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Offline wagesofsin

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another sinsational resto
« on: October 25, 2013 - 07:12:23 PM »
hi , im pattis car
i am a 72 6 banger
herein i will tell my tale.
im not a bad car, i was just not taken care of.
i was abducted by heinous individuals that claimed knowledge of the art of metal working...



alas, they found themselves woefully inept.
these fools decided to cut half my tail panel and my drivers trunk gutter out, for what reason, ill never know.
and that's how i sat exposed to the elements from California to florida for more than 15 years.
sheesh, i hope they don't have pets or kids...
after a lengthy listing on craigslist, reducing prices weekly....

i was finally rescued by wagesofsin, and from here on out i am a product of his remarkable talents and wit.
he took me under his wing and gave me shelter.
i actually run and drive well now, im kinda proud of that!
but now he says, its time to work.










after about no more than 15 minutes of him attending me ,
i look like this...

hes a good guy, but i guess he forgot his clecos and other gear at the other shop, or else id be all welded by now.
whatever that means, he grins a lot when he says it.

for now i am almost whole, and can feel the life surge through my lines once again.








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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2013 - 05:06:25 AM »
Nice save, Wages! :2thumbs:
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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2013 - 01:45:36 PM »
If the resto will be as good as the post, this Challenger will be a very happy chappy indeed!  :thumbsup:
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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2013 - 05:13:10 PM »
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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2013 - 07:24:03 PM »
well today wages said he was gonna go pick up all his gear and told me to be ready when he got back.
he did indeed return laden with all kinds of gear.
the first thing he did was drill holes all over me and fill them with clecos to hold the panels on.
then he took an air saw and started cutting , all the while fitting and tack welding the parts together.
now I look like this!!





he even threw my taillights in just for good measure.



im indeed a happy car!!

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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2013 - 07:39:21 PM »
What's the rest of the car like ?
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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2013 - 08:15:03 PM »
Sweet! 
I'm in for sure!  :2thumbs:
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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2013 - 11:20:04 PM »
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I want to see a thread on the lawn tractor. How did it start out? :smilielol:
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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2013 - 05:30:13 PM »
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I want to see a thread on the lawn tractor. How did it start out? :smilielol:


the same as everything I own...
in pieces, now it wins shows, and for cheap.
just cause it can  :poopoke:

we'll proceed now...

all stitched in


toseed on one of the new decklids I had...



all cleaned up  , osphoed and ready for a skim coat.



then ill start addressing the surrounding areas.

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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2013 - 05:18:08 AM »
Nice work.  What does the inside of the stitched quarter look like?  Can you provide some more details on the cleco and saw method of fitting the patches?

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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2013 - 07:45:34 PM »
well larry...
heres the inside of the panel...



as far as the cleco saw gimmick goes, ill try and explain.
you have the base panel i.e car

you have a panel you wish to fit to the base.
it will be larger than the hole , or offending material in the base.
you fit said replacement onto base and clamp if possible.
'now you drill holes into and through both replacement and base, fastening with a cleco.
you will do this uniformly around replacement until hold and fitment are sound.
then you take an air saw and cut both replacement and base, creating a seamless gap between the 2.
tack welding to hold position so that you may remove the clecos.
when you have successfully eliminated the clecos, you should have a sound replacement with stitching approxiametly 2 to 3 inches intervaled around.
now you may proceed to fill in the stitches, going from one side to the other, alternating as much as possible to avoid warping the material due to heat.
its really a lot easier than it sounds.
I could show you in about 15 seconds.
took my old lame ass 10 minutes to type this.

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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2013 - 07:49:30 PM »
heres todays progress...











next its on to those toasted trunk extensions, then ill fix the Dutchman.

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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2013 - 08:17:33 AM »
Nice work!  :thumbsup:
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Re: another sinsational resto
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2013 - 08:52:25 AM »
So do you cleco the whole panel then start cutting and weld as you cut?