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Old 09-11-2012, 12:21 AM
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I know I havent been posting on here lately, but working three jobs has made it difficult to find the time to post. I have been lurking on here reading all the posts via my cell phone, so I havent really been completely gone.


I thought I would give some updates on my new postion. I havent been doing a ton of metal work just yet, we had several projects that required general car building, and since I have a pretty good general automotive background, I have been doing a lot of other things around the shop.

Here are a couple of new projects that have come in.....




A 1950 or 51 Ford Victoria convertible, Im not sure but it might need a little spot rust repair LMAO!!!




My personal dream car, a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr. Not sure yet what is going to happen with this one just yet, as the owner bought it and just had it shipped to us.


Word at the shop is we have a second Zephyr coming in a week or or two, three military type vehicles after that, and towards the end of the year a 60's Ford GT-40!


All that being said I did get to do some Metal Shaping on the Austin Tiger 289 car. The last few weeks was all the little detail work on the final assembly of the car, getting it running and making sure everything was completly functional.


It was a full ground up concours level restoration. After getting it completed the owner decided to have us build a second hood for it that would have louvers and a scoop for cooling of the engine. They wanted everything to have no obstructions, so we had to completly re-work the understructure of the hood to allow complete air flow through the scoop and the louvers.




I made the scoop in two pieces, this being the front edge of the scoop.




Did some wire edging....





Welded to the rest of the scoop, and some practice louvers to check the layout.




Scoop welded in, louvers punched, and an initial test fit to make sure everything fits.




This is the underside of the hood with some high build primer on it. We had to section out three inches from each side rail of this structure to allow air flow through the louvers.













More shots of the high build, there was a light skim coat of filler in the front corners of the scoop, and on the trailing edge to blend it. We were really tight on time which neccesitated this.








Final test fit....










Some color..... and some judging at its first show.







Will update with more projects soon!
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Old 09-11-2012, 01:07 AM
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Good to see its all working out for you Mike!

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Old 09-11-2012, 01:30 AM
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Glad to see your having fun and you will only get better and be worth more.Enjoy this opportunity and good luck
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Old 09-11-2012, 03:02 AM
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Nice job Mike
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Old 09-11-2012, 09:02 AM
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man that is nice work and a beautiful car. keep on beaten
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Old 09-11-2012, 09:12 AM
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your lucky your boss lets you post pictures of things you do on company time! seems like a business participating in some transparency! good job find there!

a few years ago i started a job at a "reputable" restoration shop. they wanted me to fix a wrinkled quarter. i saw a few spots to unlock the dent and pulled out my stud gun. just as i was plugging it in the owner came by and said "dont do that it uses too much electricity just fill it with mud" and he hands me a whole gallon of bodyfiller! i loaded up my tools and went back to the "low quality" bodyshop that let me FIX the dents!
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Old 09-12-2012, 06:23 AM
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congratulation on the new job and post som pics if you ar alowed of the work you do at the new workplace
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Old 11-15-2012, 11:45 AM
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Mike, I am happy for you, so many times all we hear from folks is how much they dislike their job. With your enthusiam you will be an asset to your employer. Further , you will be refered to as the man who works "with me" as opposed to "works for me". Perhaps a subtle distinction, but massive in meaning. God Bless, Jim
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