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jzjames
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The bumper looks pretty straight Laughing
Your welding looks great, I am jealous. Wonder if I'll ever learn how to weld.
If I ever get up the extra money, what welder should I get for an amateur to weld body panels etc.?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I bought a welder from eastwood and it works pretty good. Some parts such as nozzle gun isnt very.good. i recommend getting lincoln from home depot because they look better imo. Get 110amp or more. More amps the better. Make sure gas hook up is there because gas brings out huge benefit to welding the sheet metals. If you do butt weld those sheet metal then the gap must have sheet metals touching each other then you are ok. Bigger than that start using strips to fill those gaps.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If your just wanting to weld body and sheet metal.. It's tough to beat a Lincoln sp-135-t I have one and love it for a 110 unit... I also have a lincoln 180 220v and that's a good one to.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
More update.
Welding is done but ill need to bump the metal a little because it caved in because of the welds.
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Cleaned, grind the welds
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My new rear fenders Cool Now my car body parts are all color matching. Yes they are original ribbed fenders.
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Thats all i have. This project is really progressing now.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Curious... what method/tools did you use to scrape the tar mats off the tunnel?

Br58 wrote:
Well i did alot today. Thanks to holiday Smile. First i worked on the pan and scraped off the tar mat on the tunnel.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I used wire wheel and putty knife.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Update the HUGE step of this project.... Painting the pan at last. The weather was pretty warm lately so i had to do it now. Welding is done, cleaning, sanding is done. Finally the hard part is over.
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Hoping to finish up this week with black coat and finish painting small parts so i can just simply install parts for the winter. By spring i should get this car done.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
alot of progress, i will make the car rollable by the end of Dec.
last coat of paint is on the pan.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Too long since last update.... Ill post pics where I'm at soon. The body is now on the pan and I need to buy new bolts to bolt the body down. It is far sale and I have been very distracted with my 65 bus but however no one has step up to buy my 58 so ill keep it and get it back on the road for my wife to enjoy. Also I just might graft a ragtop on it. Stay tuned.....
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
An treat for the 58 Cool
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