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That is so refreshing to see, in a world of colossal SUVs with mini-dog heads hanging out the window. I wonder which could run the quicker 60 foot time.
The Rambler looks to be a spectacular piece of work, inside and out. Congrats on getting to this point!
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Now that the car was off of the build table, I could access the outer rocker skins as well as the front fender mounting area. As you can see, the rocker skin was damaged, and the fender pocket was rusted….I also wanted to change how it mounted to a hidden mount (you’ll see that in another update)
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I'm reminded of a slogan of the company I worked for, Hewlett-Packard. "When Performance Must Be Measured by Results."
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Hi Dane
Very nicely done as usual! Steve
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Moving onto the next task…
Time to get the doors wrapped up now that the new rockers are in place. First I had to finish modifying the door striker area to match the bear claw latches I put in earlier (no before pic. But I had to lower the recessed area down further). I also fabricated an internal capture nut so the striker can be removed or adjusted without needing access from inside the qtr. door jamb. The door shell and inside of the skin were cleaned up and epoxy primed. After that, I fit the shell and the skin for the final time……once it was as good as it would be, I tack welded the skin to the shell (on the rear, bottom and front edge) Once secure, I worked my way around the perimeter edge welding it all and grinding / filing to the gap that I wanted. The original rear fender brace was rusty, plus I wanted to design it so the mounting bolts were hidden on the inner wheel well side, and not visual from the door jamb side. So I fabricated a new rear brace to suit what I needed.
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Superb work there Duane.
What are you using to protect the metal while bare at the moment?
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Sweet work as usual.
The door edge. Is that TIG welded with steel rod? If so, why did your skin not warp? I added silicon bronze super quickly to my El Camino skins and they shrunk like crazy. Everyone I see posting does the same thing and all is glorious. What the heck am I always doing wrong? |
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Marcus: Thanks, I’ll pass the word along to my alter ego Duane!
I don’t have anything on the metal. It stays fairly decent, but I go back from time to time and clean up some areas when some surface rust starts. If anyone has suggestions for products that they use, I’d be interested to know for some of our other projects in the shop. Pugsy: I did a mix of MIG and TIG on the doors. If I needed a bit more of a build for a larger gap I used the MIG to speed up the process a bit. As far as warping (much) I guess I don’t have an answer. I didn’t have any major issues that I wasn’t pleased with (though I’m not claiming that this car won’t get a 100% coat of filler in the end) I’m nowhere near capable of that level of work. Thanks again!
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G'Day Dane,
Not capable of that level of work my ring - I bet there will only be .5mm of Bog on this project. It's a good day when I get on this Site at Smoko and there is an update from you on this project.
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Dane, for rust protection check out MPPL by Maxima Racing Oil. I’ve used it on some bare steel stock car bodies and had good results. I thought it worked better than WD40 etc. Sean
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