Had some me time

[Midlife]

Hoard them! Then change your will to have me inherit them...tee hee!

 

[B67FSTB]

Outside temps are rising again so its time to do something on the fastback.
To align that complete front end to the body , I got me some square tubing as a kind of rail and made some adjustable supports.
I digged into my pile of rubble and found all what I needed. Iron tube and L-shape , nuts and thread bare.
Took me half a day to find and cut the parts and half a day to weld them together.
Next cleaning and give it some paint.

 

[B67FSTB]

Today did some cleaning , hold them to a wirewheel . And paint them with primer.
Welds are not perfect but it will hold .
Does anyone notice something ?

 

[KBMWRS]

Mmmm...your grinding motor needs a cleaning?

 

[B67FSTB]

look close .

 

[KBMWRS]

Its from Massachusetts?

 

[B67FSTB]

An old iron made in the USA . I don't know how old this is. Probably its a left-over from the war , WWII , I think.

 

[KBMWRS]

80 year old steel? Where did you find it? There isn't a bridge in Belgium missing some parts is there?

 

[B67FSTB]

No bridge missing parts here but in Baltimore they miss a whole bridge supposely.

Still aligning that front to the rest of the body.
I want to be sure before welding it together that it is straight. Don't want to cut things loose afterwards . I want it to be neath as possible.
Put the cowl on and mounted the export brace on. Also I had to rework that reinforcementplate between cowl and brace.
I am also thinking of mounting fenders and hood to see how things align.
I am pritty sure it will fit to my standards but better save then sorry.
Pics will follow.


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[B67FSTB]

Here they are.

 

[KBMWRS]

That's progress!

 

[Horseplay]

Big progress. Starting to look like a car again. I'm sure that helps to keep motivated.

 

[B67FSTB]

Believe it or not , but I am a bit afraid to start welding things together.
Its my first time I am doing some body work. I am afraid I miss something out here . I don't want to cut welds loose afterwards .
Best thing to do is to put on the hood and fenders and see how the aligment works out.

 

[KBMWRS]

Soon he will be sitting on a lawn chair inside of it making 'Vroom, Vroom' noises.

 

[B67FSTB]

If everything works out fine ...for sure !!!

 

[B67FSTB]

Now that Mike is back in the states and left some nice weather behind , I took the oppertunity to paint the 9 inch rear axle.
I already had sprayed it with a 2k primer in the past , sanded it , sprayed it with a primer and last with a semi gloss black.

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[KBMWRS]

Shouldn't you be trimming hedges?

 

[B67FSTB]

Shouldn't you be trimming hedges?

Done..finally !

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[KBMWRS]

My back yard was a jungle. Mowed most of it before the battery gave out.

 

[Mach1 Driver]

My back yard was a jungle. Mowed most of it before the battery gave out.

Dang Tesla mowers!