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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:50 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Believe it or not! An uncracked dadh is a bigger plus. They are made of the rarest element of all UNOBTONIUM!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 9:48 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

I cleaned the car inside out and started to explore a little.

Some idiot PO drilled a hole through the outside right into my voltage regulator. Of course moisture got in. and the inside looks corroded Sad It really helps to get things out of the way before you drill and weld on something.

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I was hoping that the heater vent was still ok under that piece of metal they had welded over it. No, it not OK! No big one I'll just make a new one. I knew from the start, that left side is much worse and luckily I got a replacement for the whole rocker. But the right side I will have to repair.

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So out of chronological order I made a replacement for the heater vent last night and finished it today. No special tools involved in making this.

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When I picked up the care I noticed, that the steering wheel was loose and I noticed, that the threads were gone. Well I am not the one to give in easily and decided, I can fix that. First I tried a prototype welding material to a shaft while it was turning at slowest my lathe would go but that didn't work well.

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Therefore I decided I will weld it one row at a time:

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Until I was all the way around and then I turned it to the correct OD for the threads.

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The I used a die to cut the threads. I could have used the lathe but I don't have the practice cutting threads on a lathe.

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Worked out quite well:

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I also cleaned up and rewired the steering column:

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One of our cats had to inspect the car:

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 9:53 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Nice progress!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Very nice fab work Cool
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 4:55 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Looks like you are off to a great start. Good looking car to fix all the things on. Keep us posted with lots of pics!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:28 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

mdege wrote:
I cleaned the car inside out and started to explore a little.

So out of chronological order I made a replacement for the heater vent last night and finished it today. No special tools involved in making this.

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One of our cats had to inspect the car:

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That's some very nice fabrication work for the vent outlet. Glad to see that kind of level for a repair. Those parts are hard to find not rusted as it is, let alone enough to use as a copy for building.

I think a few of us have an "inspector 12" (the cat) around keeping an eye on us. Laughing Good looking cat too. Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:14 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

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Those parts are hard to find not rusted as it is, let alone enough to use as a copy for building.


I was really lucky to get a good clip for the left side, which I could use as example for the right side.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:53 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

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Those parts are hard to find not rusted as it is, let alone enough to use as a copy for building.


I was really lucky to get a good clip for the left side, which I could use as example for the right side.


Bang on repop SIR. Looking good.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:31 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Fantastic work.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:53 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

I made two more parts, see for yourself:

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And:

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I also received my taillights:

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:13 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

mdege wrote:
I made two more parts, see for yourself:

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Oh man, we just made that panel too. Still impressive on your end!

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Well there certainly is a difference between homemade and professional work. Yours look really good and it is great that you are making these. They seem to be hard to get by.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:25 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Gonna be a good looking firewall!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:36 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Most excellent work.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:57 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

I wish I was half talented as you. I just know how to replace parts, not fabricate! 👍
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:13 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

That looks sooo good!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:52 am    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Both of those parts came out looking good. The rear half of the right inner rocker looks good (took me a few minutes to figure out what it was). The foot plate piece really turned out good. Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:06 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Thank you all for your kind words.

I really enjoy "massaging" sheet-metal Laughing

Here are a few updates.

Continued with the right inner rocker:
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Fixed the rear window channel piece of the right door:

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Some minor repairs on the left rocker clip:
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 3:24 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Always nice to see your fab work Cool
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:12 pm    Post subject: Re: New project: 63 sunroof notch Reply with quote

Time to update this thread.

I found some rust holes which were filled with Bondo.

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This needed replacing, therefore I made some patches:

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And welded them into the car:

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Unfortunately it didn't turnout as good as I wanted it to be:

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I decided it would be better to fix this instead of filling it with lead or Bondo:

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I cut a slit, bent it open and welded thins strips of metal into the gap.

Then I moved forward to the next holes:
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