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Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653020 12/12/16
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Tip of the hat to you Dave. Awesome skilz......

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Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653031 12/12/16
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KEEP EM COMING! BRIGHTENS an old farts day immensely.

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Old cat turd!

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Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653043 12/12/16
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E TN,..yep, thats right!
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Kool,... does the radio continue to play if you take the battery out of it?
If it does, don't piss it off!
Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
1minute #11653047 12/12/16
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Originally Posted by 1minute
Push button shifting?


yes

Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
tndrbstr #11653049 12/12/16
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Originally Posted by tndrbstr
Kool,... does the radio continue to play if you take the battery out of it?


What battery?

wink

Something clever here.

IC B2

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653065 12/12/16
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North of Bonners Ferry ID.
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Dave is "Christine" a Savoy? had one in high school.
during the muncie floor shift days. put a 3 speed in it with a muncie shift. proposed to the wife in that car.

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Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653160 12/12/16
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Belvedere



Here's some more of that fender stuff.

With the hoops formed and located, I started with reproducing the wrap over portion of the headlight "eyebrow"

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paper patern

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transferred pattern to steel, cut and now shaping the curve with a shrinker.

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meanwhile, thisshitiscutout.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653170 12/12/16
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[Linked Image]

now for the piece that would have originally laid in here.

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OK, that's what I couldn't show earlier because photobucket is terrible.

The cap or the "Moby patch" is next.

There's flat Moby, some forming required.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653177 12/12/16
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Fitting Moby

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Tacking.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653181 12/12/16
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Like Lay's potato chips, your pics are irresistible. grin

You sir, are an artist.

Ed

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Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653183 12/12/16
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It's a puzzle piece butt weld, no overlay bullshit this time around.

Tack and move, tack and move to avoid panel warp.

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The front is trimmed, dollied over the 3/8" tube hoop and joined to the wrap over portion with weld.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653191 12/12/16
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south texas-Corpus Christi
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Polly motor, 318?

God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
Bristoe #11653196 12/12/16
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south texas-Corpus Christi
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Originally Posted by Bristoe
You're an artist.

413?
small block, looks a polly 318

God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653232 12/12/16
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poly 318 yes


Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653240 12/12/16
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that's a lot of hours in that car
Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653248 12/12/16
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lower quarter repair, dogleg area drivers side.

Starting with a flat piece of metal

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Just squish it around with my fingers a little and....

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CUTTING!

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ohhh, I'm gonna be sick.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653255 12/12/16
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[Linked Image]

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I needed to make the bottom edge of the outer wheel house.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653270 12/12/16
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welded in, coated with epoxy inside and back side of repair panel.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653279 12/12/16
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Do thatshit all over.

Cut the other side of the car open.

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Make some stuff.

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out with the old, in with the new.

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Something clever here.

Re: shaw classic autoworks "Christine"
northern_dave #11653295 12/12/16
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[Linked Image]

Make more stuff.

Need to replace this area.

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Make a pattern, transfer to steel, cut the shape, mark for roll tipping... wait, what's roll tipping?

Oh this.

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Helps a guy make radiused bends.

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The only problem is when you make radiused bends, the panel curves.

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Something clever here.

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