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I've scoured the internet and can't find anything in America. Would this be comparable to a corking set ?
I agree. I post here and ask questions because I want to improve my skill set. I've gotten overwhelming positive support from HAMB'ers. I enjoy...
Wow! Seems like someone had to eat his dinner from a litter box last night. Why are you trying to jump on my case ? I confess to the sin of making...
So I experimented with my bead roller in trying to make a feature line patch. I spent a few hours experimenting and it was worth the effort. Feel...
Where can I buy that kit?
Yup, the feature line is toast. Way to thin to weld on. I was going to weld in the patch as is. Melvin said no one would notice and I believe he's...
I thought of that but I need access to the backside to hammer weld. That lower feature line isn't accessible. Using the whole patch my weld is...
I'm putting EMS patch panels on my 35 5W and have issues with the details. The body line is so much rounder at the edges as well as the lower step...
Seems many don't understand our situation on the east coast.
Here in NYC local auto glass shops are extinct. There are some commercial glass/mirror shops but none cutting auto glass. making it worse is costs...
Soon I'll be ready for glass in my chopped 35 Ford 5W. Who do you guy reccomend for the job. I'm mocking all glass in plexi first then will draw...
Been a while but I'm pretty much done with the tail panel. I welded some 18ga to the inside making a flange welding both the body and tail panel...
I thought I was going to knock out this quarter panel patch this morning but things got a bit more involved. Looks like the bottom of the B pillar...
Finally back at it and I want to get the car in epoxy in a week. My hold up has been the bottom of my tail panel and Trunk floor were rotted so I...
Incredible work. I find it inspiring. Gonna go work on my 5W tomorrow.
If the heater core and A/C evaporator are in the same housing sharing the same ducting IMO to run A/C you must have a switch to activate the...
Depends on who you compare me to ;)
Back at it after too long. Seems all that shrinking can really move a panel in a linear plane as well. That's my explanation for the 1/4" plus...
Good suggestion, I've flanged a lot of panels but I'm aiming to TIG butt weld this one. Time to force myself into improving my skills
Getting there slowly. It would have been much faster and easier to use the EMS trunk floor but I'm enjoying the experience of welding up my own...
Why ?
Called the steel house today to order some sheet. No stock on 18 ga sheet steel. No date on availability. Never thought I'd see the day. Guess...
Haven't gotten much done but I believe I'm finished with the dents. Discovered I was beginning to shrink it too much making a flat area so I ran...
I was using Dykem Blue on the roof filler and it gummed up. I ran the disc on bare steel and it galled up the disc. Wray Schelin said using the...
Getting close
Got it pretty smooth for the most part. . Most dents are done not all. I'll leave some filler to smooth things up. Now I need to repair the trunk...
It uses friction to create localized heat which you then quench with water. The sudden change in temperature shrinks the metal. IMO its much...
Ding Ding. Really seeing some progress though you can't tell much from the pics. I think it's time to take it off and do some hammer/dolly work...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Round two. Watched some Wray Schelin shrinking discs videos and...
Cleaned off the tar and hammer/dolly as much of the dents as I could and there were plenty. Big, small, shallow, deep. Then I ran it through the...
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