Slowest resto ever - Project AmsterFoose / Current subject: The roof

[OzCoupe72]

Going well and lucky you had Fabrice there to help you along

Make sure after grinding down your welds to tack up any pin holes

I'm not a good welder but with practice got better at

I am pretty good with a grinder though!

 

[mach71351c]

Looks good!

 

[Vinnie]

Make sure after grinding down your welds to tack up any pin holes

No worries, I am

 

[Vinnie]

So excited! Today I got to use my funky hammer!

I cut out the rust around the filler neck:

I learned this from a youtube video:

And then I had a new, quite well fitting filler opening:

Patching will happen in prolly 2 weeks. Can’t go tooooo fast ;-)

 

[protouringstang73]

Looks so good! Great handcraft!

 

[timachone]

Good work - success  :bravo:

 

[Vinnie]

Had a few hours of Mustang time, finished the next patch, just needs to be welded in:

 

[vintageman]

Great job, keep it up.

Tom

 

[JD79]

Looks great Vinnie!

 

[NOT A T5]

Not bad for a Funky Hammer! 

 

[timachone]

Looks good, Vinnie  ::thumb:: 

But: you forgot about your slowness...  :chin:

 

[Vinnie]

The goal this weekend was welding in the patch around the filler neck. I learned about making sure the ground cable is clamped on well. I managed to get decent welds in the end but I clamped it on to a surface that had zink spray on it. After relocating it to a spot with bare metal my welds improved noticably! So I patched around the filler neck first:

On the left I sanded too much though and after trying to fix a bad weld I ended up with a hole. After a night of sleep I decided it wasn’t worth trying to fill-weld it and that I’d cut it out and patch my patch ;-) The result:

Pretty pleased with this.

I also had a side goal which was fixing a corner of the top-back of the quarter panel. Worked out well too:

And then I mocked up my new tail light panel:

That was a good weekend. Now I’m off to watch Le Mans ‘66!

 

[JD79]

Looks very nice Vinnie!

 

[Fabrice]

I knew you'd bite and nail it! Well done!

 

[OzCoupe72]

Turning out some nice work there Vinnie

I know I have had some doubts before about tackling a job I'm not familiar with but in the end just do it and it usually turns out fine although not always perfect

It's a good feeling when you get over the hurdles and just gives you more confidence for the next challenge

 

[Vinnie]

I knew you'd bite and nail it! Well done!

You realise it's just a mock-up? It's not welded in yet. I might actually put patches in other holes in the trunk floor. Some that are original but have no use and some made by the PO putting in a LPG tank.

 

[NOT A T5]

You're Amsterfoosing it!

 

[Fabrice]

You realise it's just a mock-up? It's not welded in yet.

I ment the tank filler hole patch. It's obvious the tail panel has to be welded

 

[Vinnie]

Kinda trying to find out what the best next step would be and figured I’d look at the quater patch I bought NEW from Germany, was NOT cheap to get here...

So:

I forgot what a piece of sh€t it was and couln’t bear the look of that crooked insert anymore!

Thankfully it was attached with only a few spotwelds so I had it drilled out in no time!

Looks better alteady:

Now I have to make an insert myself. Interesting fabrication job:

More tomorrow...

 

[Vinnie]

Wow, this is a royal pita. Such a little piece of sheet metal but crooked in every direction. Good luck to me...

I ended up using my third sheet as I screwed up the first two.

The score so far: