Progress Thread Slow Boat To China

[CarMichael Angelo]

So the firewall...

Started with some round tubing and bent it to a gentle curve


Then bent it to match the line of the seam on the fire wall


cut it in half...


and welded it up.






The intake is also coming along. I still have a couple of hours of sanding to do, but it's getting there.

Good job on the save on the firewall. I cut a small section of mine off yesterday, and then thought better of it, and welded it back.

 

[hoopty5.0]

Got some painting done tonight.

 

[hoopty5.0]

Sanding and Sanding and Sanding and Sanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding andSanding and.....




This was after the first round of filler and sanding. I've applied another coat and will sand it down this afternoon after I get back from the racetrack. Nostalgia Drags are in town today!!!

 

[A5literMan]

Looking good. I always go watch the nostalgia drags when they come to the track Now get back to sanding!

 

[hoopty5.0]

I have about another night or two MAX worth of sanding left in me before I say F*** this S*** and spray color in the engine bay and however it looks is what we get. It just isn't getting done and I'm in it about 40 hours from start of welding to now.

The silver lining here is the body is straight as an arrow, with 2 known dents. Body work blows.

 

[tannerc91gt]

I have about another night or two MAX worth of sanding left in me before I say F*** this S*** and spray color in the engine bay and however it looks is what we get. It just isn't getting done and I'm in it about 40 hours from start of welding to now.

The silver lining here is the body is straight as an arrow, with 2 known dents. Body work blows.

I had 1 dent. Which I filled. And will finish spraying the car Friday afternoon. And I agree with you 100%. I barely did anything and damn it I hated every second of it. Body work is an art and I'm a 3rd grader with a broken crayon.

 

[stangboy]

I have about another night or two MAX worth of sanding left in me before I say F*** this S*** and spray color in the engine bay and however it looks is what we get. It just isn't getting done and I'm in it about 40 hours from start of welding to now.

The silver lining here is the body is straight as an arrow, with 2 known dents. Body work blows.

This is the reason why I don't mind paying somebody else to do it for me. I don't have the patience to do body work. I'm an instant gratification kinda guy....and there is NOTHING instant about body work.

 

[Noobz347]

I had 1 dent. Which I filled. And will finish spraying the car Friday afternoon. And I agree with you 100%. I barely did anything and damn it I hated every second of it. Body work is an art and I'm a 3rd grader with a broken crayon.

here here

Probably why those guys get mad money.... from me.

 

[CarMichael Angelo]

I think all of you guys are wusses.

You listen to me, You will become Karate Master.

Sanda the panel
Prima the panel
Painta the panel
Wax on, Wax off.

Now go kick that Cobra Kai kids ass.

 

[hoopty5.0]

I think all of you guys are wusses.

You listen to me, You will become Karate Master.

Sanda the panel
Prima the panel
Painta the panel
Wax on, Wax off.

Now go kick that Cobra Kai kids ass.

Confucious say:

he who sands least, sands best.
-or-

a happy man is one who no gotta sand

 

[DesertDawg]

screw dat grab a belt sandah and a rattle can Man! View attachment 116978

 

[hoopty5.0]

I couldn't polish it enough to make the regret really stand out, unfortunately.

 

[hoopty5.0]

Yep, still sanding. Although yesterday, I was welding on a couple holes I missed and my leg felt hot. I pick up my hood to see the sheet covering the engine in flames.

Gotta repaint the intake and a valve cover now. I have no idea how that happened!!!

 

[tannerc91gt]

Is this item still available?

 

[hoopty5.0]

Is this item still available?

It is. Just been busy lately.

Also waiting on a bonus

 

[CarMichael Angelo]

Here's a bonus:

There are two scoops of Raisins in Kellogs Raisin Bran. (Just thought you might not know that)

Now,.....where are the pics of your engine compartment?

 

[84Ttop]

Now that's some funny stuff right there^^

 

[NIKwoaC]

Well, I've opened up a small can of worms.

Ya know that lip metal that sticks out from and transverses the entire firewall? The one you always catch your hand on and cuss? That's a body seam, and I decided after a couple of barley pops last night it needed to go. So without completely thinking it through, I cut it off flush with the fire wall. Oops. Turns out that's an intersection of 3 separate pieces of metal, all spot welded together.

So I sat there pondering what to do. I tried welding it back together, but I can't reach everywhere I need to, plus the metal was ground too thin *cough cough oops again*. My next hair brained idea is to go to Home Depot and buy some 1" thin wall tubing, cut it in half long ways and weld it over the seam, heating and bending it as I go to match the contour.

If I can do it correctly, I think it'll look sharp and you'd never notice I did anything. Or it'll be another "I think I'm going to hack the front end of my car off" idea. We shall see...


On a lighter note, the guy that sold me the intercooler is selling me a BOV for $40, and he's going to TIG weld the flange to an aluminum 90° elbow and ship it all to me. Is that a cool guy or what?!?

SO I'm sitting here kind of watching a recording of SNL with my wife, kind of browsing StangNet, and I read this and burst out laughing. Apparently it was about half a second before a punchline on SNL and so my wife looks at me like, "how the hell did you get that joke before it was over?"

We've all been there man. You get caulk strong and just start hacking and wacking and then realize you've lept before you looked. Looks like you saved it though.

 

[hoopty5.0]

I'll have something to show this weekend. I still have some sanding to do...

 

[DesertDawg]

thar ain't nuthin' a lil hacking n wacking cain't cure