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    Progress on the wagon...

    Mike got the new fuel tank all prepped with the fuel pump...





    Tank mocked up so we can do test fit/fabrication of the filler neck down to the tank...





    An elbow will be needed to join these two together.



    The local NAPA store had some smooth elbow exhaust pipe that we used to fabricate the complete filler neck, all the pieces were TIG welded together, and Dana powder coated the assy black for us.



    Bracket we fabricated for bolting to the floor flange.







    Next, the drip rail area was scuffed well and the car inverted so we can seal the bottom of the drip rail to the top of the quarter area. This is using the self leveling sealer, so we needed to counter the gravity effect.





    Next time we'll get the top side done..
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    We found a flat spot in the drip rail that needed to match the rest, found a suitable worn jaw pair of Vise grips that was ripe for modification.


    https://youtu.be/RgMLgJQ9Uqw

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    I dig the ingenuity of your tool making Robert. Good work and thank you for sharing video content. I learn by seeing & then doing....
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    Thanks for showing us Robert,
    Now I can try to fix my rail on my car

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    It's cool and all, but where's the GREEEEEEEEEN?
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    Splendid work!

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    Well, we've had about a month long hiatus as I've been in VA for the day job. Back to some wagon progress, we made a sanding block for the drip rail, this will get some PSA paper applied and sand away!



    We did have a back up and punt moment. The factory style radiator that we had from Be-Cool did not have quite enough room behind the core support to use a cooling fan. Plus, it was questionable if the size would be enough for the 383 cooling needs. So we are going to use a cross flow, specifically the aluminum version for a V8 S10 pickup. Of course, this will require modification of the core support.



    Shown above mocked up with the splash pan, the stiffening edge along the c-channel follows the splash pan. We need to insure any future version also clears the splash pan. Also note the three drilled holes in the side adjacent to the blue sharpie. These were added for our version of the AC car battery tray, so having the new upright just outside the old will allow us to bolt to the new upright on the inside, and keep the battery tray in the same locaton.



    So the hired help started grinding out the spot welds that hold the lower radiator baffle in place.



    After some modification, one side is taking shape. We will likely add some rings to the weldment to route the water hoses to the front side of the core support.



    .....and more progress on the core support... Note comparison to old core support, we've added 3" in width to the opening.



    As with most changes we've done to the wagon, we try to keep them subtle enough that they could be mistaken for factory.



    Like so.....



    Still need to add mounting brackets for the radiator and fabricate a new baffle, but happy with the results so far..

    Yesterday we got some seam sealer applied in the drip rail. I had tried a few different brands over the years and have to say I'm really liking the Norton 97121 epoxy sealer. Really smooths out well.




    Spreader was modified to help get things consistent, as well as pull the sealer up into the hemmed edge...

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    Wow, your radiator support widening job was way more elegant than mine! Nice work.

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    Nice job on the core support mods. I have been looking at S-10 V8 conversion radiators for my 55 so I'll be interested on how that works out.
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    We couldn't go any wider because of needing to bolt up our AC car battery tray and still have all of its parts still align, so the uprights had to go in that location. With our inside width at ~ 26.5" and the core width at 26.13", we will need to use some round sleeves for the hoses to come through the uprights. So Rick, it may be elegant now, but it has a good case of ugly on the way! Good thing for side baffle covers!
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