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Stan Watkins
Member ID: swatkins
Member Status: Free Member Charlotte NC, USA 
Last Login: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Forum Activity: 2009-09-11 15:52:35 Forum Posts: 25 |
I restore cars nobody else will touch. This is not necessarily smart.
2 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 192,500 mi (309,799 km) -- Average age: 1961
There are 8 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Friday September 11, 2009
New inner and out sills installed. The lower inner fenders required significant repair. Inner sills went on without any problems. The rockers were a different story. The curve was the wrong length and radius. The metal was much thicker than orginal which made reshaping VERY difficult. At this point, you may guess where these cam from. The Moss rockers are much easier to modify for proper fit. The body was bolted securely to the frame and the doors installed prior to welding the sills.
Posted on: Friday September 11, 2009
After lots of careful fabricating and welding, I have a rear tub!
Posted on: Saturday February 17, 2007
There was not much left of the rear tub. The car sat outside minus the boot lid for 30 years. The rear shroud (or valence) was bent up, it rusted badly as a result of water trapped in the creases. The rear body to frame supports were almost completely gone. I straightened everything out, then made patterns for the rear inner fender patches. I located the position of the lower corners of the rear tub and recorded the measurements. After welding in the inner fender patches, I cut out the rear se...
Posted on: Thursday February 15, 2007
There just was not enough left of the A pillar to repair. There wasn't much metal holding it to the body. The picture shows the rusted metal cut away and the finished repair. I made many measurements to ensure that the new pillar was positioned properly.
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