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coming along nicely, the tip of a feature line is a very strange place to for the previous repairer to cut and join a panel! Tell me about it. Had to stitch that in very slowly to stop it from warping. He left the shape in place on the other side, cutting below but has badly changed the shape of the lip (reason unknown). I'll get the inner quarter built, which will tie into the metal of the wheel tub and rear valance, which will strengthen it significantly. Phil |
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Lots of fiddle-faddle with small, stupidly shaped pieces of metal to repair the inner quarter section at the back.  Put the new metal in and ground the welds down.  Next up, the remaining outer piece, which will join to that, and then the next up is the rest of the inner quarter. Phil |
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Let's create a metal shape.  Calibrated eyeball says that looks good.  Installed in the car. Warped a little so I'll try shrink it down a touch another day. Phil |
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Inner quarter.  That has made the back of the car feel nice and solid. Needs a little adjustment but that's not bad. |
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Constant progress, moving forward.
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Roughed in the arch profile.  Ran out of mig wire. |
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Rust treated and coated inside the frame rails.  That should slow the progression of rust down a bit. Phil |
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That looks impressive…….
Well, actually, petrifying.
But now it will be good.
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That looks impressive……. Well, actually, petrifying. But now it will be good. That's the least scary part. It's all flat sheet, plus it's not something you look at so it doesn't have to be a nice curve or smooth or finished in a quality fashion. (All of which I'm bad at).  See, throwing the panel in makes it look.. uh, better? Phil |
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Last Edit: Aug 9, 2023 1:17:03 GMT by PhilA
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Didn't get to the car today, after going to mow the yard and the battery in the mower taking a dump on itself. Bought a new battery, mowed the yard, then climbed about in the attic to find out why the non return flap on the bathroom vent was sticking; now it's dinnertime and I think I'm going to sit in front of the TV with a beer.
Did buy some new nozzle contacts and a spool of wire- different brand (Lincoln Electric) so I'll have to see how that welds compared to the Forney I've been using.
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Welded two sheets together. Welder was having a conniption, running the wire far too fast. Not sure what that's all about.  Still, that meant I had metal big enough to start smashing with a hammer. Got that far roughing it in and ran out of time. 16 gauge is also a lot harder to work with; ended up with carpenter's blisters. Phil |
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Sometimes beer is the answer.
I had a beer last night. And pizza, and fries.
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Aug 11, 2023 10:57:35 GMT
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Sometimes beer is the answer. I had a beer last night. And pizza, and fries. I've corrected that for you, beer is always the answer  |
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Darkspeed
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16 gauge is also a lot harder to work with; Phil Holy Smokes 16 gauge !! ETA Also had to look up "conniption" as that was a new one to me. |
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Last Edit: Aug 12, 2023 7:56:06 GMT by Darkspeed
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Aug 12, 2023 15:15:55 GMT
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16 gauge is also a lot harder to work with; Phil Holy Smokes 16 gauge !! ETA Also had to look up "conniption" as that was a new one to me. The car is built from 18 gauge, 3/64". It was quite thick because this was amongst Chrysler's first attempts at a monocoque design and they weren't quite up to using 20 or 22 gauge by this point, like they use today. I look at it this way, it's down by the wheel, it's going to be hammered with dirt and mud and trash, it'll take longer to rust out because there's more metal there. Just hammering it to shape is much harder work. Phil |
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Last Edit: Aug 12, 2023 15:18:34 GMT by PhilA
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Aug 14, 2023 17:41:23 GMT
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I ordered some spare parts.  They arrived in so I fitted them at lunch. Phil |
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Yeah, I like that.  |
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Aug 15, 2023 23:36:45 GMT
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Spent this afternoon fixing the lawn mower, but put in a few minutes on the car- one of the turn signals had a bad socket so that got fixed.  Judicious application of brute force and the bumper is now straighter than it was. Phil |
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Last Edit: Aug 15, 2023 23:38:04 GMT by PhilA
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Got home late today so decided on something small to do  So, fire and bodywork was involved.  Then water.  That took the worst of the big dent out, leaving a small crease on the weld line which will disappear with a small amount of filler. Note superb color match of paint.  Checked the lights work right. They do, which is nice. Battery is shot though. Got it running with a jump start off the Chieftain.  Still a bit upset though, I broke my favorite hammer. Phil |
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Last Edit: Aug 17, 2023 1:45:55 GMT by PhilA
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jimi
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New shaft will sort it out  |
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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