Projects new member. watch me section my Desoto.

Couple more odds and ends on the inner door.

 

Jeeze, I'll bet that you have just as much time thinking about what to do next as actually doing it. Very nice.

 

Hey Rytang,
I've enjoyed following your thread. I appreciate your dedication and attention to detail, you'll go far with those qualities.
I would advise you to ditch the butt weld clamps and invest in some clecos, so you can close up some of those gaps. I think you'll be pleased with your results. After going to clecos, I'll never use those clamps again, I couldn't give mine away.
There is another clamp called "grippers" that are supposed to work well and leave no gap too, but I have not had the chance to try them out yet.

Anyway, keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing the finished car.

 

He has clecos. It's whatever works for you at the time.

That inner panel detail is insane. I vote at least one clear vinyl door panel to show it off.

Bravo brother. One door down. The second one will be a cinch, right?


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Haha thank you brother. I was actually gonna use clear vinyl to make the templates for the door panels. I've actually got some more metal work plans for the inner door that include some lights and some really cool ashtrays I found on eBay. But I'm still working on this one door haha. I'm working on the door gap now. I am not looking forward to the other door that's for sure.

 

Here's the ashtrays I bought. I have no idea what they are from, I just liked their shapes. They are stainless steel and cost me $8. Anyone know what they came from?

 

PRICELESS from a whatchamacallit.....


I think they are from back seat arm rest of a square "bird......?

 

Those look really familiar. Maybe 50's Caddy. Did you get the lighters too???

 

No lighters. Was hoping to get new ones that will fit. Im hoping lol

 

Yeah I bet those are Caddy, Lincoln, Desoto or Chrysler product from the fifties from one of their high end cars.

 

Cool looking ashtrays! No matter what they're from, they'll look good in the car. Are you gonna section them Rytang? You've sectioned everything else...

 

I don't want to section anything else... Ever! Haha

 

I've seen the word 'perfectionist' thrown around as if it were something bad. What you are doing looks Right. You may like these clamps instead of those thick ones. You make these---like everything else you do

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tools-sheetmetal-clamps-for-holding-patch-panels.11673/

 

Hey Rytang you don't have that traditional bad habit do you?...if yes I guess the real deal is warrented and if you don't they can be repurposed with the original knobs to turn something on like the TV in the dash...

 

Wow nice work! Hobo Jim

 

Thanks Hobo Jim!

 

If things could talk in @rytang's Garage...



Amazing work...

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Hahahaha that's amazing!! I can even see their faces now haha

 

They were talking to me so I had to think of something ...ya gotta have a chuckle once or twice a day to lighten the load...Model a dashes and flatheads where the ports are look like funny faces too depending on how you look at them. A couple of Hamber's have them as avatars...@Mart is one.

Model A dash funny face...Lets
Have One Big Yawn Ohhhh
its earlyyyyy now back to welding

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Pareidolia = seeing faces in unusual places/inanimate objects... in case you ever wondered.

 

yup, I'll take two. Said the Desoto.

 

Finding more bad body work. This was the shaved door handle filler. Right in the curved body line of the car. I swear one day I'm gonna start the passenger door.

 

I wondered about them.. seeing that bondo over the lip of the door. I take it you didn't do the handle shave job

 

Just wait... once you get both doors done, then you get to start on the fenders [emoji1305][emoji1303] great work as always, I always look foreword to seeing progress

 

Whasssup!!!@rytang.........we need our Desoto fix......Happy Thanksgiving

 

Ditto, wishing you had a happy bird day.....

 

I thought long and hard about your comment. I did do the shave job, and all the other metal work about 6 years ago. Back then I was a drug using alcoholic, now I'm almost 4 years clean and trying to do better at everything I do. Your comment helped me decide to fix all the bad work I did back then. Thank you to everyone that comments and pushes me to do my very best work. Now to start cutting the ugly off.

 

Give yourself two pats on the back Rytang...a double comeback...with amazing grace......I consider myself fortunate to witness what your doing and get to know you as well even if it's virtual. This is of course a combination of many dots connecting on so many levels one being the Hamb itself. Onward head held high you go and we enjoy the path you're on.

 

Thank you very much! I've met some amazing people on the HAMB.