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Miami, MB, Canada
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Right now, however, I'm in the process of finishing off the front fender metal work, with new headlight mounting rings having been fashioned and welded on, and new t-beading installed. Just now finished a couple of coats of rust paint on the under side of the fenders, as well as one last blast on the underside of the car. Next weekend, or even maybe through the week, the engine is going together.
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I'd forgotten how much I miss drilling out spot welds.. especially in material that is a lot thicker than floorpans. However the advantage of thicker material is the fact that one can very satisfyingly swing away to one's heart's content with the largest hammer and a sharp chisel without fearing too much destruction of the underlaying material. Took about 2 hours of drilling, and 3 hours of grinding and pounding and I was able to take the last of the old bottom off to the scrap pile.
I had a chunk of material laying around for the new bottom, not quite the right thickness ( a bit heavier than needed) but should suffice. I just have to figure out how to get it bent to fit.
I'm out of sandblasting media so I'll have to wait until I get back from a trip to pretty things up.
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I've been tearing the front crossmember apart, which is going to need a bit of work before it goes back on the car. Disassembly went really well with very few broken bolts.. until I found that someone had welded one of the wishbone pivot pins on for some reason. Thankfully they had done a poor job of welding it on so a bit of grinding and it was off.
Spent today cleaning up all the bits and even got them painted. I'll have to replace some metal on the crossmember itself as the bottom is rusted out, but this will give me a real good chance to clean up the inside of the unit and get some paint on it to keep it from rusting out further.
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I consulted with a friend who has been fixing these cars for 40 years, who said he had a completely finished head kicking around, with all the hardened seats etc already done! brilliant! Just have to wait until a bit of the snow melts as he has it stored in a back building that he never goes into in wintertime.. has several feet of snow around it and I don't feel like shoveling.
Block looks ok, will be getting it bored out. Have to make a rig up to hold my pistons while I press the pins out.
Got one floor pan in yesterday, other one today, and we'll be laying on some underside paint. Progress is a beautiful thing.
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