wannadrag
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Make sure you have a windsheild gasket lined up.None available for the 68-70 b body and i heard none being made till mid summer.
1969 Road Runner facelift
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northerndave
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Awe crap, I was afraid of that....
northerndave
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RH wheel house.
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Well done Dave, and it's a good thing you got the quilt taped to the bird. Would't want the ol' girl getting cold with half her cloths missing...
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That's what I was thinking. :grin:
Actually I did that while I was sand blasting inside my trunk area last week, didn't want to accidentally pit my back glass.
Well now it's just a couple simple pieces such as trunk extensions, extension end caps which weld to the rear crossmember... A little rocker repair and I can start to trim and prep for quarter skins to go on.
of course I need to clean these wheel house areas and iner rocker areas and at least get some epoxy on those areas before i button things back up. I still have most of a quart of POR15 so I might just use that.
Actually I did that while I was sand blasting inside my trunk area last week, didn't want to accidentally pit my back glass.
Well now it's just a couple simple pieces such as trunk extensions, extension end caps which weld to the rear crossmember... A little rocker repair and I can start to trim and prep for quarter skins to go on.
of course I need to clean these wheel house areas and iner rocker areas and at least get some epoxy on those areas before i button things back up. I still have most of a quart of POR15 so I might just use that.
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Detmatt came through big, chunk-o-rocker...
And a doorjam I needed for a transplant project.
Thank you Matt!!
And a doorjam I needed for a transplant project.
Thank you Matt!!
detmatt1
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You got it, looks better allready!! Glad they made it to you, you will need them sooner then later at your pace.
northerndave
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The pieces will likely go in tomorrow after work if I can stay away from that coors thinking juice. lol!
roadrunnerman
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just catching up on your car dave.you are definately moving along.good work on patching your repairs,can't tell the diff.hope your back is feeling better. If you want a little advice, stop taking viagra(they say that causes back pain) LOL.
northerndave
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I'm not willing to give up the viagra, i'll work through the pain.
:grin:
Actually the back is all better, no problems.
:grin:
Actually the back is all better, no problems.
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trunk extensions...
SPAULDO
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Dave,
YOU ARE MY HERO! Not always just a little lipstick and rouge, or she'll buff right out, as advertised is it? have a great Easter.
YOU ARE MY HERO! Not always just a little lipstick and rouge, or she'll buff right out, as advertised is it? have a great Easter.
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You crack me up Dave......I've never seen a man switch beer's so often in my life. Did you rob a local liquor store or something..LOL
northerndave
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I'm a sampler, I like all beers.
Lol!!
Lol!!
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Some of you might know I am also an amateure dentist.
I had a loose tooth to pull on a little boy before I head out to the shop for the day.
I don't charge much for that tooth pulling service if any of you guys need, I also have a bigger dog and stronger string for bigger teeth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2FLDceODk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHzDsI4Fm3g
I had a loose tooth to pull on a little boy before I head out to the shop for the day.
I don't charge much for that tooth pulling service if any of you guys need, I also have a bigger dog and stronger string for bigger teeth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2FLDceODk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHzDsI4Fm3g
roadrunnerman
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typlcal mn.dog,won't chase a ball but will go after the duck slippers. Isee you got your trnk floor in,how did that go.looks good from what i see from the pics.
northerndave
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Trunk floor went well, wheel houses were a bit of a fight. But it's shaping up.
I tackled that bad rocker section this morning.
Big thanks to Detmatt1 for the rocker section that got me all patched up. I used it all even though I trimmed the top off of it. I used what I trimmed off the top to span the gap that I was short and also to patch the rear corner of the rocker backer.
We cleaned up the wheel well areas and hit with some Eastwood rust encapsulator.
I tackled that bad rocker section this morning.
Big thanks to Detmatt1 for the rocker section that got me all patched up. I used it all even though I trimmed the top off of it. I used what I trimmed off the top to span the gap that I was short and also to patch the rear corner of the rocker backer.
We cleaned up the wheel well areas and hit with some Eastwood rust encapsulator.
detmatt1
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Yeah Man!!!!
northerndave
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I decided to tie my quarter skins in up at the top of the quarter.
Been thinking about it for a while, actually everytime I'm blending out a side weld seam with the body filler & sander I think "damn, should have tried it up top."
So, I ground the edge of the top corner until it was thin, then bent the unwanted tab down so I had at least a 90 degree outside corner to grind on.
Then I pealed it off.
Cleaned the edge and flanged for a slight overlay.
This is how the trimmed quarter skin fits on that flanged edge.
Couple of tack welds up top.
I actually used an old junk screw driver as a pull handle, cold tacked it to the original panel next to the seam and pulled upwards before burning each tack. Then cracked the screwdriver tack loose and moved on. It was barely enough of a tack to pull about 8 pounds of force without letting go.
Trouble down here at the bottom corner of the door.
I used the knurled handle of this pickle fork as a bump dolly to roll this corner out a little deeper with a hammer.
Clamped at the rocker, welding it up.
Here's something I'm not too happy with, the AMD trunk extensions don't come even close to reaching the wheel opening lip or the bottom edge of the quarter.
These 2 tabs could reach but that's all I got for now.
So, one quarter hung.
Top is still just tacked, I need to spool up some .024 wire for this seam. I also need to figure out a solution for those trunk extensions.
Been thinking about it for a while, actually everytime I'm blending out a side weld seam with the body filler & sander I think "damn, should have tried it up top."
So, I ground the edge of the top corner until it was thin, then bent the unwanted tab down so I had at least a 90 degree outside corner to grind on.
Then I pealed it off.
Cleaned the edge and flanged for a slight overlay.
This is how the trimmed quarter skin fits on that flanged edge.
Couple of tack welds up top.
I actually used an old junk screw driver as a pull handle, cold tacked it to the original panel next to the seam and pulled upwards before burning each tack. Then cracked the screwdriver tack loose and moved on. It was barely enough of a tack to pull about 8 pounds of force without letting go.
Trouble down here at the bottom corner of the door.
I used the knurled handle of this pickle fork as a bump dolly to roll this corner out a little deeper with a hammer.
Clamped at the rocker, welding it up.
Here's something I'm not too happy with, the AMD trunk extensions don't come even close to reaching the wheel opening lip or the bottom edge of the quarter.
These 2 tabs could reach but that's all I got for now.
So, one quarter hung.
Top is still just tacked, I need to spool up some .024 wire for this seam. I also need to figure out a solution for those trunk extensions.
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