Great work Robert! That's going to be a SWEET WAGON when you finish!
Great work Robert! That's going to be a SWEET WAGON when you finish!
Thanks!!
Overdue for another update...
So with all three milk cans delivered, why not a dinner bell? Indeed. This one was missing the clapper, so that's the latest fabrication...
A used 2" hitch ball was reworked in the lathe, and looks like this will be a good start...
Hammer/bench head stand is used as a welding fixture.. Hey, whatever works..
root pass
Finished product in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F875Q5qoVqY
We had some dings in the F7 hood to remove that were located in the radius along the sides.. Didn't really have a hammer that fit the exact requirement, so I use a "KIT" that my buddy Will Cronkrite had given me, a piece cut out of a Model A leaf spring.
I had more than one BF603 in stock, and rarely use the pick end, so it became the likely candidate.
TIG welded in place using ER312 rod
Some crown added long ways and polished up...
Both of the Wagon's rear kick panels are now prepped, ready to go..
Vince has the core support and associated parts blocked and ready for some green...
….and speaking of paint, we got some "new" used light fixtures for the paint booth so we can see a bit better...
Old next to new...
Now that we can see a bit better, it's clear that the walls need a fresh coat of white...
….And some blocking tips on the F7 hood. We have a nice crease on the inside of the hood from front to back. These scratches show that we would be taking material off the adjacent side if no other steps were taken to stop our sanding block at the center of the crease...
By adding a strip of tape along the center, it gives us a positive stop for the sanding block..
Then switching for the other side....
Which leaves us a nice crease in the middle, and panels nice and flat to either side...
Nice work! Hearing the dinner bell makes me wanna come running to dinner...
Some equipment changes in the shop.. The Baileigh MH19 was sold last week and Saturday morning was picked up for its journey to Pittsburgh...
After the Baileigh left, we had another louver job with Cody, this time on a C10 Chevy hood. With the Lennox sitting in the corner like this...
….. there has been a couple of occasions that large panels would run into interference with the shear. Saturday would be no exception. We had to cut the anchors with a Sawzall and slide it toward the paint booth to make room for the hood...
Since the Baileigh was picked up early that morning, the spot it used to be in seemed a better location to eliminate future issues with obstructions to the side.. So we used the 6000 lb capacity engine hoist to move the approx. 4000 lbs of Lennox..
Which left this spot open for the new Powell Hammer, the replacement for the Baileigh. The dies are located higher on the new machine, so any larger panels should clear over top...
Monday was moving day for the Powell hammer, Mario helped with the loading, unloading, and positioning exactly where it was supposed to go...
All that's left to do is drill some holes into the concrete and add some "peg" bolts to keep things from moving around.
that's a beast of a machine Robert. Congrats!
1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
Thanks!
Oh yeah! wagon got some paint today! Richard and Brandon Glymph of Absolute Rod and Custom Paint in Annapolis got some of the Organic green Kandy basecoat and clear sprayed.
sealer:
Green:
SPI Universal Clear:
Video shows some of the pop you'll see in the sunlight..
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Last edited by MP&C; 08-12-2020 at 08:10 AM.
Your video shows LOTS of 'metallic sparkle' in the paint... much more than evident in the still shots. What's going on the roof? It's probably already painted, since you have it masked off... but I'm not remembering what color....?
Last edited by BamaNomad; 08-12-2020 at 05:39 AM.
Roof was already done, Galaxy Grey metallic...
This morning, out of the booth.. Still waiting on some sunlight, but a good shot of the two colors together...
Last edited by MP&C; 08-12-2020 at 07:31 AM.
OK, sun came out for a few minutes today so Brandon sent a couple more videos...
Last edited by MP&C; 08-12-2020 at 11:04 AM.