- Joined
- Mar 30, 2017
- Messages
- 2,393
- Reaction score
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- Location
- The Netherlands
- My Car
- 73 Grande 351C
71 Mach 1 429CJ
After more than 2 months I'm back!!
Won't extend on the reasons behind kuz that's not a forum for old ladies
Anyway, where was I last post???
ah yeah, I was busy on my second door and past 2 weekends I've restarted activities on the inner skin...
After having used the skin for template purposes for the corners,
I was time to cut the underside, and before weld the new piece, spend the tedious time to cut out reproductions of the original water holes. Then weld it.
At this stage, there is a little extra meat corner side, to allow me some play/error margin to later on weld in the corner that I've already made, also with extra meat.
Next, take a big breath and cut all the sick metal! :O
Then reproduce the front side, and weld it in place. Added extra holes on that one vs the original as I noticed there was half the amount as the on other door. I bet someone shift in 71 was almost over and there was not time for extra holes!
Then it was time to cut, massage, insert that corner in. Not much words necessary to explain but many many try & fits to slowly inset that baby as of course, the skin needs to fit the shell...
But once the home brew rubber channel was in and the metal started feel cold. I was having an inner skin with a corner again!!
One more thing: the other side, so far acting as template was sick too. So after the cancer been cut and an healty piece was in, it was time to serve my neighbourhood with the awesome sound of discs on metal, the melody of my hammers altered sometimes with the crispy clear sound of my files amplified by the size of the skin... I'm sure they enjoyed almost as much as I did! :O
At this point, all necessary repairs were made on the door! OMG, I'm dancing alone in my garden to celebrate !!
This past Saturday was sunny, dry and temp ideal. So quickly brushed, degreased, vacuumed, air blown the babies, covered all the weld points with squares of tape, added sealant on the welds and applied a nice thick layer of primer.
If you scroll in time back how the door was looking and how it looks now is hard to believe but hey, I'm looking at it so it's real!
Once hard, it was time to spray a good layer of black satin chassis paint on top of the primer...
Next weekend I should be able to put these babies back together! Woohoo!
To be continued...
@tpj71mach @cv_72mustang thx and sorry for not having replied!!
Won't extend on the reasons behind kuz that's not a forum for old ladies
Anyway, where was I last post???
ah yeah, I was busy on my second door and past 2 weekends I've restarted activities on the inner skin...
After having used the skin for template purposes for the corners,
I was time to cut the underside, and before weld the new piece, spend the tedious time to cut out reproductions of the original water holes. Then weld it.
At this stage, there is a little extra meat corner side, to allow me some play/error margin to later on weld in the corner that I've already made, also with extra meat.
Next, take a big breath and cut all the sick metal! :O
Then reproduce the front side, and weld it in place. Added extra holes on that one vs the original as I noticed there was half the amount as the on other door. I bet someone shift in 71 was almost over and there was not time for extra holes!
Then it was time to cut, massage, insert that corner in. Not much words necessary to explain but many many try & fits to slowly inset that baby as of course, the skin needs to fit the shell...
But once the home brew rubber channel was in and the metal started feel cold. I was having an inner skin with a corner again!!
One more thing: the other side, so far acting as template was sick too. So after the cancer been cut and an healty piece was in, it was time to serve my neighbourhood with the awesome sound of discs on metal, the melody of my hammers altered sometimes with the crispy clear sound of my files amplified by the size of the skin... I'm sure they enjoyed almost as much as I did! :O
At this point, all necessary repairs were made on the door! OMG, I'm dancing alone in my garden to celebrate !!
This past Saturday was sunny, dry and temp ideal. So quickly brushed, degreased, vacuumed, air blown the babies, covered all the weld points with squares of tape, added sealant on the welds and applied a nice thick layer of primer.
If you scroll in time back how the door was looking and how it looks now is hard to believe but hey, I'm looking at it so it's real!
Once hard, it was time to spray a good layer of black satin chassis paint on top of the primer...
Next weekend I should be able to put these babies back together! Woohoo!
To be continued...
@tpj71mach @cv_72mustang thx and sorry for not having replied!!