'67 project

[VDub63 ( Steven )]

OH I see how it is, Hmmm $$$$$$ nope don't have any.

[Chris]

looks great, glad to see things are coming together. To bad I couldnt be a bigger help.

[Southpaw]

Bren , Ya it was a nice road test driving out to your house , and had a good time helping out where iI could , So what if I got lost going home after dark . All is well that ends well . Keep up the good work .

[bren]

Started back in tonight. Have a big list of stuff to get ready for more welding on Friday. Tonight I got the front firewall repair panel fitted. That was not fun. Not easy to get at with the body down on the pan and all the cross braces still in place. Hopefully the rest will go faster.

[bren]

Got a lot done this week. Weather was great today, work was slow, so I took an unplanned halfer!

Front firewall is ready to weld in place:



Front fender wells are ready for the patch panels to be welded:



Rear inside quarters ready for welding:



Rear bumper brackets have been removed. Not sure exactly how to take care of these. Stopped here and waiting for the experts tomorrow.




Felt I should also wait for the experts before I cut here:



Funky hole in the hood as well as one in the front inside quarter and tunnel are ready for repair with custom patch panels:



Doors stayed pretty good but not perfect. Hopefully we can remedy that tomorrow. I hope this improves with the use of well placed jacks and the balance of the welding between the body and heater channels:



Even got some of the ugly primer off the hood:



Hopefully the car will be looking like this real soon ;D (minus the ugly primer, a little lower too with some smoothies all around!):

[bren]

Made good progress today.

I could not be this far without everyones help.
Thanks to Steven for his excellent welding! And thank you to Kenn, AJ, and John for all your help today. I really appreciate it.


First we decided to cut out the bracing. Made it easier to work inside the car. Then we adjusted each side, one at a time, for door alignment. Then Steven welded in the front fender well patch panels. Turned out better than I anticipated.



Here you can see the inside of that patch panel and also the front firewall. I goofed on the firewall. Cut it to fit with the car down on all 4 wheels. When we jacked under the A pillars to line up the doors better it put a gap at the top of the firewall. I thought about waiting to cut that but then decided to get it ready; bad decision.




Here is Steven adjusting the firewall:

And then welding it in place:


Another shot of Steven in action:


Once everything was solid we lifted the body back onto the sawhorses. Easier to finish the welding with it up in the air.









And here it is back up in the air for, hopefully, the last time!


And some more detail shots:




We determined it would be best to seperate the bumper mount panel from the body metal on the patch piece. I wire wheeled off the grime then Kenn helped me drill out the spot welds. This is a photo of the before condition.

[krmnnghia]

Nice work so far!

Is Steve for hire?

I'm not kidding.

[VDub63 ( Steven )]

HMMM.... maybe this is Steven ( The welder )

[bren]

I see a nice side business starting up for someone....

[jmallen05]

Nice work guys its really starting to come together. When are these tech sessions going to be on a weekend, so us northern guys can lend a hand.


jerry

[krmnnghia]

;D

[Chris]

looks good guys, one of these days, I might actually be able to help when I have time. Drop me a call, I should be avaliable next weekend

[bren]

Hmm, might be some similiarities there.
Kenn certianly is much nicer though!


We might be doing some more welding Sunday. Won't be putting the body back down right away. I will need to zero rust the welded areas and inside the engine bay. Then the body to pan gasket needs to be installed along with the engine seals.

Every time I think I am getting close to driving this I think of 5 more things that need to be done first.

[Dustin]

It still has come a long way Bren and I believe you are going to drive this thing before the snow. And now that someone pointed it out Kenn does kinda look like Boyd but I agree Kenn is much nicer.

[bren]

Looks like we are going to do some more welding tomorrow. Going to start around 1 in the afternoon. If anyone wants to join in send me a PM and I will get you directions and a phone number. Sorry for the short notice.