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braaap , Another buddy of mine pretty much suggested the same thing. Making sets of the corner pieces and selling them as a kit for people to modify their own garnish moldings. But because of the amount of hours I spent on making the tools, as well as the time it takes to make the corner pieces, it would be expensive. The metal needs a lot of persuasion to take that shape... So I don't know... But if somebody was serious about it, I could sell them the tools though. If they would want to start selling them.
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Wondering how long it'll take until some Ford buffer tells you that you made them wrong? :-)
They look great btw.
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Wondering how long it'll take until some Ford buffer tells you that you made them wrong? :-) They look great btw. Thanks. I thought about telling them, straight faced, that they are some ultra rare aftermarket option from the early '50s. And wait until one of them comes back with, " yeah, I know about those, you shouldn't have chopped them..."
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coupsterv8
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Oct 22, 2023 11:12:13 GMT
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This looks a great thread, just my kind of thing! Il go and read from the start.
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Oct 22, 2023 18:04:51 GMT
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Nice touch, I wonder if anyone will ever notice?
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Oct 22, 2023 19:12:10 GMT
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Nice touch, I wonder if anyone will ever notice? If its anything like my '28, not a lot of people will. Most will dismiss the car and its buildstyle as whatever the catchphrase of the day is, but every now and then there is somebody who'll take the time to really look at the car and find all the little hidden details. Which is fun. But even that isnt as much fun as doing them. I guess my thing is to build my cars with little variations to the theme, but in a way that nothing stands out and attracts too much attention to itself. ( or, that is what I try to do...)
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jamesd1972
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Oct 22, 2023 22:06:06 GMT
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Just when you thought it could get no better ! Wow. James
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coupsterv8
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Just gone through the whole thread - Brilliantly detailed. Love how you bent the drip rails, wouldn't have thought it would have been possible without kinking. (I didn't comment throughout as most would be out of context now.)
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Oct 23, 2023 18:49:31 GMT
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Cant be serious all the time. So I spent some time goofing off. No. I'm not going to do that. So now that's out of my system, I'm back to building.
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When I put the seat in, I found out the shifter was too low. My hand hit the seat when I shifted to 2nd. So I made a taller bracket.
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I did the driver side door garnish molding. But that looks like the pass side, so I didn't take any pics. I took all the wood out of the car. It was supposed to be structural, but it hasn't been for decades. It may still have had the structural integrity to hold the upholstery in place. But even that was doubtful. Also, I decided not to use the original parcel shelf. It takes up too much space ( I need to push the seat way back). And as far as a load bearing member, I think I can do better... So this is the first piece. I made a box section out of sheetmetal, that I spotwelded together. I punched holes in the window surround to prepare it for rosette welds. And the way I like to do that is to mount it in place with self tappers ( through the rosette weld holes), to make sure it is exactly where I want it before I start welding. Same with the lower edge of the box section.
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And I made corner pieces to connect them all. I made those in two pieces, so I could weld in the lower one first ( or outside of the curve) , and then cap it off with the top one ( or inside of the curve). So all 4 sides are welded, on both box sections. I still have a lot to do. I figure I'm not even half way yet, with the strengthening. But the difference is already noticeable. The doors close better because the B pillars are much stiffer. This all has to be done before I can do the 1/4 and rear window garnishes. And part of that will be reworking the pocket for the thickness of the glass, on the 1/4's. More on that later...
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Absolutely love the work you have done with adding those box sections in, that looks fantastic and will do no wonders for the structure.
Looks dead smart!
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Oct 30, 2023 16:19:57 GMT
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That should make it super rigid when you are finished, looks great.
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Oct 30, 2023 16:41:24 GMT
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Thanks blackpopracing I thought it really needed some extra rigidity. It will make it a nicer car to drive. But also, if anything would ever go wrong, it will give me more protection than having it implode in a cloud of wood splinters and dry rot dust... It wont be full on roll over protection, but it should be stronger than stock...
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jimi
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Oct 30, 2023 19:53:36 GMT
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That looks to have the structural rigidity of a wet teabag !
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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