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Manfred58sc
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What happened to "Autocraft is the best" ? Learning the hard way. Buy KF panels or OG to finish a job.
Good to see an update
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3B(G)
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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The step from the side part must be 22mm, the AC part it is 24mm, so the side part protrudes a little from the sill. I'll make a 10cm long slot and weld it back together
There is no part that fits 100% correctly. All replica parts must be adapted. I think AC and KF are 98% correct.
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1970PAKombi
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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| Great find and a nice panel, hope to see it finished - glad you picked it up again |
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3B(G)
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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Hello everybody
Unfortunately I could not weld the sheets with the old electrodes for the spot welding gun. I had to buy others.
There was also the wish to have a spotter, unfortunately they are very expensive.
So I'm building one myself from old microwaves. 
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LJay
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:37 am Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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Great work so far! You should’ve took an sold on the Ford transit, it’ll be rarer than the split 
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Two Glove Boxes
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BarryL 
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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| How does that triangle tool work? What is the spring on the grip do? What was wrong with the spotwelder probes? |
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3B(G)
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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I have now also received the jack mounts and adjusted them so that they fit. I will start welding at the weekend.
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ippocamp
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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Hello Daniel
Wow, it's crazy but you'll do it, I own a '65 too, with less work to do, and seeing such a topic helps me...
Good job! 
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3B(G)
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:35 am Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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| ippocamp wrote: |
Hello Daniel
Wow, it's crazy but you'll do it, I own a '65 too, with less work to do, and seeing such a topic helps me...
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Thank you 
Hello everybody,
since I only got the rear floor pan for the older model years, I have to adjust this. I cut off the corner with the large radius (190mm). I will manufacture a new sheet with the smaller radius (67.5mm) and use it, I will take extra pictures.
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3B(G)
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:48 am Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| How does that triangle tool work? What is the spring on the grip do? What was wrong with the spotwelder probes? |
The triangle can be used to pull small dents out of the sheet metal. I only built this device for myself because I can't use the spot welding gun for everything. I built it according to this model:
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LowOrks
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:38 am Post subject: Re: Daniel`s 66 Panel Van |
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Hello,
That's great! |
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