40 tonner panel build
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Post Fiend
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Well, I was kinda holed up with the crud during all the warm (but windy) days. Didn't want to lay on the concrete to get the other running board and fender off. Maybe today.
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Gary, you would have made wood braces for the what would have been a wood roof rack, fastened them to the OEM vertical braces, and made everything look like it came from the factory. The panel looked good at a cursory first glance until people started pointing out the flaws. A restoration should have original paint patterns, but that takes more research than many people are willing to do.
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Well, it really wasn't a restoration, more of a resto-mod. It doesn't even have all the wood in it. If you notice everything is missing forward of the wheel on the rh side. That pipe thing inside is hideous, the kind of thing that people who put chevy engines in Fords do. Like you said, it could have easily been braced to the sides.
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The 1941 Ford Panel Delivery, also know as the Jewelry Wagon! | Yelp
The 1941 Ford Panel Delivery, also know as the Jewelry Wagon! | Yelp
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Made a little progress today. I've been off the panel for a few weeks with holidays ect. Got one of the rear fenders stripped and banged out. Just a couple little cracks to weld and it's ready for primer. Not perfect but I'm not using bondo.
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Way better than perfect in my book. The guy with the fender won't respond and the vintage auto parts 195.00 fender is no longer available. Sheesh, with my body work skills I need a gallon of bondo and a roll of fiberglass window screen to reinforce it.
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Well, my body working skill level is rank amateur. I get by but no way would I ever get anything straight enough for a slick show quality paint job. But that's not me anyway. My tools are pretty basic, 2 body hammers, 3 dollys and one of those I made. My neighbor loaned me a shrinking hammer and it is wonderful.
I wish we we neighbors Gary, I'd trade fixing your fenders for you putting the wood in mine.
I wish we we neighbors Gary, I'd trade fixing your fenders for you putting the wood in mine.
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How 'bout body color? Any ideas on that yet? Oh and I have a 5 acre piece alongside mine where I live. It's a rare flat spot on this mountain. We always called it 'the hole', but lately been thinking of making a sign that says 'Jailbar Ranch', on account of there being about 8 jailbar fords down there. There's room for a double wide or a rustic cabin if you want to move West. Best offer.....
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Probably kind of a charcoal. I was looking at tractor paint and the Massey Ferguson gray isn't bad, but might tweak it a bit with some flat black and/or white.
I guess the color is called stonliegh
http://www.vintage-tractor-solutions...aint_27565.cfm
I guess the color is called stonliegh
http://www.vintage-tractor-solutions...aint_27565.cfm
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I'm old and lazy too, but I have 3 truck projects and work to deal with. Tonight we just went out for cheeseburgers after work. Now it's feed the dogs etc. Won't be at rest until we slip under the covers. And So it goes......
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You are fortunate on some level that you can still do a days work. I've worn out way too many of my joints to do it. 3-4 hours of work is a day for me any more and if it's hard repetitive motion like grinding, a couple hours of it will render my arms useless for a day or three. I was a contract welder in a local bentonite plant until about 4 years ago. I looked like half a mummy under my clothes with all my knees, weists and elbows wrapped to get through a day. When I was last out there, I was doing 1000 stairs a day and finally my bum knee gave out on some steep stairs with 2 buckets of tools and parts. I decided I wasn't going to do that until I was a total cripple and gave it up for good.