out.
i think the metal is going to give a better finish than the fibreglass? paint wise.
if i can work it, definitely doing the louvres again!
No doubt, more consistent finish all steel. Simplify the louvers by having your welder freind scab in pre-punched panels. ;)
Easy, reasonably priced and you can design exactly what you want. Take a look: [url="http://www.hotrodlouvers.com/index.htm"]Fergie's Custom Louvers[/url]
1. the battery box is quite deep and cuts into footwell and glove box space.
2. out it goes..
3. i am cutting off the driver's side bracing from the wreck to weld in it's place, battery is going into the boot.
4. since i am deseaming and removing the bumpers from the rear i will do the same from the front, however these actually cover the external bonnet hinges..
5 & 6. all cut off, quite a protruding chunk of metal gone..
this is a shit of a job.. got old mate helping me though
[img]http://i.imgur.com/F4YBj.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/67AYL.jpg[/img]
fitting body to chassis, i still have to cut out some of the transmission tunnel to get it to fit.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/TtAhZ.jpg[/img]
also had an unpleasant suprise getting the fuel tank repaired, quoted $400!! jesus.
making sure the seat fits. they're cheap shit cobra retro style bucket seats, having them re-trimmed by an uncle.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/5d0W5.jpg[/img]
the seat is a little bit too far back there but making sure it clears the transmission tunnel.
speaking of..
making sure the transmission fits in the trans tunnel.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ltZeO.jpg[/img]
lining up the body and bonnet..
[img]http://i.imgur.com/qzEeu.jpg[/img]
also doing some wiring on the side for the mini. actually not sure which car will be finished first!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Nu9mW.jpg[/img]
^^^ Nice, they'll look very nice when finished.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QGcLr.jpg[/IMG]
Looking really good on both projects, clutch! Surprised by the de-seaming method though, kinda fussy and not as strong as a continuous weld. I recently decked the two-piece hood of a friend's '54 Chevy simply by removing the beading and stitching the two halves together from the underside. Filled the joint with lead, old-school.
i'll double check but i think the reason for the double weld is to do with a brace on the underside essentially making the seam a T piece in cross section. but yeah i just do as the old guy says, neither me or my dad know how to weld so having him help wa our only option!
[quote=clutch-monkey;979364]... brace on the underside essentially making the seam a T piece in cross section.[/quote]
Ahhhh! Got it, considerably stronger than a welded seam. :)
still working on clearance.. bonnet should have cleared but alas no, guess that's the british handmade charm - nothing ****ing fits from different cars
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/t02mI.jpg[/IMG]
the old fella helping on the bodywork.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ZVzb3.jpg[/IMG]
side vents in..
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YORjo.jpg[/IMG]
Still looks like she's coming together!
I missed this first time around; you should have kneecapped the pickup driver. What a waste!
However,
Well done on the progress so far - here's hoping you can make it even better now (it looked stunning before). :cool: Good luck!