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**LockDoc** · 10-09-2009, 07:15 PM

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Part of the '69 lives on! I finally talked my friend Ron into welding up a couple of cowl vents to see how much work it would be and how they would turn out, so I made a jig out of the '69 cowl and dash section. I will take the jig and a couple of cowl vents up to him in the morning to see what he thinks.

I will cut the grille sections out when he shows me where he wants them cut and make the filler pieces and he will weld them in and finish them out. I have a slip roll and metal shrinker/stretcher to make the panels with and if need be I do have access to an english wheel and planishing hammer. I know there are people who have done this and I don't think it is as easy as it sounds to get the radiuses correct and still get it smooth. If anyone can get the job done Ron can, he is an awesome welder. It may take us a week or two to get one finished with the other projects we have going on but I will update this thread as work progresses.

LockDoc

10-09-2009, 07:15 PM	#1
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,362	Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent - Part of the '69 lives on! I finally talked my friend Ron into welding up a couple of cowl vents to see how much work it would be and how they would turn out, so I made a jig out of the '69 cowl and dash section. I will take the jig and a couple of cowl vents up to him in the morning to see what he thinks. I will cut the grille sections out when he shows me where he wants them cut and make the filler pieces and he will weld them in and finish them out. I have a slip roll and metal shrinker/stretcher to make the panels with and if need be I do have access to an english wheel and planishing hammer. I know there are people who have done this and I don't think it is as easy as it sounds to get the radiuses correct and still get it smooth. If anyone can get the job done Ron can, he is an awesome welder. It may take us a week or two to get one finished with the other projects we have going on but I will update this thread as work progresses. LockDoc Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -