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I was looking for Your thread for some time. My good friend from Poland send me photo of Your Pamela. I was very jealuos of what he have seen......
And, with some time left, we had time to move some cars and to enjoy ourselfs with '49's great flowing roofline. Doesn't it look almost georgeus?...
Next I've grined everything and paited it with primer[ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
In meantime we've managed to invent a new way of this very heavy paper weight usage. It streches those Chevy springs like noone can[ATTACH] Sent...
After some grinding I went back to B pillar. I made it some time ago, but welds weren't smoothed and there was about 35mm (almost 1,5inch) after...
Last update for next few weeks. Project 49 goes on hold, cause I want to work on my other car. So, to be satisfied from all that previous work I...
I may not agree with You but You sure made my day with Your comparison :)) Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Its our brainstorm ;) Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
All in a days work... [ATTACH] Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Also- I've done some welding[ATTACH] Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
And weld it up. Till this point its the best patch I've made on this car... so theres always hope that I'll learn how to do it right ;)[ATTACH]...
I had to do something, so I've cutted it out and made a plate in its place[ATTACH] Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I din't like that tank filler cap. It's way to off that rear panel[ATTACH] Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Made my day! [emoji2] Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I would even say that very slo :) I've tryed smooth that upper patch up and I was doing it half a day and it still does not look well, even for my...
Brilliant! Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L21 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Car went back to garage so I could start those finishing touches. First was to make a better joint between rocker panel and wheel arch [ATTACH]...
Some weld later, as I sad earlier, I had to move mycar out for a bit (I went on vacation to think about my next moves). Ford looked like that:...
That was driver side but I had to do also rear left pasanger side (as You cansee I've cut out some portion of that panel to make a filler between...
I had to use all of my borrow tools, so I've made my own inner rocker panels: -I've started with plane steel [ATTACH] -made first move with that...
I've almost forgot- if You can recall,I had that pritty weld maze below C pillar. [ATTACH] With english wheel (this was my first panel, wheel...
And inner fender wasn't done better :) [ATTACH] Of course I've weld that little hole and close with welds all up, but You have to belive my...
But I wouldn't be me if I didn't do some buger welds ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
So the time came to move the car from garage for a bit of time, thats why I had to double my effort, specially that in that stage I would warp in...
In meantime rocker was cleaned up [ATTACH] and I finished the front of it [ATTACH]
But our good friend Tomek came with help- he lend us some usefull tools [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
And I went deeper [ATTACH] even m.kozlowski was "turned on" with this build :) [ATTACH] specially thatthose panels doesn't fit too much [ATTACH]
And there was time for that panel with lock on C pillar [ATTACH] I know that it doesn't look like it was originally, but Ilike round shaps :)...
Ok, time for more update. My friend has some more skills in metal shaping and had made me those great rocker panels, so I couldn't resist myself...
I can send You more pics on saturday, but there is no problem to do such kit for You. But befor that I have to be sure about the oil presure, so I...
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