Gentlemen, thanks for the compliments. It's been a fun little project to bring together. And no, I don't know what I'm doing but I figure it out as I go and try to stay a bunch of steps ahead in the planning so I don't build myself into a corner. That's the secret to making it look like I DO know what I'm doing.
As always the images are clickable for full sized ones.
So, a chunk of galvanized pipe and a 5/8" steel rod makes a nice radius.
That will look nice as an inside corner...
So I welded a flat to the pipe section and squeezed a 2" wide length of metal between them.
Followed by bending the top over to for the cap.
After some additional tweaking it fits pretty well.
I'll probably fit some 3/4" plywood over the lip to finish it. Each screw will be a rivet and during the final assembly I plan on silicone caulking the seams to help it be more weather tight.
And done this part well enough to move on to the next area...
One question, what is this radiator out of? It has the extra hood holders on the side and seems pretty thick.
For the rest of the day I installed the brake rods and played with the seating arrangements. And yes, a lot of time is spent making motor noises.
