What are you working on?
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Stretch
Hey! There’s no easy button for a body like this!
Yes it is. I didn't want it to rust on the ride home. Damn road salt! I also had them prime the front axle beam and the rear axle housing. I had them blast the leaf springs too but I din't have them prime them. I'm going to take each one apart, blast each leaf, then prime and paint each leaf before I re assemble each one.
I never cross them. I have never had a car move in 20+ years of hauling them on that trailer. The one time I crossed the straps the damn car rolled off of the back of the trailer 2 blocks from my house. NEVER AGAIN WILL THAT HAPPEN. I pull straight forward with two straps and straight back with two straps.
Stretch
Hey! There’s no easy button for a body like this!
Tie to the lower control arms in the front and around the axle in the rear. Pull tight. They wont move. If you hook to the frame they will move every time. The springs let the tie downs loosen as the suspension moves.
Stretch
Hey! There’s no easy button for a body like this!
I spent a little time on the Oakland today. First thing first. I had to wash the road salt off of the frame. I did that twice and I'm going to do it again. I spent the rest of the day grinding on a 2x3 piece of sold stock. I'm making a die for my press so I can make the rear bumper. The center piece of he rear bumper is made of 1 3/4 spring steel. The center has a concave section and I need to recreate that in the new piece of spring steel.
68R/T
I got drunk and swallowed my teeth, now
It's a long tedious process to make dies to do things like that, and few people even understand the process or reason behind it. I went through a similar process to remove dents from the stainless trim on my valiant. 
Truely an 'old school' skill you don't see very often today.
Truely an 'old school' skill you don't see very often today.
Stretch
Hey! There’s no easy button for a body like this!
Indeed it is. I've made a few over the years although this is the first one I've made at home for my own project. I did a few over the years I worked at Michigan Wisconsin Spring and Brake. As for the time, I have about 4.5 hrs in this die so far. Thats all grinding time to make sure the sample leaf fits perfectly.
restoman
The paint fumes have cleared so I'm
I've made quite a few wooden bucks and forms for sheet metal work over the years, looks like you're doing a bang-up job! 
I've been playing around with blacksmith techniques for a bit, never worked spring steel. Does a slow air cool keep the spring in the steel?
I've been playing around with blacksmith techniques for a bit, never worked spring steel. Does a slow air cool keep the spring in the steel?
Stretch
Hey! There’s no easy button for a body like this!
Yes. Just let it air cool and you will be fine. We would heat the ends in a furnace, roll the eye in the eye back bender and let them cool. I did it daily for about 14 years.
69.5CUDA
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stetch...i got a ? for ya
how much do you like that midrise lift youve got......ive got one im eyeballing for home use....an EXTREEMLY clean barly used 6500lb cap snapon..for 1500$....i cant even get a used chineese POS for that price....course i can get a used 4post 12klb for only a little more....but it wont fit in my shop and posts get in the way of everything....tho the 4 post is tempting as all hell..and modding the shop up 4 feet wouldnt be a big deal
but i know of very few ppl who own one to ask what they think of midrise lifts in general.....i see a drawback of not being able to do transmissions on them but thats the ONLY one i see...as this unit has a FULL plat table on it..meaning i can do bikes on it as well.....and from a bodywork standpoint it means i can put everything up in my face
how much do you like that midrise lift youve got......ive got one im eyeballing for home use....an EXTREEMLY clean barly used 6500lb cap snapon..for 1500$....i cant even get a used chineese POS for that price....course i can get a used 4post 12klb for only a little more....but it wont fit in my shop and posts get in the way of everything....tho the 4 post is tempting as all hell..and modding the shop up 4 feet wouldnt be a big deal
but i know of very few ppl who own one to ask what they think of midrise lifts in general.....i see a drawback of not being able to do transmissions on them but thats the ONLY one i see...as this unit has a FULL plat table on it..meaning i can do bikes on it as well.....and from a bodywork standpoint it means i can put everything up in my face
Stretch
Hey! There’s no easy button for a body like this!
I like it. I dont have a high enough ceiling in my garage to use a 2 post so I bought this one. I think it's 7000#. Its heavy and yet still movable. You can do fwd tranys on it. Its great for brakes and oil changes or under hood work. I can lift the car to a height that limits the amount of bending which really helps my shitty back. This one isn't a scissor lift so it moves the car rearward as it lifts. My buddy has a snap on scissor lift so the car goes straight up. I like his better but I only payed $700.00 for this one. It's a Globe and its well built.