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[1badg35]

yep, learned that a few years ago and have been doing it ever since. hugely helpful

[MommysLittleMonster]

Looking good. Did you put a piece of brass under the holes you were trying to plug?

Makes filling holes a lot easier.

[1badg35]

I did this with a gas mig. I only use tig for aluminum and for piping and some of the motor fab stuff. the mig welder makes more sense for me when im working on the body of the car.

[properstyle]

mig or tig, I'm a newb when it comes to welding.

[1badg35]

thanks Tobi. Car might actually be off for paint when you are taking the trip to NY but we will see.

a little update on the last detail for the engine bay before i can start on assembly. Finishing up the upper radiator support:

so, as i showed a page or so back, I cut out the center support portion of the radiator support since i dont want to run the hood latch any longer.



initial hole welding. decided to spiral inward and weld the entire hole shut rather then use scrap and weld that in





so this comes to tuesday night. Went over to the shop, and used the metal shearing machine and the metal brake to bend up a new center section. looked great

brought it back to the house on wednesday night and got to chopping and welding it in. welded up all of the seams after removing all of the existing seam sealer off the radiator support just for added strength. Definitely dont want anything to crack over time





then sat on the floor and welded above my head the underside of the panels just to make sure it all was perfect. Now for some smoothing and then paint in a few days


just to compare, this is how it looked before



that odd area between the center panel and the rad support where the hood latch mounted will now be smooth like the rest of the bay. No more big oval hole!

[tobitightpants]

looks great Vince.Looking forward to seeing the details in the flesh-)

[244Brick]

Yesuh! I'm looking forward to that.. you have an IG vince?

[1badg35]

coming along. if all goes well, should be in for some paint a week from today and back in the garage a week from tomorrow. Then the final reassembly can begin..

[244Brick]

How's the bay coming?

[1badg35]

[QUOTE=Tomahawk;1058811]I always loved this:
http://youtu.be/yuPPCbT-_y0


haha, i remember seeing this exact show and laughing about it quite a bit. Awesome reference here. hahaha


I plan on debuting the changes at Staggered on May5 if all goes well and i will post up pictures of all of the changes then. the new wheels should be on for then too, but thats the boring part of the work ive been doing this past winter..

[MrGL2]

Wow, I'm speechless.

If you are as dedicated to your job as you are towards your car, your clients must love you !

[orion84gsl]

RS's... I think. That's what a small part of mine look like, albeit with narrower slants. I think they'll look just fine.

[Tomahawk]

h8ers are pretty hysterical sometimes. I have no idea why, but this one member on the forum for some reason really wants to see me fail on some level. Never met the guy (dont even know if he is a guy or a girl to be honest) never worked with him or anyone he is associated with (to my knowledge) but for some reason every chance he gets to comment on or bash my work, he seems to take hold of it... His attempt at bashing seems to be on multiple forums now too..

Doesnt bother me really, but I have no idea why someone would comment when they have no validity to do so... Moral of the story is that the internet is a strange place... and some people have problems.

just a little rant. back to the car. busy week at the office and not too much night progress on the cars, but this weekend shall give me some time to get back onto it. 4 weeks till my take on the "start of the season"

I always loved this:
http://youtu.be/yuPPCbT-_y0

Also, I like these Huge tease - MOAR!

[Randomofodication]

I absolutely love this build. The amount of work and attention to detail is insane. Definitely a big inspiration.

[Deemack79]

Can't wait to see the various massaged shiny bits in the sun....