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04-11-2007, 11:50 PM | #1 |
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Re: West Coast 67
This shows the age of both of you
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04-12-2007, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Looks great as always! I like XXL's idea of a hood cowl merger. I have been thinking about this and then sink the windshield frame down about 1.5" (1.5" chop) and hide the wipers down their as well so you would increase the cowl to glass gap, smooth everything out on top and still have wippers. This was done in Tex Smith's book on chop Tops and thought it was cool
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04-12-2007, 08:36 PM | #3 |
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Some more pics of the fender/hood welded up.
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04-12-2007, 08:37 PM | #4 |
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Few more...
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04-13-2007, 07:15 AM | #6 |
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Love the plexy fire wall
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04-13-2007, 07:34 AM | #7 |
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Awesome Work!! - can't say that I dig the hood treatment, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Do you have any pictures of the welded sheetmetal seams before ginding them? - I see some Cleco's and looks like a backer piece of metal in some of the pictures - did this backer get welded in with the overlap like that?
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That backer piece is just for fitting... I butt-weld all my sheetmetal joints. I just used it to get the front piece fit up.
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All i can say is WOW
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You're obviously TIG welding everything as you would never be able to get a MIG weld to metal finish like that. - How did you close those gaps where the backers were used for fitment? - I though you couldn't fill a gap that big in sheet metal with a TIG? Looks like you had to split the front of the hood section to get the body lines to work (which left you with those gaps) I guess my question is were you able to close them or did you add a "filler strip"???
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When TIG welding a panel I try and get the edges to butt up perfectly (no gap). The way I achieve this is by lining it up best I can, tack it in a few spots, then take my trusty cut-off wheel (1/32") and run it along the entire seam making the gap perfectly even (I don't cut the spot welds yet). Now I have a perfect gap that is even and true. I then cut the tacks and butt the panel up tight. Out comes the welder and away I go. After each tack or small stitch I will grind, hammer, and dolly the area making sure the entire panel maintains alignment. It may seem like it would take more time to use this method, but time spent now almost always means time saved later! If I am using the MIG process I follow the same steps, only I don't butt the edges up completely... I have found it best to leave a small gap to aid in penetration.
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