Bought a 70

[ckessel]

20 or so years ago I managed a production shop. Learned an immense amount there watching the techs. Sometimes we would get "train wrecks' in, jobs with an immense amount of fixable/non total loss damage. The main guy, Bill[ smart, talented mofo] would do like you. Get all of the pieces in play, fitted up etc. If there needed to be an additional sheet metal pull on the upper structures to get stuff lined up, do that too. Once it all looked good, pull some of the pieces off and start welding. There were some horror stories we heard about caused by other shops where the tech would just start welding pieces on before fitting all in place first. What a disaster. Leaks, fit issues etc.

 

[MarPar]

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[eldubb440]

20 or so years ago I managed a production shop. Learned an immense amount there watching the techs. Sometimes we would get "train wrecks' in, jobs with an immense amount of fixable/non total loss damage. The main guy, Bill[ smart, talented mofo] would do like you. Get all of the pieces in play, fitted up etc. If there needed to be an additional sheet metal pull on the upper structures to get stuff lined up, do that too. Once it all looked good, pull some of the pieces off and start welding. There were some horror stories we heard about caused by other shops where the tech would just start welding pieces on before fitting all in place first. What a disaster. Leaks, fit issues etc.

measure twice, weld once........ I probably have 25 screws holding this thing together

 

[T2R9]

measure twice, weld once........ I probably have 25 screws holding this thing together

And when the sparks fly it will be right. There is a reason you’re doing this car for me and watching it come together is amazing.

 

[eldubb440]

And when the sparks fly it will be right. There is a reason you’re doing this car for me and watching it come together is amazing.

told you....... you're a genius

 

[eldubb440]

just ordered my Saturday shirt for the tent

 

[eldubb440]

put these on when I took Rebel out to poop

 

[chargervert]

it's in the helmet

I use it out in front of Walmart so I can afford this hobby without having to have schitty wheels on my cars.

 

[RJ Squirrel]

another day at the office

Thanks for sharing all the pics and tips! My rusty pile O charger needs all of this too, and more. I have built a few airplanes, so fitting up the entire body before riveting it all together is second nature that is very useful in thinking my way through the procedure.