Touring pics, last of the metalwork!

......and on to the bodywork.I blocked down doors all afternoon Saturday, T doors ****, next car is an A.

Anyway, Friday night, myself, dad, and Sentinal128(lil bro) went to town on the last of my metalwork. It was fun for the 3 of us to work together, doesnt happen as much as I like. I needed to do the innerfenders and add the bead to the rear corners of my body. Now, just a little more grinding and I can let the mud fly!

 

This was after I bobbed the rear end 6" and before I tore down the mockup.

 

Posted those from the shop. At home now, the first pic doesnt show the bead as well as I hoped. You can see the new inner fenders made for the 9" kickup. A T touring has a body that is like an A sedan, that is, the rear of the body and the "rockers" are at the same plane. If I left em like that my car would look like its "squatting" in the back, so I bobbed it like a Duece sedan. That also cleared up my rust issues in the wheelwells and on the rear panel.

I also want to ad that working with my dad and little brother together was great, we tag teamed 5 hours of work into 2+. Dad cleaned off the old rivets and such, Todd made hole patches for the B panels while I welded the inners and corners in. Family is good Todd is still in school on the east side of the state (SDSU) and we dont get togehter much. We argue like the OCC guys so I know all that **** aint made for TV drama!

 

It's coming along nicely T. Thanks for the update & pics.

Billy

 

You keep up that pace and you'll have that thing done in no time. I'm anxious to see that project finished.

Frank

 

Thanks guys. I have lots to do, after doing my metalwork arond the front doors AND THEY FIT!, the doors wont fit right!?!? WTF?

I also still need GOOD front doors, I am going ahead and scabbing my fronts to use but they are ****. I need to spend 40 hours each to make them work.

 

I mean the doors fit before and not now!

 

hayTDUDE....What are those shocks?.......that metal is makin me thick......[wish i were a metal man] inside joke.....

 

Yeah, us Midwesterners dont know jack about metalwork! Those shocks are 70s Yamaha dampers, the photo doesnt show but they are ribbed for your pleasure!

 

Coming along nicely T-individual....make me jealous but I got a buncha fambly time too this weekend. Helped my kid build a new bridge for his horseshoe drive at his house...very cl***y.

 

Cool Rock, I forgot about that hot tub thing. We are still interested if it is open.