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    Offline VPOINTCUDA

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    Update on Racheals progress
    « on: December 12, 2006 - 04:01:24 PM »
    Hey Y'all , I have to say a big thank you to Miss Laura !
    I know I been away a while, but I'z been a busy beaver ! Don't want to go into a big list, so cutting out all of the other stuff, , , , Heres a few pictures of where I'm at with miss Racheal .
    I finished stripping the paint, undercoating and other assorted materials from the top of the firewall cowl and windshield framing tonight. Tomorrow I start cutting out cancer and welding in new steel. I'll update as I go along ! This winter I plan on finishing off the engine compartment and the windshield and rear glass area and get them dusted in with finish paint !
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #1 on: December 12, 2006 - 10:59:59 PM »
    Glad to have you back!  Looks like she's just about nekid! Looking good VP...can't wait to watch the progress.
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #2 on: December 12, 2006 - 11:33:52 PM »
    Looks like your ready to get moving right along with your project. Keep us posted with pictures of your progress.
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    Offline VPOINTCUDA

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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #3 on: December 13, 2006 - 03:54:23 PM »
    Roger will co and stuff !  :2thumbs: I did some cutting on some of the cancer today when I got home from work. I didn't like the way the patch I made came out. So I'll try again tomorrow. The cowl area seems to be very thin steel. Thank GOD for T.I.G welders ! There are a lot of small pits along the fold from the cowl to the windshield recess. I was playing around and found that I could tig weld them reall easilly using around 40 amps. on the amperage control and using the "gas" pedal to adjust up and down. I'll post more progress pic.s as I go along !
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #4 on: December 13, 2006 - 08:04:00 PM »
    Nice progress, VPCuda!! :2thumbs: :cheers:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #5 on: December 13, 2006 - 08:06:44 PM »
    Lookin' good!   :ylsuper:  Keep us posted....      :cooldancing: 
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    Offline VPOINTCUDA

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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #6 on: December 15, 2006 - 06:27:09 PM »
    Well, heres the first "blow-out patch" ! after I cut it out, during the weld in, and after . No , its not painted yet, but I gots lots of cutting to do yet ! ( ha-ha!)  :picture:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #7 on: December 15, 2006 - 06:43:22 PM »
    Nice Bud can!!   :naughty:


      Mike   :lol:  :lol2:


    Seriously, way to go!!   :cooldancing:  :clapping:  :woo:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #8 on: December 15, 2006 - 10:16:37 PM »
    Wow looking great!!  Gonna be sweet!   :dogpile:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #9 on: December 16, 2006 - 12:04:47 AM »
    Nice job on that portion of the repair. :2thumbs:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #10 on: December 16, 2006 - 06:31:57 AM »
    Yeah, the Bud was still half full at that point ! I figured I was done for the day, so what the hey! I plan on finishing off the rest of the windshield area today( after I go Christmas shopping , that is ! )  :woohoo:
    I hope I can knock out the x-mas stuff in one morning and then be done with it ! ( yeah, ,,right !) :smilielol:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #11 on: December 16, 2006 - 08:49:54 AM »
    Shop on line, More time for the cars!  :naughty:
    Nice work , feels good seeing some fresh metal in there ! Rich.
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #12 on: December 19, 2006 - 03:45:02 PM »
    Almost done with the windshield / upper cowl area ! Question? Does chrysler paint the inner cowl area? I didn't find anything that looked like paint except for overspray from the last paint job . Seriously, there was absolutely no sign of paint up under the windshield area of the cowl. Could theis be from the 10 years she was sitting in the woods? ? ?  :clueless:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #13 on: December 23, 2006 - 04:13:33 PM »
    Well, spent all day , hacking out cancer, sand blasting, cutting new pieces of steel and now the windshield area , upper cowl is ready for primer. yea ! ! !  :faint: That was a serious question earlier, did Chrysler paint the inside of the cowl area , and if so, how the h-ll do I do it? ? ?  :clueless:
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    Re: Update on Racheals progress
    « Reply #14 on: December 30, 2006 - 07:21:45 PM »
     :faint: Yeah, someone once told me, " firewalls will open up a real bag of worms!" Guess he was right! I was hoping to be done with the last of the cancer in the firewall last night ! I had a 4X3 inch spot to repair on the drivers side , very outboard corner. I dropped the drivers vent box and found bondo. A lot of bondo! When I cut out the little square, I found rust! Alot of rust! Holes ! Looked like swiss cheese! Well, I was going to delete the vent and just weld in a patch panel( save weight, never use it anyways , ect. . . ) but decided to try to fabricate the area myself. Heres a few pictures .
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