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Jefe_42
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 Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:09 pm Post subject: Section of a 1976 bus nose panel? |
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Is there a source where I can get a section of a front nose panel? 1976 bus. I've discovered this mangled mess under 1/2" of bondo:
Everything else is in good shape, I'd hate to go through all of the trouble and expense to replace the entire front skin for just this area. There are some tricky contours in that spot that make home fabrication harder for a beginner like me. I'm not having any luck searching the local "parts pull" junkyards. Just need this section of a panel:
Any feedback appreciated, thanks for taking the time to read.
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infiniteLoop
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Section of a 1976 bus nose panel? |
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What about trying to hammer and dolly it back into shape?
The only parts that are a compound curve are the part right under the windshield and the transition part that raises the panel. |
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Jefe_42
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:28 am Post subject: Re: Section of a 1976 bus nose panel? |
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What about trying to hammer and dolly it back into shape?
The only parts that are a compound curve are the part right under the windshield and the transition part that raises the panel. |
That will have to be the plan...except for that part right under the windshield, it's got a terrible frankenstein weld running right down the middle. Whatever happened to it must have torn the sheet metal in half or punctured it. The picture doesn't do it justice, it's nasty (and worse from the inside)
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infiniteLoop
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Section of a 1976 bus nose panel? |
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| A heat gun will make it easy to get the filler off.Then I would grind the weld thin so it is workable. If the panel stops cooperating, a piece was taken out and you will have to put a cut in it, work it out and then add a piece. If the panel is heated some ,to blue', it will not get work hardened as much while hammering it. |
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