progress report

[HOTRODPRIMER]

After 3 months of saturdays and sundays,,,,,,,,,1-4'by 8' sheet of 20 gauge steel,and 1- 4' by 8' 18 gauge sheet of steel,this is what the wagon looked like this past weekend,,,

[HOTRODPRIMER]

,,,,and within a few hours it starts to look like something a old M.A.S.H.television show.......HRP

[Harrison]

You're making good progress man. After starting with swiss cheese it feels good to get to this point doesn't it?

Rock on.

JH

[HOTRODPRIMER]

Swiss cheese was right,,,,,,,,,,,,, http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Boones]

You have made some great progress. you still amaze me with your ability to stick with it... Car looked really good in bare metal.... you going ot Myrtle Beach this weekend

Oh ya you forgot to raise the rear inner fenders and step the floor to get the car way down low...

[Flat Rod]

Nice work HOTRODPRIMER. Keep it up.

[vesparex]

Very nice job! Just did the same thing on my Comet over Dec.

Duane

[tommy]

It's a lot more fun to work on it now!!!

[HOTRODPRIMER]

Thank's guys,,,,,,,,Can't go to the beach,,,,,,gotta work on the car,,,,,deadline ya know!....I wanna drive it this year,,,uh,er or the next,,,,, http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gifHRP

[Nads]

Nice work. You've got a lot of balls saving that turd. Most would've have walked away.
It's well on it's way to becoming as good as new.

[S1B]

Great work!Love those cars.I found a Merc wagon in one of those years.Still up in the air about it though.Again great work!

[Chaz]

That looks soooooo good. Every early ranchwagon is full of rust. Musta been the steel they used. I've got one not near so far along. The whole lowest 7 inches of mine was rusted away. Its amazing how small those wagons really are.. About minivan size. If you're missing any parts, let me know. I've also got a 4 door wagon as a parts car and any parts I dont need you are welcome to fer free.

[Rodshop]

Good to see the floor can be saved, I know my delivery is pretty rotten in the floor even though the outer body is not too bad. You did some nice work! thanks for the info on back glass on my post. Rodshop

[HOTRODPRIMER]

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That looks soooooo good. Every early ranchwagon is full of rust. Musta been the steel they used. I've got one not near so far along. The whole lowest 7 inches of mine was rusted away.

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Chaz,this one was no different! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif HRP

[QQMOON]

Your a brave man GOOD job
JR

[Rodshop]

Gotta say that makes my delivery look a little better. Most of the rust is in the lower 2-3 inches, one side a little worse than the other. Who did you get patch panels from? Were you happy with what you got? rodshop

[Rodshop]

I went back to your bare metal shot, NICE WORK!

[HOTRODPRIMER]

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Who did you get patch panels from? Were you happy with what you got? rodshop

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The panels came outta that sheet of 20 gauge steel......used a brake and a set of eastwood strechers for shaping
The last photo showed the good side http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif,,,also made the door rocker panel after cutting out a piece of the original as a pattern.

I have built a bunch of early 30's and 40's cars over the years the wagon is the hardest built to date,,,,,and was purchased buy my wife grandmother in 1954 for her flower shop. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gifHRP

[AnimalAin]

There is no way to describe quite how bitch'n that is..... Thanks for posting the pics.