Author Topic: Sure... I'll Give It A Try. (Read 88992 times)

Challenger III · « **Reply #60 on:** November 28, 2010 - 09:11:04 PM »

Quote from: Sean on November 28, 2010 - 09:03:40 PM

Looking good, Mike! You're just a few steps ahead of me. OK, maybe more than a few but I'm not too far behind where you are. I'll be redoing the floor after I get the back end sheetmetal on.

Keepu up the good work!

Sean

You betcha, Buddy! I've been keeping an eye on your work (Awesome!). It won't be long and we can show everyone up at some show somewhere!

Sean · « **Reply #61 on:** November 28, 2010 - 09:33:47 PM »

Quote from: Challenger III on November 28, 2010 - 09:11:04 PM

You betcha, Buddy! I've been keeping an eye on your work (Awesome!). It won't be long and we can show everyone up at some show somewhere!

LOL! I'm with ya on that! My is my first build too. We're a couple newb's at this and we're gonna turn the heads of the weathered pros!!!

Sean

DoNotChallengeHer · « **Reply #62 on:** December 04, 2010 - 02:25:38 PM »

wow, that is amazing how much work you're got done.

Challenger III · « **Reply #63 on:** December 04, 2010 - 07:54:16 PM »

Quote from: DoNotChallengeHer on December 04, 2010 - 02:25:38 PM

wow, that is amazing how much work you're got done.

Thanks! When I look back I can agree, but looking ahead it doesn't seem like it.

Spending the day drilling spot welds and cleaning everything for the new floor.

VERY time consuming, but I'm getting quite a bit done today (Sat). Planning on tackling more tomorrow so I can start patching some nice new rust holes I found:

Cooter · « **Reply #64 on:** December 04, 2010 - 08:38:23 PM »

Mike, I love watching your progress...Very nice...You will have one helluva Challenger when done, and done correctly...Keep on keepin' on bro...

Topcat · « **Reply #65 on:** December 04, 2010 - 08:56:21 PM »

Doing great.

Oh boy! I don't miss those days of grinding metal. Went to the hospital a couple times with metal fragments in my eye. Or my ear ringing afterwards even though I wore hearing protection head phones. My inner ear was messed up was why. Anyway, just be careful not to overdo it and keep a good pace.

mopar12372 · « **Reply #66 on:** December 04, 2010 - 09:15:53 PM »

he great job as top cat says i dont miss those fringing days well because im still grinding . you are makeing great progress!!

dutch · « **Reply #67 on:** December 05, 2010 - 09:51:30 AM »

good to see you`re back at it Mike

just keep on drinking with all that dust...

cudadave72 · « **Reply #68 on:** December 05, 2010 - 09:40:38 PM »

Coming along nicely!!

Sean · « **Reply #69 on:** December 05, 2010 - 11:18:41 PM »

Motivating work you're doing there Mike!!! Keep it up!

I've been working on the body of mine for 2 years now, I'll be happy to get to another part of the car!!!

Sean

Challenger III · « **Reply #70 on:** January 03, 2011 - 01:38:27 PM »

I'm still making progress, but nothing really exciting. Lots of cleaning and patching. Trying to decide whether to repair my trans crossmember, or to just replace it.

Maybe I'll start repairing it and see how it goes. Here is a rear seat pan repair I'm attempting right now....

I cut slots in the patch and made the ribs out of 5/8" o.d. tubing, split with a skinny wheel. I deleted the body plug hole thingy. Didn't think I needed the extra place for water to leak through. I'll do the same with the driver's side (the patch won't need to be as large there).

1970RTSE · « **Reply #71 on:** January 03, 2011 - 05:00:39 PM »

Here is a trick I used for making those little ribs in the floor pan. I used a ball peen hammer and placed the sheet metal over an open vise. You can work the metal into the half round shapes and if you do little at a time, not rip through.

Challenger III · « **Reply #72 on:** January 03, 2011 - 07:32:35 PM »

Quote from: 1970RTSE on January 03, 2011 - 05:00:39 PM

Here is a trick I used for making those little ribs in the floor pan. I used a ball peen hammer and placed the sheet metal over an open vise. You can work the metal into the half round shapes and if you do little at a time, not rip through.

Thanks. I'll have to try that and see.

Quote from: dutch on December 05, 2010 - 09:51:30 AM

good to see you`re back at it Mike just keep on drinking with all that dust...

Haven't been having beers while working on the car lately, Bart. Hard to get the bottle around the dust mask!

Too cold for beer anyway!

dutch · « **Reply #73 on:** January 04, 2011 - 09:15:19 AM »

I had a boss once who cut a hole for his sigar in his weldinghelmet....

RusTy/SE · « **Reply #74 on:** January 04, 2011 - 11:16:57 AM »

Ha! I just had a mental picture of Dick Landy doing some welding...