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Originally Posted by northern_dave
I gots me some back issues this morning.... gimpy.

But I'm going to try to get out and do some welding today on the car.

Originally Posted by Tom264
Dave has had some issues lately hasnt he.?



Yes, yes dave has.

remember the guy in this photo? the guy with the cactus?

You might recall that I proclaimed this man swinging the cactus is the father of a teenage daughter. I know it for certain.

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You see.... they test us...

These daughters.

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Nice parking job...

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You guys like that don't ya? Little mustang laying on it's belly right on my sidewalk... Covered with mud, while there is a perfectly good 4x4 pickup available to drive, sitting gassed up with the keys in it, sitting... Some might say the old pickup is more suitable for muddy driving conditions.... Who knows for sure right?

You can't just hook a tow rope up to something like that you know, you'll wreck stuff for sure.

So you do something like this to free it.

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That's the kind of stuff I do when I'm not working on my road runner.

Yes Dave has had some issues lately for sure.

I'm going to the garage now to make welding sparks, listen to classic rock, drink heavy beer and try not to injure myself with power tools.



Why didn't she just park along side the sidewalk? I don't know Weezy. smile


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Originally Posted by northern_dave
If you look back at my photos you'll see green masking tape on the weld surfaces while I was doing the POR15. I peeled the tape exposing clean metal and then I sprayed those areas with a special zinc primer that you can weld through.



thanks! Being a total schlock at welding, I was wondering how you did that.
I think you know this already- we all greatly appreciate you taking the time to document your project and how this type of work is done. I might just have to dig that old GTO out of the corner of the building and get the project rolling.
See what you have done? grin
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Originally Posted by northern_dave

remember the guy in this photo? the guy with the cactus?


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I'm pretty sure the guy on the business end of that swinging cactus has a stinging head like I did today. Hot, sparking, molten, rusted, steel landed on my freeeeeekin head while I was TRYING to get the bolts out of the fenders today. dammit that shhhh, stuff hurts.




I'm pretty sure the only way to get that Mustang up on the side walk like that is to come in pretty hot and dukes of hazzard slide that baby up on to there....just sayin'.

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This would help that bird of yours fly a little better.

3 duces will help you out run that Coyote. grin

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I do like the looks of that Tom!

ok, project update in 2 parts.

Well, my back is still messed up, I'm walking around like Fred Sanford, not good.

But I managed to get a few things done today.

Started with the inner wheel house for LH side.

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The new wheel house didn't match the shape of the original for splicing in a half like I planned.

So I cut it, tacked the top, pushed up hard so it lined up on top, then tacked the bottom. The problen is then the top split out, so I tacked a cheap vise grip in there spanning the gap, squeezed it together and tacked it.

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Everything all welded up, trunk floor welds ground, starting to shape up.

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Next I moved on to my rusty tail pan. I decided to save it.

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Cut 2 bad spots out of the LH side.

Cut and shaped new patches.

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There it is tacked in and I'm holding the old one for comparison.

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Something clever here.

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Continuing...

Both new patches in on the LH side.

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Ok so here are the "pieces" as I chose to cut them from the rusty RH side.

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Here's where I cut them from

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The first piece of the puzzle coming together.

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More pieces coming together.

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This is how the first little piece fits in.

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And here are the 2 pieces together that make up the outer end of the tail pan.

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Tacked

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Welded

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And finally spot welded to the trunk floor lip.

[img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/northerndave/roadrunner%20stuff/102_5811.jpg[/img]


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Originally Posted by tzone
This would help that bird of yours fly a little better.

3 duces will help you out run that Coyote. grin

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Tom tom tom....when are you guys gonna learn?

3 deuces cant outrun a Hemi........

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Tom, I burnt myself several times today, I actually smell burnt.



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Originally Posted by Tom264
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This would help that bird of yours fly a little better.

3 duces will help you out run that Coyote. grin

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Tom tom tom....when are you guys gonna learn?

3 deuces cant outrun a Hemi........

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It ain't exactly stock. That thing eats chevy's and [bleep]'s hemi's. grin

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Looks practical...


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Originally Posted by tzone
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This would help that bird of yours fly a little better.

3 duces will help you out run that Coyote. grin

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Tom tom tom....when are you guys gonna learn?

3 deuces cant outrun a Hemi........

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It ain't exactly stock. That thing eats chevy's and [bleep]'s hemi's. grin



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Originally Posted by Tom264
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What Mopar guys will go through to TRY to beat a Ford.


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Originally Posted by Whelenman



I used to eat 390's for breakfast, with my 340.


Yeah, I'm sure.


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Originally Posted by 358Norma_fan
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Dave, Weezy needs some serious driving lessons..

I have to laugh though....how did she ever do that parking job?


Just look at Daves signature line. Like Father, like Daughter.


Man , She needs to buy the next Mustang herself!


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I had a friend in town, 69, that had a Mustang GT with a 390 in it. Wasn't any match for my Swinger!



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Whelenman, very nice ! Did you put power windows in it? Or all original

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I don't post much, but I lurk daily. I've been especially interested in your restoration threads and really look forward to the updates. Keep up the nice work! Btw, nice trick with the vise grips!! I'll remember that! Butch




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