Nothing To Exciting 30 Ford Sheetmetal Work!

niffty

 

How are you going to get the rest rust off the inside of panels? Sand or dip or POR over or ?
I usually sandblast both sides then sand slightly smoother and then epoxy paint. Some small parts I have given citric acid bath. It removes rust very well.

 

thanks again guys. not done yet still got some little stuff and fenders to fix

dash needs some extra holes filled thats the next small project




heres a pic of what everyones been asking for. what tools i use to do this stuff. once again i have no compressor use a 4500 rpms sander and a 4 1/2 inch grinder with the rubber backer cut way down so ya get less grinder marks





well hopefully this is gonna start a great year for me starting off on a clean slate today .

happy new year folks.


reindeer the cars getting media blasted.

 

Where's the "elbow grease"?! Seriously Flop, your threads are one of the best things about this place! You have got loads of talent!

Happy New Year!

 

Did you make the hammer with the ball on the end? I have never seen one before.

 

never seen one before either george. got it at hershey swap meet in a dollar pile. probably my second favorite hammer. brand name on it is herbrand.

thanks zom!

 

Some of my best tools cove from flea markets/tag sales. It looks like it has many uses.I'm going to google that name now.
thanks George

 

extra holes in the dash that gotta disappear

 

nice!!!

 

good work, but then I'm not surprised

 

Hey they disappeared, must be magic, ha ha, very nice work.

 

Very nice

 

You should come out with a "how-to" video.

 

that looks like my missing harbor freight welding helmet under your ride!! your heart is in your work-great perfection.very educational. thank for sharing. T

 

Super-nice

 

what do you have for a tig Flop? thought i saw a miller in one of the pictures

is it watercooled?

 

thanks guys. not to exciting of a video bent. you be surprised to easy it really is . i have a miller elite helmet tom.

rc i have a miller synchrowave 200
no water cooler. i only have had the fan turn on once in the past year.

 

What kind of 4500 rpm sander are you using. It has got to be cheaper then running an air compressor all day.

 

Im curious about this too, Ive never seen one before but its cool. Also what is the tool by your spoon and sanding block with the orange handle.

 

Thanks for the info too .
I think most of the grinders are about 10.000 . It s way to fast to have the same result ..

 

Hey,

The Herbrand brand of tools sure had some "interesting'' patterns! Not quite like Proto, not quite like Farmount, kinda weird but well balanced & finished.

I've run a smaller 7'' Makita sander for about 18-20 years and only replaced the switch and pad once. I'll grab this when the compressor is off, or when I'm working outa the shop and don't have alot of serious grinding to do. I never use those little chi-comm. 4.5 dia. grinders when doing sheetmetal work as you can;t put a larger pad on them, and smaller wheels generate to much heat, and won't show low areas in the panel that need to be raised for metalfinishing.

" Meanwhyle, back aboard The Tainted Pork "

 

its a makita 4500 rpm sander . just google it and it will show up .

noland that a big pick type deal.porter fergason i do believe.

i googled herbrand pimpin the def made some interesting stuff!!

fenders for this car are coming to the shop soon gotta get it outa here got a 55 caddy coming in .

 

Don't forget to post up on the Caddy.

 

I hope the Cad is in bad shape

 

cadillacs getting chopped ,quarter work, and maybe a section of the decklid

 

I am wondering why, when you chop a model a coupe you cut through the middle of the windows then drop down several inches to cut around the rear corners.

You are really skilled!!! I cannot get metal as smooth as you do.

 

moving along nicely! looking good so far.

 

Thanks for taking the time to take (and post) pics as you go. Nice work.

 

Man flop you have talent

 

thanks everyone. finished up all the stuff thats not fun like wrapping the new panels under and spot welding them to the subframe. with this being done the cars off to the sandblaster