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    5/20/2013 6:48 PM  #1

    MS
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    More results from the floorpan replacement

    I got the seam filled in today and shot some temporary paint on it so it doesn't rust.  I also completed the second subframe connector.  Now I just need to drill about 50 holes so I can plugweld everything in place.  It feels good to do some actual work on the car again.  I guess my Epidural Spinal Injection last week is actually helping with back pain.

    I found some steel pieces that I will use to extend the rear of the subframe connectors to the rear frame rail.  The bottom of this car is going to have as much steel as Daze's Galaxy !   Well, maybe not THAT much, but it will be really strong.

    No more floorpan with rivets and messed up bondo, and no more hammered up floor beams..  HOORAY.

    Once I get all the bracing in, the floors will get cleaned up and painted with rustoleum sating black, then undercoated.  The texture of the undercoat will make any flaws disappear. 

    New COBRA-SPECIFIC e-brake cable kits for the 65/66 cars will be coming out soon.  I just need to get a little farther along with this so I can measure my pieced-together cables.

     

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    5/20/2013 7:54 PM  #2

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    what did you fill that seam in with???  That looks darn good from Missouri!

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    5/20/2013 8:05 PM  #3

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    Re: More results from the floorpan replacement

    Greg B wrote:

    what did you fill that seam in with???  That looks darn good from Missouri!

     MIG welder and a skim coat of BondoGold.

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    5/20/2013 8:19 PM  #4

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    Re: More results from the floorpan replacement

    Slick MS, Verah Slick.

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    5/20/2013 10:57 PM  #5

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    What repair? Looks stock to me. Nice job, MS.

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    5/21/2013 9:52 AM  #6

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    awesome job!  I wish I knew how to do that when i did mine.  someday I may redo my whole car.  lol 

     

    5/21/2013 10:35 AM  #7

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    Nice job MS. That one air tool you were using in the last set of pics, what was that for?

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    5/21/2013 11:48 AM  #8

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    wsinsle wrote:

    Nice job MS. That one air tool you were using in the last set of pics, what was that for?

     That air chisel has a cutting blade that goes through sheet metal like butter.  It took less than a minute to cut out the perimeter of the patch panel, and there is no rough edge.  You can run your finger along the edge after cutting it.  The blade looks like a 3/4" wide flat chisel blade with a 1/8" wide finger pointing down in the center.  You can cleanly cut off a quarter panel with that thing in under ten minutes.

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    5/21/2013 3:10 PM  #9

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    MustangSteve wrote:

    wsinsle wrote:

    Nice job MS. That one air tool you were using in the last set of pics, what was that for?

     That air chisel has a cutting blade that goes through sheet metal like butter.  It took less than a minute to cut out the perimeter of the patch panel, and there is no rough edge.  You can run your finger along the edge after cutting it.  The blade looks like a 3/4" wide flat chisel blade with a 1/8" wide finger pointing down in the center.  You can cleanly cut off a quarter panel with that thing in under ten minutes.

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    5/21/2013 4:28 PM  #10

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    DEFINITELY need hearing protection when using the air chisel, grinder or BFH.

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    5/22/2013 2:17 AM  #11

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