55 Wagon Progress

[AFFORDILLAC]

Howz my truck in the background coming?

[MP&C]

Slowly.... the owner of that project doesn't pay as well.. Still a couple brackets to complete on the air ride rear install...

[MP&C]

Continuing on to the driver's side, this one is a bit tighter at the bottom than the other, shows about 1/32 gap. Used the compass again to mark the cut line...








Tacked, welded, and welds dressed...








All finished for this evening, have a couple pin holes to fix, will get them when we do the top...








New gap is right at 5/32", or to be more technical, one paint stick width....

[383S-10]

I must say your detail and instructions is way better thank most books I have read on the subject......I surely appreciate you blogging this......Powerblock TV needs you..........

[74NovaMan]

Amazing! Thanks for showing us how it is done!

[NightShifter]

Those front fenders look 100% better without that seam & no fear of bondo cracking down the road, nice job.

[MP&C]

Thanks for the comments guys. Ok, one side left to go...











Trimming to fit..........





Welding the layers together....











After dressing the welds..... I do have a couple pin holes to fix, but the gap is looking much better.

[NightShifter]

Nerves of steel. I know a lot of guys that wouldn't attempt that.

[DanStokes]

^^^^^^^ Including me! Nothing to building those damn hot rods - any idiot can do that (quote from my father many years ago).

Dan

[Deaf Bob]

^^^^^^^ Including me! Nothing to building those damn hot rods - any idiot can do that (quote from my father many years ago).

Dan

Did he know mine?? ...
What do you wana do that for?
What do you get out of it?

[MP&C]

Thanks for the comments fellas. Spent tonight working on the tailgate jamb area, touching up some factory welds in preparation of installing the rear tail pan. Wasn't too long before Murphy's law reared its ugly head, and the lower part of the jamb showed some signs of rust lurking inside.





Cut open an access hole and cleaned out the inside as best I could for welding in some new metal..








For making a replacement, I have an "anvil" I made recently out of some scraps from under the welding table...











Here's the anvil end we'll use this evening as matched up to the original...











Fitting, trimming, and welding...




















....and, as can be expected, one more to go... Until next time.

[Deaf Bob]

You make it seem so easy... I KNOW it isn't... Weld alot of doors shut.. Use lomg jack handles for gap filler.. Still blow holes in the tin..

[NightShifter]

If at first you don't succeed a little bondo will compensate.

[pintoboy77]

When your this good at body work I don't think you need Bondo.

[DanStokes]

I've gotten completely away from Bondo. I now only use synthetic automotive body filler to repair iron oxide deterioration.

Words matter!

Dan