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Mar 29, 2008 20:13:46 GMT
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Bit more work done now  Found a useful place to store the paper towels and masking sheet ;D  Still sanding & filling the door, no photo as it looks like the last ones,lol  While the filler was going off, I did another job on the 'to do' list. This was to add some Jacking points to the chassis and rear axle, so as not to spoil the paintwork when its finished, the jacking tubes can get chipped but not the main parts. Easy to touch in with a brush then. This is the tube notched & welded to the front crossmember (bit blurry photo)  And the tube welded to the axle, it may look curse word, but its cos the diff is offset, so it is actually in the centre of the axle.  Close up,  All for now  |
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Rob
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Mar 29, 2008 21:40:58 GMT
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That's a great idea for jacking points... really like that. (gonna nick that ) I prefer the bigger fotos... cheers for that. Loaded quick enough for me... |
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Mar 30, 2008 13:56:11 GMT
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Nick away Rob, I stole the idea from a mate too ;D
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Mar 30, 2008 20:38:47 GMT
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Excellent work as usual Keep at the sanding all Worth it in the end |
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Had a bit of a break today by stripping the front wishbones and pressing out the lower balljoints ready for being mediablasted. Tidied up the welds a little and polished the edges ready for paint afterwards. I'm still plodding on with the sanding & filling, nearly there I think even the door edges are being smoothed out!  |
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Woke up, looked out of window and there was 2" of snow on the Camaro! But as I have a heated garage, it was no problem I had pressed out the original balljoints that were damaged when we welded up the suspension arms and pressed new ones in. So I prepped the arms and smoothed the welds and shot them over with 2 coats of black primer. I also got around to remembering to prime the door hinges at long last!  After welding the new gutter edges in, I smoothed off the gutter areas to get rid of some pitting in the metal from 50 years of life, and after an initial prime in the gutter areas I blew in the whole rear hump again. I also blew in part of the wheelarch as I found a couple of dimples I had missed previously.  And finally.... after many hours of fillering, the passenger door is finally done (I hope) it all looks great from what I can see so far, so fingers crossed.  |
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Got the door out into the daylight tonight, and I'm pleased to say it looks very nice ;D Almost as if Ford made them that way, lol. Though I doubt Ford ever got them as straight as this one is now or chopped them like this one either. I did wonder the other night, if cars have souls, I hope mine is happy that's its being so lovingly restored after 54 years, bet it never thought it would be like this when it rolled off the production line!  |
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Some great work on this - I'd lose patience and roller paint the whole thing and roll it 50's original stylee Patience of a saint in there, looking excellent. John |
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Thanks gtvsavior, beginning to wonder if anyone still read this  Been drilling holes in me nuts tonight  ooh-err!  After that with a little dressing, they slipped over the 4 bars and were welded on. Tried to keep the welds the same size & opposite each other to avoid distorting the tubes. These are so I can adjust the tube length easily when they are fitted to the car.  And by the end of the evening, they all looked like this  Makes a change form sanding down filler anyway |
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Just amazing! Can't believe how good those doors are! All of the bodwork in fact, superb! You must be sick of filling, sanding and prepping but i'm sure everyone will be able to appreciate the finished article. The standard of work on this car is just inspirational  |
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Great update, oh and don´t worry we´re still reading...about time we started writing though I have serious trouble motivating myself when it gets to the stage where i´m filling and sanding....Doff my cap to you sir, i admire your patience and attention to detail. ;D |
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The paint work is looking like all the filling and sanding has paid off, superb job I like how in the picture of your drill everything has a nice dusting of filler powder ;D Keep up the good work and like Street said it's inspirational! Makes me want to start painting mine |
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looks like all the hard work is paying off in the paint finish, look forward to seeing more
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I must admit to not commenting too much as I'm usually taking notes! Don't ever think it ain't appreciated fella - you're teaching all us newbies in the process....... ;D Sometimes these threads REALLY make me wish I lived local to some of these builds. |
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Thanks gtvsavior, beginning to wonder if anyone still read this Never miss an update - thread is in my bookmarks Rarely comment tho cos your posts are so comprehensive I was mystified with the door sanding untill I saw the last picture and now I get it - looks ace!! |
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Apr 10, 2008 17:20:24 GMT
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Ooh, the nice comments have given me a nice warm feeling, like I wet myself, but not as damp, lol ;D ;D ;D
V8Chevette, tyeah, the filler dust is everywhere, I ought to post a photo of my back garden, the path is white up to the house!! (as is the carpets & settee also), the dust carries everywhere!! Gonna have to hose the garage down before I paint it with topcoats.
gtvsavior, feel free to pop in if you ever come past Slough way.
Everyone else, glad you all enjoy it your builds are great too, I have most of them bookmarked also.
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Apr 10, 2008 22:25:36 GMT
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Bit more progress in the garage tonight, added some seam sealer around my nuts to stop water getting behind them, and also did some more filler work on the door hinges....nothing escapes!! 55 years has taken its toll on them and they are heavily pitted, they are half done here 2 smoothed & 2 not done yet.  But with all the build posts I totally forgot to show you guys the other part of the project, something for the weekend  This is as it was bought, I have tidied it up since then but the plans are to get it media blasted to remove the paint this summer (its fibreglass) and then it will be repaired where needed, and done in gloss black to match the car. I am thinking of putting standard chrome headlamp buckets back on with some clever jiggery pokery in a headlamp lens with high output LED's for the lights, so it looks stock until the brakes/indicators come on. Also I'd like to try to lower it a bit, and fit some centreline wheels to match the car, we'll see..........   It has a very big carrying capacity, as the storage area goes into the front wings as well, which is just as well, as there is only enough room for a biro in the Pop ;D |
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Classic Ford with matching trailer, definately like that!
Matching paintjob and wheels will finish it off nicely. ;D
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Wow How did i miss all this!? Vast array of skills, experience and devotion there. Have you learned all this for your job? or just from building cars in your workshop? Theres lots to learn here thats for sure. Did you say what type of filler you use BTW? I bought some of that 'Metallik' stuff from Halfrauds that BenzBoy recommended, yet to try it like, still wading through the big tin of Unipart stuff that Hairynut kindly got me! |
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Will be nice to see a pro street car towing a trailer rather than being towed on a trailer lol.
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