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Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:35 pm

thebucket wrote: flyertim wrote: thebucket wrote: you could sell these if you made more.

no i couldn't. (not trying to be a smartass...)

i still have two more of these as extras. had them in the classifieds for a year @ $25 (my cost for material and tooling). no takers.
Illl buy one if you still have it...
And I'll take the other one, if it hasn't been sucked up by followers of this thread. I stay away from the classifieds - too much tempting stuff to buy, and I'm weak. :lol:

Please PM me if any are still available!

Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:55 pm

That is some awesome fabricating for a pro, never the less a"hobbyist"! Looks like I just found the 'How To..' thread to fix my '58.

Very helpful, Thank you!!

Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:27 am

denizen224 wrote: please pm me if any are still available! flyertim wrote:
had them in the classifieds for a year @ $25 (my cost for material and tooling). no takers.

what the frak?!? had them in the classifieds for so long...and now both of them are spoken for. if they weren't too much of a pain in the ass to make, i'd machine a few more.

...sorry.

tim

Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:31 am

sunroof wrote: Please don't skip over repairing the tear in the hood at the hood support. I need to do this repair as well and the metal at the end of the tear looks stretched and I would like to see the right way to fix this.

Don

Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:37 am

your welding and finishing skills are outrageously good! =P~

im going to go find a tig gun for my cigweld welder, so i one day i could hopefully be as good as u!
wow, really. we all know the amount of work that goes into this.

keep at it!
-Blair

Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:59 am

:shock: I'm faithful! I'm faithful!

Don

Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:35 pm

Lovely project!

If either of the accelerator wheels don't sell I'll take one of your hands. I too stay away from the classifieds!

Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:44 pm

flyertim wrote: denizen224 wrote: please pm me if any are still available! flyertim wrote:
had them in the classifieds for a year @ $25 (my cost for material and tooling). no takers.

what the frak?!? had them in the classifieds for so long...and now both of them are spoken for. if they weren't too much of a pain in the ass to make, i'd machine a few more.

...sorry.

tim lol. Glad I spoke up!

Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:12 am

Wow! Your metal working skills are truelly amazing. Cant believe your doing this as just a hobby. :D

I been doing my 58, with similar rusted areas for about 5 years now, and I'm sad to say whilst OK, my repair work is no where near up to this standard.

Respect to you. :)

Dude 8)

Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:20 pm

Got everything today!!! Great stuff!

Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:14 am

flyertim wrote: sunroof wrote: Please don't skip over repairing the tear in the hood at the hood support. I need to do this repair as well and the metal at the end of the tear looks stretched and I would like to see the right way to fix this.

Don

Thats some funny sheisse right there. I almost don't want to see you fix the torn hood because then I will learn I rushed the job :)

Seriously though I was just thinking how great this is all going to look in Coral Red. Solid work my man.

Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:34 am

no worries...i won't tackle the hood just yet. i want to get the rear apron finished first. then i'll sandblast everything to see if anything else pops up.

after the shell is done, then i plan on fixing the hood, deck lid and doors. they will need to fit the solid shell, not the other way around.

the past few weeks i have been mixing paint (not coral red)...more to come.

also, thanks again for the compliments!

Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:11 am

flyertim wrote: no worries...i won't tackle the hood just yet. i want to get the rear apron finished first. then i'll sandblast everything to see if anything else pops up.

after the shell is done, then i plan on fixing the hood, deck lid and doors. they will need to fit the solid shell, not the other way around.

the past few weeks i have been mixing paint (not coral red)...more to come.

also, thanks again for the compliments!

Cool. With all of this work I'd say you deserve to paint it any color you like. I think this build fills our LT void. Thanks!

Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:43 am

No. I want it coral red!!!

Don

Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:21 am

oops...don't worry, the car will be coral red.

i decided to take a break from rust repair and paint a few things. so, what i meant was that i've been trying to match L75 for the interior parts. it's been a royal pain in the ass. when i post my findings, you'll see why.

Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:25 am

Ok then. Carry on.

Don

Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:04 pm

flyertim wrote: oops...don't worry, the car will be coral red.

i decided to take a break from rust repair and paint a few things. so, what i meant was that i've been trying to match L75 for the interior parts. it's been a royal pain in the ass. when i post my findings, you'll see why.

Lovely colour. :D

Any ideas what paint type you'll use?

Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:08 pm

Last Triumph wrote:
Lovely colour. :D

Any ideas what paint type you'll use?

yep...pretty sure i'll use basf's single stage urethane, UNO-HD.

i used it for the gas tank restoration. easy to apply...wet sands and buffs to a nice shine.

also, basf's german! :) ...they make the glasurit lines of paint which is their high-end two-stage paint systems (except for the 22-series, which, as i understand, is difficult...or getting difficult...to find???)

i wanted to keep a stock appearance on the car, so single stage is the way to go. also, i don't have to spend $$$ on clear! i was initially interested in glasurit, but my local jobber said they only have the two-stage stuff. the UNO-HD is the single stage.

my father dealt with this jobber since i was a kid. there's a couple of old skool dudes in there who are willing to take the time to match paint...which is getting more and more rare these days...

i have to drive clear across town, but it's worth it. the jobbers i deal with closer to the shop/work are younger guys who don't know how to mix paint and aren't willing to deviate from what the computer tells them to mix.

...gotta be careful...this will turn into a rant about the youth of today and their ineptitude. (except for "DieSchnelleKafer"...that little turd is doing okay...)

Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:59 am

(except for "DieSchnelleKafer"...that little turd is doing okay...)

HAHAHA me and my dad laughed so hard