[Bill Hanlon]

CB radio antenna mount from the 70s??

[1_Wild_Cat]

That’s our best guess too…no reason to put a cup holder there. Haha.

[1_Wild_Cat]

Quick as that...the problem is fixed.

Just a template made out of tape...



A little piece of steel with the template transferred....



Cut the old crap out...Shape the patch...And weld the new in...





As easy as falling off a log...or so I'm told.

[1_Wild_Cat]

A day late for the goat's birthday -- but my 4"-stroke Molnar crank arrived today. I'm excited to be making progress on the engine front...





Thanks for following along...

[HWYSTR455]

Following!

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[1_Wild_Cat]

Hi Everyone -- I thought I would post a little update for anyone still following along on this saga...

We resume the driver's quarter repair already in progress. The lip where the quarter meets the wheel well had some rust. Probably from water getting in after someone cut part of the lip off (I guess to clear wider rubber).

So that got a patch of new metal made and welded in...





An finished out -- looking really good.



But the BIG news is...(drums roll)...The quarter is welded in! No more big hole in the side of my car. Very exciting (for me).



Thanks everyone for following along while my project grinds relentlessly, albeit slowly toward completion.

[Cardo]

Very nice!!! These things are a marathon not a sprint.....glad to see progress. Everything he's done so far looks fantastic! Can't wait to see some paint!

[1_Wild_Cat]

Thanks for checking in Cardo...I'm definitely happy with how that "patch" worked out.

One upside to all the metal finishing is once I'm in the bodywork phase - it should get really straight really quick. All with minimal build or filler.

Color one of these days....

A couple more views of the fit-up (since I ran out of photo space in the last post).

Thanks again for following along...

[Greg Reid]

Does anyone know the purpose of doubling the Clecos?

[1_Wild_Cat]

Hi Greg -- I think the doubled Clecos just allow for securely clamping the panel where is needs to be. You can see that there is a little clip between the two Clecos (Cleci?).

I can certain ask Cam if you have questions...Like why that method instead of another?

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by 1_Wild_Cat

Hi Greg -- I think the doubled Clecos just allow for securely clamping the panel where is needs to be. You can see that there is a little clip between the two Clecos (Cleci?).

I can certain ask Cam if you have questions...Like why that method instead of another?

No need, makes sense to me that it's probably for a more secure, warp free joint before welding.
I would like to know what he's using to make his cuts? The cut gap between the patches and quarters are so neat and perfectly uniform.

[1_Wild_Cat]

Moving on to metal finishing...A picture is worth a thousand words - so I'll save myself some typing and you some reading...





Wetted...so you can see the reflections...





Thanks everyone for following along.

[HWYSTR455]

Wow, that turned out great!


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[1_Wild_Cat]

Wow, that turned out great!

That looks like outstanding work there...

Thanks guys. Hard to believe there a still people in the world that can start with a flat piece of steel and end up there. I'm glad I got sent to see Cam...

I would like to know what he's using to make his cuts? The cut gap between the patches and quarters are so neat and perfectly uniform.

He makes the initial cut with a .040" cut off wheel about 1/32" above the scribe line. Then sands to the line with a 36 grit sander and hand files as needed.

His tools for this:


This is all the tools used for the finishing and correction...



Thank you everyone for your kind word and for following along.

[1_Wild_Cat]

Hi Everyone --

Cam says: "And with that, all the major body work is done!"

Now we handle some of the "minor" stuff...Then SPI epoxy...Then my shop for everything else...

Yahoo - Progress!

Thanks everyone for following along. And your kind words and encouragement.

The final results on the quarter...

[tempest1964]

Looks amazing!

[ZeGermanHam]

Top notch! Very glad to see progress on this.

[1_Wild_Cat]

Looks amazing!

Top notch! Very glad to see progress on this

Thanks. Feels good to be making real progress again.

[1_Wild_Cat]

Hi Everyone -- A little update for those still following along.

The hits just keep coming...The passenger door was banged up pretty good. Enough that fixing it was easier/faster by removing the skin. Maybe this was a good thing - since the rust laying in the pinch weld can be dealt with.





We will probably remove the skin from the other door too based on the rust. "In for a penny, in for a pound"...

In other news: Paul K hooked me up with a set of Molnar 6.7" rods to go with my Molnar crank. Super nice guy and great to deal with.



The trek continues. Thanks to everyone for following along - I sincerely appreciate it.

[69hardtop]

I have a 64 pass door for parts if you need anything (I’m keeping the glass)