ConVerTT
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Yup. Oh well ... time to start templating the rad support I guess....
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Not what I wanted to see at 5:30 on Friday on a long weekend ???? ...cue @Captain Obvious....
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Ok true. I guess this project actually started sometime in the 90’s ?
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PS: thank you, and I blame this whole obsession on @wheee! ?
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Yup - same idea exactly. I used square tube instead of plate because the section adds strength without all the weight- kinda like our cars ?
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It is internally geared to 60 rpm but it was too fast so the large gear brings it down to 10-ish rpm.
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Hey Captain - the mini brake is fantastic! I will be copying that! Plenty of times that I need a 4 inch piece and cand be bothered to drag out the 4 ft bender. Making tools is fun - it could become a whole separate (probably expensive) hobby for me.
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Haha - good point for sure ! The bead roller started out as a Princess Auto (Harbor Freight basically) special. It was junk. I kept the dies and started over. Gears are from Boston Gear, Motor was pulled from an electric hoist. It was a fun project on it’s own!
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You left out Big Bertha! Now she’s upset ?
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“Framed” but not floating ....
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Thanks grannyknot!
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I have a garage full of misfires?. I guess I should post those too!
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Doh!
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Didn’t have too much time today but got the passenger firewall patch fabbed up .... Cardboard pattern .... Traced onto some 20 ga .... f Rough bends on the brake .... And clamped in place ...
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Sunny and COLD ?
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Buying the pre-made is definitely plan B. I am going to give it a shot after I figure out the firewall. What’s the worst that can happen ??
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Thanks grannyknot. It will certainly be the hardest piece yet!
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Thanks Patcon. Yeah I knew the rail was bad, but holy crap Batman - I was surprised HOW bad ?
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Woohoo! Driver side welded in. Straight and true.... So it is spot welded in for now. I will finish the seam welding and cleanup on the rotisserie once it is off the jig. Welding out of position SUCKS!!! Time to start in on the bad side .... Nice firewall Rail cut out easily enough though .... ‘ Check out all the rust that came out of this rail .... +1 for the jig. Glad I didn’t try to put that directly on to the rotisserie ....
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Good point Captain. It is minus 30 outside this week. Of course it is temperature and humidity controlled inside - balmy 67 degrees in the shop ????
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Well ... I forgot how slowly Por15 dries ... no welding today ?
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Very good idea! Will try that!
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Agree 1000 percent! There is a little bit trapped along the shock tower seam. Going to have to work that out.
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Thanks!
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Well its been a few days. The rails are pretty much done. Time to get ready to weld so ....AIRCRAFT STRIPPER time! Yay! Personally I prefer chemical to mechanical stripping. Wear a respirator. First pass ... I always “bag” the panel after a generous application, especially on vertical panels. Keeps everything wet a bit longer and cuts down the fumes .... Good start, but looks like it will need a looks like it will need a second pass.... Much better after a second pass... Panel looks pretty clean. Rusty at the firewall and under the rad support as expected... p ] So while I was waiting, I thought I would try the stripper on the undercoat in the fender well. I have been told that it will NOT work on undercoat .... ...but it sure did! Softened it right up so that I could scrape it off with a putty knife ... Finnished it up with WD40 on a rag and a wire wheel on some of the stubborn stuff. Tomorrow we weld! Cheers all!
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