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Patch panel number three made for the cowl.
Builds Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage. (1 Viewer)
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Beautiful work!!
The only low country, above sea level, that I'm aware of over there, is the Limburg Province. Am I close?
The only low country, above sea level, that I'm aware of over there, is the Limburg Province. Am I close?
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Nope, a bit more to the north, country is correct. Close to a bridge to far.
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It is wel above sea level.
We live on a ridge that was pushed up by the glaciers during the last ice age.
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Sorry to clutter your thread with more praise, but I can't help myself. Your work is just so impressive! This thread is especially great for me since I'm about to do virtually the same work on my cowl, though I'm sure it won't hold a candle to yours. Thanks and keep the pictures coming! It's a huge help for me to see how things come apart. Like you, the metal work is my favorite part, but I'm still enough of a beginner that it intimidates me and makes me hesitate to cut into it.
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Thanks for the props.
Don't be afraid of the steel work. Just cut the pieces out an use them as a template.
Buy the tools as you need them.
Most of my patches are made with vise inserts for bending, a roling sheer and a grinder.
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Bottom of the A pillar was mostly gone, made the extra lips for more surface downwards.
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Welded in place
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Always check if it all still fits.
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What year is yours?
It's an '82. I bought it in 1993 from the my next door neighbor, the original owner, who was 75. She used it for hunting and plowing snow, so it's seen a lot of winter salt.
I actually have to carefully separate the cowl from the tub, because I have 3/4 tub that I bought 10 years ago. It'll make it easier to work on but harder to get the final fitment right. It's complicated also by the fact that it's being disassembled in VT, and reassembled in Boston (in a 1-car garage).
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If you want to do it propperly you need to remove the side panels.
good to know, thanks for the tip!
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Decided to cut the remaining affected part of rhe cowl and replace it
Patches welded in, they still need some work but it is a start.
Patches welded in, they still need some work but it is a start.
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Left front kick panel out
As expected, the mounting point is mostly gone.
As expected, the mounting point is mostly gone.
