Thanks guys! The stretching on the ends took the 16 gauge (.059) down to .031 thick.
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Thanks guys! The stretching on the ends took the 16 gauge (.059) down to .031 thick.
Next step for the console, we need to cut some holes for the shifter. Using the Chevelle style horseshoe shifter, we don't have the factory style brush seals or trim bezel for the center plexi...
Thanks for the comments guys!
More console work, time to fabricate the hemmed surround for the insert. In order for the surround to be seamless, we need to do some welding.
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House of Kolor Organic Green Kandy basecoat
Trying to assemble the tailgate so we can put it on, but our latch actuator is absolutely worn out in the square hole, the handle just about rotates inside of it. They don't make repop's (that I'm...
Well in our typical back up and punt fashion, the original battery hold downs that we had already powder coated did not fit the battery, too short. So we ordered some round stock in stainless to...
Silver powder coat that matches the hinges. Trying to break up some of the green.
More progress on the wagon, working on the parts so we can assemble and install the vent windows. For our glass installation, we did things twice as the 1/16 rubber did not give a snug enough fit. ...
Looks good!
Wife's cousin (does high end upholstery work in SC) built it for his niece and nephew. I had plenty of leftover paint in the paint locker, hence the candy finish. My job was to paint and clean up...
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Picked up the vent window frames from The Shop at Shortys, done in a Gunmetal Gray Cerakote finish.
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More installing stainless trim. The screw holes for the beltline trim that wraps into the tailgate opening had been filled when we shaved the lead seams. So we used some tape to protect the paint...
Jesse Harris, a metalshaper local to me, did a recent video on using the TIG for performing spot welds. He was kind enough to send me the video so we could share it with others...
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Friday night was paint night. We started with a coat of SPI epoxy thinned for sealing, then two coats of Galaxy gray shimrin basecoat, then 4 coats of Cobalt Blue Kandy, and two coats...
Some more fabrication work for the day job, we had a door seal that was being abraded by a non-skid strip on the threshold, and wanted to drop it down some as well for better clearance. So a new...
Yeah, we used the forward trim hole so we weren't drilling any extra holes in the door. I've seen instances with the clamp-on bracket before, where body twist or door movement (worn hinges perhaps)...
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Back to our stainless trim, we need to modify the upper doortrim to hold our peep mirrors. We opted for the old school look of thepeep mirrors but did not want to use the clamp on paint chippers. ...
Bead roller with tank roll dies would help out.
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Anything he can lay on and take a nap, he's good with. :D
More work on the wagons. Jared and I continuing to repair some stainless trim. I was asked about our process, so here's a bit more...
Steering column one step closer to green paint...
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and blocked to 500 grit...
We picked up the powder coated parts from The Shop at Shorty's, for reassembly we had ordered some replacement slotted oval head screws and square nuts in stainless so we could polish them up a bit...
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The boss lady had picked up a vintage three-shelved stand a while back, and we had been tripping over the parts in the media blast cabinet.
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A few months back we had received some newly polished stainless spears (side trim) for the 55 wagon. Part of the payment was to fabricate a "factory delete" plate for the spare tire well of a 55...
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Some additional parts for painting, we had media blasted the door latch and tailgate latch pull rods, as well as the end clips. The rods didn't have much option for securing for paint,...