gomopar440
Livin' my life...one gas station at a time.
Saved ya the trouble. Here ya go...Maybe we should get vid as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phHZ2HOkn8s
Sorry, I couldnt find the short version of that clip.
tiny...aka 1958 lloyd
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phHZ2HOkn8s
Sorry, I couldnt find the short version of that clip.
71ChargerRT
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Fishy
Omnipotent Seaweasel
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thrashingcows
Drowning deep in my sea of loathing...so I'm
Always a treat to see what you've accomplished as of late...well done!!
Yeah.
I'm always watching this thread.
I should comment more. It's fun to see the progress.
I'm always watching this thread.
I should comment more. It's fun to see the progress.
69.5CUDA
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so..another day...doesnt seem like much cause i had some odd jobs to tend to first
the first few shots are an attempt to show how much curve there is in the side of the body from nose to tail....if you had a 10foot level you would have something close to a 5 inch gap at the headlights no gap at the center of the door and then a 5 inch gap at the rear...i think it is actualy more than that...i didnt think about it till just now but i do have some 10 foot angle iron..DUH that would have worked...hell you gain over 1 inch on each end of a 3foot level just in the doors alone
so i spent most of the time finalizing for the LAST time the brake pedal assembly...its in its final resting place and SOLID...next6 up there will be finishing the pedal arms and making a final pick of what pads i want to use and then making the plates that will carry them....im pretty sure ill be useing saab rubbers....there simplistic semi large but have an old school look to them.........if i could get them...id run stock lloyd units..i have 1 and its not really useable....ill have to grab a shot of the pedals rubbers i grabbed at the wrecker..i had 1 thing in mind it must be fairly plyable rubber NOT hard
the steering got mocked up...spent a bit of time chopping off all the extra crap as i was trying to come up with a good column cover and a 4inch tube would have SERIOUSLY overpowered everything in the car..after chopping everything down that wasnt required now i can have a 2-2.5inch tube and simply have a flare out at the wheel....the mockup proved to me its in the right spot right to left but it needs to go up about 3 inches..maybe more...its had to tell exactly where it needs to bebut i know now that right to left its right where it needs to be..ive got no more room to move it tward the driver door at all unless it goes up a minimum of 6 inches or drops 3 to clear the brakes....so with the mockin places tacked in i got in and did a test fit..with the old milano wheel its sitting too low..mind you my wheel fits inside of that wheel but still its WAY to low...i figure the top of the wheel should be very neer on line with the top of the dash or bottom of the windshield frame....but atleast i know where to cut the dash...which i braced up while in there
the first few shots are an attempt to show how much curve there is in the side of the body from nose to tail....if you had a 10foot level you would have something close to a 5 inch gap at the headlights no gap at the center of the door and then a 5 inch gap at the rear...i think it is actualy more than that...i didnt think about it till just now but i do have some 10 foot angle iron..DUH that would have worked...hell you gain over 1 inch on each end of a 3foot level just in the doors alone
so i spent most of the time finalizing for the LAST time the brake pedal assembly...its in its final resting place and SOLID...next6 up there will be finishing the pedal arms and making a final pick of what pads i want to use and then making the plates that will carry them....im pretty sure ill be useing saab rubbers....there simplistic semi large but have an old school look to them.........if i could get them...id run stock lloyd units..i have 1 and its not really useable....ill have to grab a shot of the pedals rubbers i grabbed at the wrecker..i had 1 thing in mind it must be fairly plyable rubber NOT hard
the steering got mocked up...spent a bit of time chopping off all the extra crap as i was trying to come up with a good column cover and a 4inch tube would have SERIOUSLY overpowered everything in the car..after chopping everything down that wasnt required now i can have a 2-2.5inch tube and simply have a flare out at the wheel....the mockup proved to me its in the right spot right to left but it needs to go up about 3 inches..maybe more...its had to tell exactly where it needs to bebut i know now that right to left its right where it needs to be..ive got no more room to move it tward the driver door at all unless it goes up a minimum of 6 inches or drops 3 to clear the brakes....so with the mockin places tacked in i got in and did a test fit..with the old milano wheel its sitting too low..mind you my wheel fits inside of that wheel but still its WAY to low...i figure the top of the wheel should be very neer on line with the top of the dash or bottom of the windshield frame....but atleast i know where to cut the dash...which i braced up while in there
69.5CUDA
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so ..
first off this is my stock of "suitable" brake and gas pedal pads that i found....the ones my fingers are on..are saab brakes but im unsure of what the gas is from.....but thats the set i think i like best
i had some ideas on the steering column today but couldnt for the life of me find what i wanted for round tube...so i made my own LOL...alot of trimming testing trimming testing but the results speak for themselves
got the pedal arms hung for mockup as well
yeah i know not much special this time around
first off this is my stock of "suitable" brake and gas pedal pads that i found....the ones my fingers are on..are saab brakes but im unsure of what the gas is from.....but thats the set i think i like best
i had some ideas on the steering column today but couldnt for the life of me find what i wanted for round tube...so i made my own LOL...alot of trimming testing trimming testing but the results speak for themselves
got the pedal arms hung for mockup as well
yeah i know not much special this time around
69.5CUDA
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10 hours...yes 10...of almost nothing but stiching up panels...and that right there is how i get burnout..i should add i was fighting a migrane all day as well
so i started out on the tail...stiching away and away and away..yeah ugly welds but when your stiching you wont get any nice welds unless you want LOTS of warpage...so i was going over old seems new seems the pics pretty well show it all
while stitching my eyes were drawn to the wheel well and the patch id done that i HATED..so i ripped it out and scratched my head a bit..and knew most sleds and 50s stuff have sweeping tails...went outside and sure enuf had a 58 ford rear quarter to eyeball and proved i liked the line so i went to town re-sorting it out to the way i should have done it to begin with and then hacked back the rear rolled pan to follow the new line
next up was a ton more stiching since the metal had all cooled as well as re-arching the other rear side
between cooling i mocked up the thought of a lower grill opening up front and the idea is a go...but i need to find the RIGHT curve before i dive in cutting
with both rears all stiched up and waiting on a grind down to find the pinholes and thin spots i switched to start doing the front rolled pan stiching...then realiosed hell i did all the rear stiching and did the rear roll on the wheel arch why not kill the front while im at it..since the fronts have SCARED me from the initial cut of raising the fenders...why?..cause the arch is odd and the corner is goofy and then you have the bumper fighting it as well...its a mess of fighting lines to get it right and the curvater required to make the piece..well the pics show what i had to do to over come the problem
once i wrapped up everything for the day i set her back on the ground to have a look at the new lines and the double grill opening and yeah i love it all
so i started out on the tail...stiching away and away and away..yeah ugly welds but when your stiching you wont get any nice welds unless you want LOTS of warpage...so i was going over old seems new seems the pics pretty well show it all
while stitching my eyes were drawn to the wheel well and the patch id done that i HATED..so i ripped it out and scratched my head a bit..and knew most sleds and 50s stuff have sweeping tails...went outside and sure enuf had a 58 ford rear quarter to eyeball and proved i liked the line so i went to town re-sorting it out to the way i should have done it to begin with and then hacked back the rear rolled pan to follow the new line
next up was a ton more stiching since the metal had all cooled as well as re-arching the other rear side
between cooling i mocked up the thought of a lower grill opening up front and the idea is a go...but i need to find the RIGHT curve before i dive in cutting
with both rears all stiched up and waiting on a grind down to find the pinholes and thin spots i switched to start doing the front rolled pan stiching...then realiosed hell i did all the rear stiching and did the rear roll on the wheel arch why not kill the front while im at it..since the fronts have SCARED me from the initial cut of raising the fenders...why?..cause the arch is odd and the corner is goofy and then you have the bumper fighting it as well...its a mess of fighting lines to get it right and the curvater required to make the piece..well the pics show what i had to do to over come the problem
once i wrapped up everything for the day i set her back on the ground to have a look at the new lines and the double grill opening and yeah i love it all
69.5CUDA
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nothing too special....
finished up the last wheel well section, did a half mile of stitching and some cleanup
there are a couple shots of exhaust ideas to be photochopped in...id prefer they wernt "under" the panel but were centered height wise
the more i look at it the more i think dual duals may be too busy..dual resonator singles might work or something center mounted might work
finished up the last wheel well section, did a half mile of stitching and some cleanup
there are a couple shots of exhaust ideas to be photochopped in...id prefer they wernt "under" the panel but were centered height wise
the more i look at it the more i think dual duals may be too busy..dual resonator singles might work or something center mounted might work
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Holy Crap I thought I did a lot of welding on the rustbucket,:dgt: runs to wall street to by stock in welding rods! :shifty:
The "Vision" looks to be taking shape:bravo: give foose a run for his money!:clap: Rich.
The "Vision" looks to be taking shape:bravo: give foose a run for his money!:clap: Rich.
I think this one has pretty good balance.
Dual tail lights up on each side and dual tail pipes low on each side..
Dual tail lights up on each side and dual tail pipes low on each side..
69.5CUDA
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soo its been a rough week+ weekend..dont even get me started
first up is a shot of a car that caught my eye at the wrecker..the tips kinda spoke to me...but...the more i think about it the more i think there TOTALY worng..but with the week ive had....they still stick in my head a bit
next up..i belive most of all the smoothing is done...atleast on the sides...its now down to pinhole welding and filling ..then some hammer and dolley work
the nose got butched today and i belive the go for the opening up front was right..tho the way i cut it i can have it back in place in an hour..so far anyway...i know it needs a lil trimming and it will need a frenching panel to fill it in .....but it definatly had a slimming effect up front as well as making the main grill more present
first up is a shot of a car that caught my eye at the wrecker..the tips kinda spoke to me...but...the more i think about it the more i think there TOTALY worng..but with the week ive had....they still stick in my head a bit
next up..i belive most of all the smoothing is done...atleast on the sides...its now down to pinhole welding and filling ..then some hammer and dolley work
the nose got butched today and i belive the go for the opening up front was right..tho the way i cut it i can have it back in place in an hour..so far anyway...i know it needs a lil trimming and it will need a frenching panel to fill it in .....but it definatly had a slimming effect up front as well as making the main grill more present
69.5CUDA
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been tooooo busy to get much of anything done..im actualy in the hole right now as i did a pile of work to a friends car and i paid for the parts...there good for it but it put my flat broke for a lil while while i wait
oh and the pic quality...yeah my camera took a crap on me..so had to shoot it all with my phone.......
anyway..heres the latest
dash got filled in...me holding the tube on top..well im thinking about frenched in mimicing the headlights guages pods.....its a thougt anyway....and it wouldnt be with that...thats just to get a VERY crude rough idea
front rad support bar got cut out so i can start trying to see what i have to work with..which is NOT much..right now im leaning tward a PAIR of 15x10 3 core units as id have more room for them and fans vs a traditional rad.....the 3.0 swap thats looming on the engine stand will help but alfa really SCREWED UP when they did that godawfull thermostat/waterpump/head hoses/temp sender unit pile of crap....the 3.0 atleast has some VERY tucked plulls and water pump and then you get up to the water bung monstrosity.....if it wasnt for that thing.....i could run a traditional rad...so if anyone has a way around that pile of steaming crap let me know....im all ears
lastly a shot of my old planned layout for switches and the aluminum panel i plan to finish it off with..its going to need to be tweaked slightly as i will NOT be running the milano heaterbox and controlls...switching to an audi unit..smaller unit without ac similar controls tho but the whole unit is almost half the size of the milano unit half the weight too
oh and the pic quality...yeah my camera took a crap on me..so had to shoot it all with my phone.......
anyway..heres the latest
dash got filled in...me holding the tube on top..well im thinking about frenched in mimicing the headlights guages pods.....its a thougt anyway....and it wouldnt be with that...thats just to get a VERY crude rough idea
front rad support bar got cut out so i can start trying to see what i have to work with..which is NOT much..right now im leaning tward a PAIR of 15x10 3 core units as id have more room for them and fans vs a traditional rad.....the 3.0 swap thats looming on the engine stand will help but alfa really SCREWED UP when they did that godawfull thermostat/waterpump/head hoses/temp sender unit pile of crap....the 3.0 atleast has some VERY tucked plulls and water pump and then you get up to the water bung monstrosity.....if it wasnt for that thing.....i could run a traditional rad...so if anyone has a way around that pile of steaming crap let me know....im all ears
lastly a shot of my old planned layout for switches and the aluminum panel i plan to finish it off with..its going to need to be tweaked slightly as i will NOT be running the milano heaterbox and controlls...switching to an audi unit..smaller unit without ac similar controls tho but the whole unit is almost half the size of the milano unit half the weight too
69.5CUDA
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ive not much to say..except..im BEAT...was nice enuf FINALY to not have to have a fire going to keep the shop warm enuf to work
ive got some incoming tricks........and i tossed 10 gals of fuel in the back and a battery to check ride height "wet"...seems ive got 5 inches of ground clearance pretty much across the board frrom the oil pan to the diff
ive got some incoming tricks........and i tossed 10 gals of fuel in the back and a battery to check ride height "wet"...seems ive got 5 inches of ground clearance pretty much across the board frrom the oil pan to the diff
69.5CUDA
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so..heres todays work..
i finished cutting it out and and filled it in....personaly i think its looking right and now only needs some "detail..but..im thinking a couple well placed LED's dimly lighting it up at night for the EXTRA EVIL
so i turned the car around.....inside the shop..gotta love small cars....the drivers side is mostly buttoned up and the front fender is full welded to the chassis..the passsenger side i never got lined up right and it pissed me off...so i came back ripped open my welds and tweaked it so the gap at the door is 100% proper and right where it needs to be..lots of tweaking cutting filling and stitching.....i also noticed the door and rocker floor still hadnt been stitched and filled so they got attacked too
i also played with the mocking of capping the dash and then added a FULL brace door post to door post(under the dash) to help spread the load from the door strikers as well as brace the steering column up
i finished cutting it out and and filled it in....personaly i think its looking right and now only needs some "detail..but..im thinking a couple well placed LED's dimly lighting it up at night for the EXTRA EVIL
so i turned the car around.....inside the shop..gotta love small cars....the drivers side is mostly buttoned up and the front fender is full welded to the chassis..the passsenger side i never got lined up right and it pissed me off...so i came back ripped open my welds and tweaked it so the gap at the door is 100% proper and right where it needs to be..lots of tweaking cutting filling and stitching.....i also noticed the door and rocker floor still hadnt been stitched and filled so they got attacked too
i also played with the mocking of capping the dash and then added a FULL brace door post to door post(under the dash) to help spread the load from the door strikers as well as brace the steering column up