09-15-2012, 06:20 PM | #61 |
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Re: 30 ROADSTER -A hot rod in 1956 - Time for a refersh in 2012
we are getting there Jeff!! found some goodies for you today at canfield
thanks flattie! im serious 329 i have a ways to go!! but thank you!! an older repop panel for below the decklid . not anyway like the ones they sell now i put Jeffs orig inners in it and i think this ones gonna fit like a glove!! no weird twists or turns and an even gap on the bottom of the subrail im excited!1
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09-15-2012, 10:04 PM | #62 |
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Re: 30 ROADSTER -A hot rod in 1956 - Time for a refersh in 2012
Funny just yesterday I was looking at the rear panel for my Roadster, is that one you have a Brookville item? Bob
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09-18-2012, 08:06 AM | #63 |
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"no weird twists or turns and an even gap on the bottom of the subrail im excited!"
Looks great -- good score. Are you patching in the original stock features to the passenger's door or were they simply leaded-in and you're just un-doing that? Looked to me like at least the side curtain post hole had been cut or ground-down before it was leaded (or otherwise filled-in). |
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no idea where its from roadster 62
jeff i have a few old skins laying around but i will send you an email in the interest of time vs orig henry steel ! it was a rough week of this but damn am i glad to be back to work !! made the inner bracing today for the panel under the decklid nows its looking like something !! ordered the new brackets that go behind the door pillar from brookville a nice fit !! and the door fits well
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Once all the panels are fit do you plan to beadblast or DA everything? Bob
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even if it doesnt get bead blasted while in my hands all the panels that are spot wleded or bolted together are wire wheeled da-ed or ground and primered!
i might take you up on that paint jeff!! well i put a door skin on the passenger side today as it would save about 6 hours of work total in the end betwen metal work and body work . turns out jeff had a badly bent hinge as well if you notice the gap notice the gap after a little work with a big pair of channel locks i couldn't be happier with this roadster and the way its fitting together like a jig saw puzzle .
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^^^^^^ To me this area on a 30-31 Roadster deserves a lot of time and fitting. Door, lower stantion, and the cross piece that goes under the windsheild. You can eat up a fair amount of time, but it is the place I personally look at on a finished car. Don't forget those lead spacers, Snyders sells them. Project looks great, I''ll get back to mine after Hershey. Bob
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hi flop, i really like seeing your work on this roadster. i'am at the same point on my 31. i was hoping to get from you the door hinge bolt hole locations on the cowl side. i had to replace everything. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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hey marty thanks! do you need the measurements still?
this roadster is solid!!! 2 pinholes and 3 stres cracks !! a little mess from the old channel job patch seems a little big! nothing exciting here got it filled in but forgot the after picture before a little after action i love the way this car fits together
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Excellent work -- as always! I didn't think the quarter brackets would be salvageable -- great repair. It's really coming together.
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thanks Jeff!!
a little arts and crafts here today . i wanted to make a patch panel for the passenger side quarter heres what i can up with after a little work fitted up !! now i gotta fire up the tig took the bracket off for that rivets to the subframe now its getting there!!
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Excellent progress -- keep it up. Guess I need to get going on the chassis!
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getting closer Jeff!
well the panel above the decklid needs some work... looks like at one time someone had some 47 chevy style hinges on it and changed it to a decklid instead of a rumble . boy that really stretched it to hell! brasssssssss my enemy!
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I've been following this build/rebuild for a bit. Did you un-rivet the panels and then clean them? I have a roadster that I am working on that I am going to need to clean up a bit to get all the rust and whatnot off of. What do you use to cut the metal when making a patch panel?
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model a fan
as of yet i have not unspot welded the panel since it was really really stretched. i make my cut for patch panels with a standard cutting wheel on a 4 and a half inch grinder this panel was really really really stretched from the decklid hinges being bolted to it really dont want to think of how many shrinks are in it
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How do you shrink it? Do you use heat?
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10-15-2012, 10:49 PM | #78 |
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In my opinion, that was the worst panel on the whole car (in terms of damage) and your repairs are nothing short of fantastic.
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dumb you shrink with heat . either a torch ,shrinking disc or stud gun .
well back on it ! Jeff stopped by with his dad this weekend and check out the car . glad he got to see it in person finally!! messed with the gaps on the drivers door tonight and got it fitting pretty well then i decided to tack in the handmade patch i made for the drivers side. back at it tomorrow!
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I greatly admire your work Flop! If you're ever looking for an apprentice, I'll be at your shop the next day!
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