Project PHOENIX-Gene's new LV
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Thanks Georg, I'm liking it a whole lot better too. So you're saying that the vent cover is the wrong year? Even if it is, I can bridge the gap with the open-cell one sided foam tape that I made all of the inside gaskets with.
And a big YES for Surf n Turf. The back half will look like it did last year, but we'll be there.
And a big YES for Surf n Turf. The back half will look like it did last year, but we'll be there.
Looks awesome, Gene.
Did you figure out the attachment to the fender vent? Is it some sort of rubber boot like the old Chevy's?
Edit: Looks like you are getting it.
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I agree...Great job with detail...It IS a great rig...
all cruisers are a work in progress...and every garage is a building lot
all cruisers are a work in progress...and every garage is a building lot
not so important,
I like the " Toyota-style" hose clamps*.
Toyota still have them.
Cheers
Peter
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..a prospective Pebble Beach winner, need them
http://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/
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not so important,
I like the " Toyota-style" hose clamps*.
Toyota still have them.
Cheers
Peter
*
..a prospective Pebble Beach winner, need them
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance : Welcome
Nice phillips screwdriver
Looking good Gene! I have not been by in a while to see your rig, but it is looking really nice!
PM or call me if you need a hand with anything. By the way, have you been laying down any practice welds?
Sean
PM or call me if you need a hand with anything. By the way, have you been laying down any practice welds?
Sean
Had a busy week so I didn't get to work on the fender that Butch donated until today. Had to scrape and then wirewheel 1/16" of road grease and dirt under a layer of paint. The top was dented with a bad bondo job, so I had to sand it down and smooth it out again. I'll prime tomorrow and start on the hood.
Fosters must really eat some paint.
How are the Mechanicals coming along? Have the newer fuel tank installed, etc?
How are the Mechanicals coming along? Have the newer fuel tank installed, etc?
Mark stopped by and did a little body repair on the rear driver quarter. I wasn't sure if the rear quarter panels off my old LV were gonna work as donors, but now it looks like they might. I'll be cutting and removing the rear quarter panels this week.
WOW!
How can the front look so good but the back look so bad.
How can the front look so good but the back look so bad.
The tank is still out. I was gonna wait 'til the cutting and welding is done before re-installing it. Besides the tank, the e-brake needs adjusting, I need extended shackles in the front, the brake lines on the rear axle need to be moved back off the top of the axle, driveshafts need to be lubed, some wiring at the head lights and turn signals after both fenders are in, and just a couple more small things. Not a whole lot left to do as far as mechanicals. The foster's Lager, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers is just part of working on Cruisers.
Here's a pic of the corner that Mark was working on before any work..
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Easy... I haven't done anything to the back before today. It's gonna take a lot of work, but it'll come out clean. Not that he's a body repairman by trade, but Mark has a good eye for where to cut and weld to straighten out some twisted metal.
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Was there any rust on your other rig? I remember seeing the new rig's rear. Pretty beat up
Mark does body work too!?!?! Seriously impressive. Someday hopefully I'll have a few of those skills.
It's really coming along nicely Gene. I'm partial to the Young's Double Chocolate though.
Dan
It's really coming along nicely Gene. I'm partial to the Young's Double Chocolate though.
Dan
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Do those extra axles need to go to Colorado? If so, Mark has some stuff he wants to send to Iowa. If you guys can get the stuff up to me, I'm leaving Sat.