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07-09-2022, 01:40 PM
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Most conscious hands-on craftsmen will be more...
Most conscious hands-on craftsmen will be more critical of their own work than other people’s. And rightly so because they have spent untold hours on parts and pieces (you could say almost to the...
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10-10-2019, 09:08 AM
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OUTSTANDING Jack…….. certainly way beyond the...
OUTSTANDING Jack…….. certainly way beyond the scope of the average body man. I wonder how many old timers will end up squinting their eyes trying to remember what year car they saw those taillights...
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05-07-2019, 10:44 PM
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Absolutely sweet idea Jack. Once again very nice...
Absolutely sweet idea Jack. Once again very nice results with inexpensive and or shop built tooling. I love it and thank you for sharing. ~ John Buchtenkirch<O:p</O:p
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05-05-2019, 07:09 PM
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Kind of a short related story. Some 10 or 15...
Kind of a short related story. Some 10 or 15 years ago I read a story about stylists written by a retired GM stylist. After they get the clay body pretty close to what they feel is correct they cover...
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04-10-2019, 08:35 AM
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Kind of a good thing to remind people of at this...
Kind of a good thing to remind people of at this point is……… as far as I know all curved side windows are tempered glass which cannot be cut :mad: to fit any opening. Most people do know this, it’s...
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04-01-2019, 11:36 AM
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Yes………. and the most humbling thing is his work...
Yes………. and the most humbling thing is his work seems to be accomplished with mostly entry level equipment, no multi thousand dollar power hammers, Eckolds or Pullmaxes. It makes me happy to see a...
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03-20-2019, 05:12 PM
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Jack, I assume you are talking about the magnetic...
Jack, I assume you are talking about the magnetic holder on the stainless ??? I just assumed you had a chunk of mild steel on the other side of the stainless. Besides that who is going to question...
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01-13-2019, 12:04 PM
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Okay guys, I was really only trying to console...
Okay guys, I was really only trying to console Jack over a bit of a rough patch in his build. Let’s not change his excellent build thread into one about plating metal, that could easily be another...
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01-13-2019, 02:46 AM
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Norm, I’m not a plater myself and know very...
Norm, I’m not a plater myself and know very little about the business but I’m told that cyanide copper plating is like the Bondo of the plating business, a very high build plating that can fill pits...
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01-12-2019, 05:20 PM
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Don't be too hard on yourself.
Jack, I feel your pain………. however just about any parts that are being plated or polished to perfection are not novice level. While a really good polisher may be able to polish out some minor...
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01-30-2018, 06:52 PM
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Most people don’t understand why or how much...
Most people don’t understand why or how much torsional strength a proper X member can add to a car’s frame. The diagonal members should be straight as they cross from rail to rail if you want to get...
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01-10-2018, 08:12 PM
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I agree 110% on clips but some people are totally...
I agree 110% on clips but some people are totally afraid of the idea of 2 halves of a car being welded together. Then again some body men really can’t weld that good. I always thought it’s a shame...
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10-30-2016, 08:21 PM
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Jack, regarding post 432, photo #1. I like your...
Jack, regarding post 432, photo #1. I like your station spacing and the rear stations have good back side viewing particularly at the top. I’d consider cutting a half moon or 2 triangles out of the...
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08-06-2016, 05:37 PM
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I always keep a live Aloe vera plant on the...
I always keep a live Aloe vera plant on the property. They don’t require much care and have saved me many times. Cut the spiked edges off a leaf, split it in half and rub the inside of the leaf on...
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07-18-2016, 10:44 AM
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You’ve built a buck I’d have no trouble using….....
You’ve built a buck I’d have no trouble using….. plenty of room between stations to view panel fit up to the edges of the stations. People that have blocked out auto body plastic for several years...
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