Build Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage.

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Dang straight... bout like Rocky working out in that crappy old gym instead of a clean, organized, cutting edge equipped, air conditioned workout center!

... and we'd all likely give left testicle to have your setup! Great looking work you're doing

It has been a long road to get here, and still working on finishing the shop.

 

[gator25]

Wow, Michael that looks good and your shaping the pieces by hand. Cool!

 

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And the challenge continues, taking the cancer out and shaping new steel.

Leaving the corner for the modeling

 

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After some hammering, cutting, bending and sculpting the basic shape is there.

 

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Just to give an idea of the process, first a rough piece with a bend.

Mark the edges

Cut the rough shape and start to grind and fit.

 

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Corner picture

The rounding of the edge is done with the stretcher

Next fase is getting the propper curve in

 

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Started a tread on reviving the hood.
Reviving a rusty, dented hood.

 

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Took the winch and front bumper off.

 

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Took the kick panel out.

To much rust between the panels to leave it in, now I can replace the corners of the top parts and repair the kick panel properly.

 

[tstepp920]

Took the kick panel out.
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To much rust between the panels to leave it in, now I can replace the corners of the top parts and repair the kick panel properly.
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I must do this on both sides. How did you deal with the spot welds? Where did you start? It doesn't "appear" to be as difficult as I expected.

 

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I must do this on both sides. How did you deal with the spot welds? Where did you start? It doesn't "appear" to be as difficult as I expected.

I started with drilling out the spot welds on the A pillar, from the rear (door) side. Then finding the other spotwelds and drill the out. After that I took a thin cutting wheel and cut the welds on the top side of the panel.
A little wiggeling and it came out.

 

[DSB345]

You are truly skilled!

 

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You are truly skilled!

Its just a matter of looking how it is done, take it apart, replace the bad parts and put it back together.
I do believe it is a waist of time to fix things and leave rust hidden between the body parts. That is just creating work in the future.

 

[DSB345]

Just that easy huh?

Its just a matter of looking how it is done, take it apart, replace the bad parts and put it back together.
I do believe it is a waist of time to fix things and leave rust hidden between the body parts. That is just creating work in the future.

 

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Just that easy huh?

Yep

 

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Aligning the old and the new.

Marking where to cut.

 

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Cut to fit.

Tack welds in place

 

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Test fit

 

[Solace in Solitude]

You're definitely an artist, Michael!!

 

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You're definitely an artist, Michael!!

Thanks