2023: What are you doing today?

[WZ JUNK]

I like that you can hold the metal with both hands and feel the metal move when you apply the force with your foot.  I have not used it a lot yet.  I designed it so that the pedals can be quickly disconnected and the handles installed so that you could use either ones.

[idrivejunk]

I used a hand operated one for anything I did historically. You pretty much had to stand on it to get any action.

According to instructions, jaws are never to touch one another, ever.

If I ever get to use one that works again, my theory is that ANY edge burrs or previous jaw imprints must be smoothed first to avoid destroying jaws.

New jaws came with a cardboard wafer in between them and in the case of a hand operated version, it or something else must be inserted before releasing the lever. Lest the jaws be rendered ineffective.

Light pressure is all it takes when in usable condition.

I don't think stomp and scoot is a proper technique for that reason but it is all I see. I think you are supposed to pull the metal straight out then reinsert on a smooth area for the next bite. Dragging chewed metal across jaws ruins them. Because they don't open far enough, they get ruined starting at stomp #2. Just my .02. Beburr cuts thoroughly because most often the piece is not fully inserted (for greater effect).

[58 Yeoman]

I bought the HF shrinker/spreader to use on the Corvair, and had never used one before. I think I did pretty well for an ameteur.

[idrivejunk]

The only thing I enjoy observing more than "fire in the hole" moments are moments when people first meet a set of jaws.

Today I've evened up gaps on the buck'n horse at hood / fenders / grille. The quarter inch short on one side (grille not reaching out to RF hood corner) thing was solved with a pie cut on top of fender front edge filled by a scrap. Both fenders were cut at hood gap, back nearly a foot from front, and welded. A new grille was used for fitting, no cuts required. Just the little twist with the fender pie cut.

Fender lips on the Stude are being established currently. Holding two fenders together at the flange yesterday revealed the degree of inaccuracy in the parts' dimensions. Split differences, not hairs, says me.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Saw this El Dorado the other day... Its a 1972 Cadi

[idrivejunk]

I made something. Two flat pieces woohoo.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Another repair on this olde tin can trailer...  Sliding entry door wheels.

Track was a bit icky. Door was a little noisy as you open , close it.  Cleaned the track, that made the noise worse?

Took door out of track.  Pulled bottom cross bar off to get at the rollers.

Off to Ace Hardware.  They had the wheel assembly on the shelf!  Ace had the door handle lock assembly last year too.

 

[idrivejunk]

Hot diggity dog, the F1 cab, doors, and dash are in the booth getting foundation color coats. I wasn't sure the day would ever come.

Its a Harley color called Jack Frost. Very bright pearl white.

There were days of delay getting a sufficient quantity of a certain powdered pearl for the midcoat. PPG only so the price is probably mind numbingly eye-watering on that. Like three quarts of foundation and three more of the pearl coat. To start with. Theres a lot of ground to cover on them trucks.

I am over here doing aprons. Fit is comical on those. They purt near ought to go on after fenders.

[idrivejunk]

I'll be dipped. 

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Front 3 windows are installed..  Shade awning has been re-installed on this olde tin  can trailer.

On to the next part of the project...  Finish trim on the windows inside.

[58 Yeoman]

I worked on the 67 Corvair coupe again today, removing the gas tank and finished removing more brake lines.  I ordered brake parts, gas tank, window "fuzzies" and some other stuff from a large Corvair vendor.  I guess I must like spending money.

[kb426]

Phil, most of us wonder at times if we are justified in what we spend. There's no prize for dying with the most money. As long as a person isn't damaging the family finances, I see no reason to think about this much. Because people in my town observe what I have been doing for years, occasionally I get asked why I do some things. Because so much of a hobby only makes sense to a participant, I needed an answer that was a generalization. That answer is "I'm old and not that broke. " That seems better than I have no sense or I'm the village idiot. Being careful to buy the correct part the 1st time is the most important part for me. I don't care how many times you build a car, unless it's exactly like the one before, there's room for a surprise. From the time I decided to build the 48 until now, I missed the estimate by 20%. A lot of that was price increases. Not everything was rebuilt but most was. Finishing up and getting the small stuff at 20 to 30 dollars a trip adds up in a minute. There can be 5 grand in small stuff real easily now. At least when you are finished, you have something to sell. Many hobbies don't have that luxury.

[enjenjo]

When I was building cars for others I told them the little stuff would cost at least as much as the big stuff.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Change of plans: Rain in the forecast this week. 

So , we removed and replaced the last window in this old tin can trailer.  Side window. It is the largest.  Danggg  near dropped the winder out of the hole. An eggciting moment.

I had 2.5 tubes of silicone caulk material in 10oz (?) tubes...  I ran short. 

Monday , we will buy more caulk and finish the project on the outside. Re-install the awning cover gizmo too.  Need to finish the inside trim out of these last 4 windows.

[58 Yeoman]

Bill, the spending money part was sarcasm; I really don't like having to spend so much, but wow, prices ARE high.  This car was supposed to be a repaint, but ended up needing a new gas tank, brakes and all those other little things that add up.  I'm keeping track of what I spend (so I can see how much I've lost in the end? ) out of a separate bank account that came from selling stuff on ebay.

I figure if I don't spend my money while I'm alive and able to do this, all the kids will get it after I'm gone, which is fine. But, they just don't need it all.  My three step kids each got a huge chunk of change when their dad died this year, and my two have pretty good jobs, so I'm going to enjoy myself.

This will be my last car, as it's getting too hard to get up off the creeper these days, so I take my time.  When we bought the coupe, it was to see if I still had the ability to do body work, the resell the car. But my wife is buying me things Vair related like she wants me to keep it.  We'll see if I do or don't.  I enjoy doing the work, and it takes me a lot longer as we do so many other things, so I do it when I can.  Got ALL these dr. appointments now that we're older, ugh!