only about 25 pounds of weldng wire so far slownlow. gonna go with a little under 40 pounds when its over haha!!! well what ever your thinkin is probably legal in amsterdam james!!! probably get some work done this wekeend if my goddamned roloc discs showed up tonight. just had to order another 500 !!!!
Nice work Flop! Im chopping my buddys 52 Chevy and Im having trouble with the beltline downs about the rear window.I chopped his 5 1/2" so i couldnt getaway with leaving the belt line alone...wish i wouldove talked him into less of a chop so i could leave the beltline as is but cant wait to see that poncho done!
place called lehigh valley abrasives 500 is about 150 bux roughly 30 cents a piece. talkin 2 inch rolocs here verrrrrrrrrrry verrrrry veeery close to the quality of 3m green corps never had one blow off is backing 3m green corps are about a dollar a piece
Just finished looking through all 31 pages..........WOW!! Amazing talent, can't wait to see the end results. Thank you for sharing and taking time to document this build.
Schawheet So if I'm readin that right, they're made in the USA?? There's anything made here anymore (I thought they outlawed that ).
You gotta be shitin me, they make THESE? Been tryin' to order something like THIS, and I really like the price on THESE. THANK YOU!! I appreciate that, as I'm kinda on the tail end of the food chain at this lattitude.
to Flop and all the sacred pistons..... this car is bitchin! you guys are livin proof that with determination,an iron will,and with little to no money it is possible to consistantly crank out cool kick ass traditional cars. you guys rock! p.s. my model a is now pittsburg road worthy .see you in the spring.
With the addition of the link to lehigh valley, this has become my most valuable thread of ALL TIME!! Not to mention Flop's superior fabbing skills. You could almost say it is......."Fab-ulous"?!
Man thanks for the tip on the discs!!! thats gonna save a bunch over what i have been payin. keep up the great work that thing rocks.
thanks kenny .. dont kno if the shop will still be around come spring time gonan have to find a new place i have a feeling. and thanks guys this shit keeps me motivated. haha you are correct zibo dont kno how much metal is swept up off the floor should have a magnet on a stick and put it in a barrel. glad yer diggin the hood!! the discs are quality i wouldnt use em if they wernt. you see how much weld i have to grind . seems like he has a good price on cutting wheels to hes sendig me some samples so i will et ya kno how those go compared to the nortons i use. ohh and i se the zirconia plus discs if ya buy enough he knocks the 5 cents off welded on the hood some yesterday and ended up chasing a high spot around and shrinking it. i fucking hate high spots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! give me low spots all day long
holy crap... i've just ogled over 31 pages... and it isn't over yet? this car will be effin' amazing... ahhhhhhhhhhmazing! let us know when it's all done so we can blow our wads. what's next... making the roof fold up and retract into the trunk? threads like this one... is why I come to the HAMB
Thanks for the info on abrasives. I suspect they'll be getting a whole bunch of orders! Too bad there's no way to tell em how we heard about them online. You should be getting perks. My favorite shot of the car (so far) is the profile of the front nose. It looks great.
well about half of the hood is done . the days jobs been busy as of late so less time for the ol pontiac. but the roloc discs came and im on a roll now. once agin i use 2 16th of an inch body shims to set my gaps. makin the caddy hood run into the doors pic of half the hood finished up. i never though it was gonna turn of as good as it did. the quest for a perfect gaps takes you to many strange places !!! as you can kinda see i cut the hood to bring the lip closer to the cowl there ya can see the cut more clearley also been dealin with a ton of high spots this time around i bought the shrinking tip for my stud gun that thing is worth its weight in gold. so much more control then a torch well atleast i think so. back at it tomorrow .
thanks man surprised on the hood in general thought it would be much rougher to do that much welding on with no bracing. we shall see how it all turns out when i put the body line down the center no more 51 ford dash think im gong with a 53 olds dash now. the olds dash will look more factory.
And fit alot better right? Are they closer to the same width? I looooooove Olds dashes. '53 and '57 are my favorite. Can't go wrong with one of them.
that 53 dash is pretty much gonna be as close to a bolt in as i am gonna get unless i went with a chev dash.gonna cut it behind the stainless and make it bolt together so i can just get the top chromed same me some coin. the rest will be body color except the glove box doors and ash trays will be chromed too. i really dig how the glove box is in the middle.
I've been readin this thread for 3 hours straight. My god man... If this thread doesn't inspire someone to take on ANY project, I'm not exactly sure what will. Keep fucking killing it, dood... you're on a roll!!
must read my mind about what i was planning today deuce. scariest cut ive had to make in a while. but it worked out thank god. got the 53 caddy fender body line all tacked in gonna finish the other side then onto welding the peak up.
STILL OUTRAGEOUS I just wish I had cars sitting around I could cut pieces off of and use them for some crazy customs.. Best Poncho out there when its done Flop, truly inspiring to see this come to life. I can't wait, been following for a long time. Just wish I had your time to go in the garage and work. Looking forward to the progress, your attn to detail is great. Keep it up JC
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