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Forum: Automotive Projects 05-02-2016, 06:35 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 23,913
Posted By dtracy
Wow! Where do you start? Good luck, and...

Wow! Where do you start?

Good luck, and I agree, a visa is in order.

Dave.
Forum: Automotive Projects 01-10-2016, 10:41 PM
Replies: 291
Views: 199,476
Posted By dtracy
Good story Fred! Regards, Dave.

Good story Fred!

Regards, Dave.
Forum: Automotive Projects 01-04-2016, 05:51 PM
Replies: 291
Views: 199,476
Posted By dtracy
Who won, you or Ronda?

Who won, you or Ronda?
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-23-2015, 11:09 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 39,235
Posted By dtracy
Nice work Robert, very impressive. My...

Nice work Robert, very impressive.

My mother-in-law has a pickup painted National School Bus Yellow. Looks like it belongs to the school - duh.

Best regards and have a merry Christmas,
Dave.
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-14-2015, 10:18 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 39,235
Posted By dtracy
Thanks Robert, nice work by the way! I've worked...

Thanks Robert, nice work by the way! I've worked on a few buses over the years, nothing serious just parking lot type stuff. Lost my butt on every one of those big yellow dudes I ever touched. ...
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-12-2015, 12:17 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 39,235
Posted By dtracy
Robert, Under the assumption this was an...

Robert,

Under the assumption this was an insurance repair, did you initially bid to replace all those braces and outer panels or did you leave the inside open to hidden damage, do you estimate...
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-11-2015, 11:45 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 39,235
Posted By dtracy
I'm impressed with the duplication of those...

I'm impressed with the duplication of those braces, do you have any photos of the process?

Thanks, Dave.
Forum: Miscellanous products related to metalshaping 09-10-2015, 04:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,622
Posted By dtracy
Ouch! Everytime someone talks about that I get a...

Ouch! Everytime someone talks about that I get a knot in my stomach.


P.S. We used to have saddle horses and everytime they were reshod the farrier would clinch the nails with a tool that...
Forum: Miscellanous products related to metalshaping 09-09-2015, 06:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,622
Posted By dtracy
They are used by horseshoers to clinch the...

They are used by horseshoers to clinch the horseshoe nails in the hoof after reshoeing the horse. The nail is driven up through the shoe into the hoof and out the side of the hoof about an inch...
Forum: Automotive Projects 08-13-2015, 08:02 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 33,022
Posted By dtracy
Kent, I don't know a whole lot about...

Kent,

I don't know a whole lot about working aluminum so I will try to ask the question like it was steel instead. Hope you understand me.

When heat shrinking how do you know when it's "red...
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-13-2015, 04:27 PM
Replies: 2,247
Views: 4,359,788
Posted By dtracy
I've found that by using the hammer in this...

I've found that by using the hammer in this manner it will loosen and/or break the handle inside the hammer's head (the place where the handle goes through the hammer head has a name but I can't...
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-09-2015, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2,247
Views: 4,359,788
Posted By dtracy
I too am impressed with the quality and detail of...

I too am impressed with the quality and detail of the work. Nice!

Also, you're going to ruin that hammer using it like that.

Dave.
Forum: Automotive Projects 10-15-2014, 03:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,157
Posted By dtracy
Pat, Nice work, I'm interested in your...

Pat,

Nice work, I'm interested in your planishing tool also.

How can you afford those brand name cigarettes, out here that pack is worth over ten bucks! :-)

Dave.
Forum: Basic questions and answers 09-08-2014, 12:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,635
Posted By dtracy
I have one like that. I purchased it many years...

I have one like that. I purchased it many years ago from Snap-On.

Dave.
Forum: Automotive Projects 09-05-2014, 11:26 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 18,832
Posted By dtracy
Very nicely done! It didn't dawn on me until the...

Very nicely done! It didn't dawn on me until the last couple of pictures that this would be a right hand drive. Cool!

Dave.
Forum: Basic questions and answers 03-10-2014, 06:18 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 15,111
Posted By dtracy
That hood is looking a g-r-e-a-t deal better now....

That hood is looking a g-r-e-a-t deal better now. A little more here and there and she will be ok.

Your buddy with the Ford had a thread on the hamb but it was deleted. I don't know the exact...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 02-24-2014, 06:37 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 15,111
Posted By dtracy
Beau, Sounds like Gary made you a deal you...

Beau,

Sounds like Gary made you a deal you can't refuse.

If it was my hood first clean all the plastic filler out of those dents with a wire brush and drill. Make sure the back side is...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 02-24-2014, 06:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,590
Posted By dtracy
Glad to hear you got a good spot welder. I have...

Glad to hear you got a good spot welder. I have a lenco and it does what I want, which is mostly spot welds and dent pull nails.

I just wanted to say that those spray cans of weld through primer...
Forum: Welding Sheet Metal 08-19-2013, 05:56 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 22,334
Posted By dtracy
The whistling sound you are hearing might be from...

The whistling sound you are hearing might be from an internal burn. Clean your tip and make sure the O-rings are good on the barrel end of the torch.

If the torch pops then whistles it's...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 07-12-2013, 12:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,824
Posted By dtracy
If I was doing the job, I would remove the...

If I was doing the job, I would remove the reinforcement from the hood. Probably has a dozen spot welds that would need to be drilled. Then I would make the reinforcement fit the cowl because it...
Forum: Introductions 05-31-2013, 04:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,343
Posted By dtracy
Pleased to make your acquaintance. Dave.

Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Dave.
Forum: Automotive Projects 04-16-2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,336
Posted By dtracy
That's a fantastic bed! How did you get it...

That's a fantastic bed! How did you get it through the bedroom door?

Dave.
Forum: Basic questions and answers 04-15-2013, 06:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,827
Posted By dtracy
My brother-in-law works for Lear-Jet in Tucson...

My brother-in-law works for Lear-Jet in Tucson and they have sales of stuff that gets dropped on the floor and then swept up. They don't climb down off the plane to pick something up unless it's an...
Forum: Automotive Projects 03-29-2013, 09:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 35,224
Posted By dtracy
Excellant work! How is it registered? ...

Excellant work!

How is it registered?

Dave.
Forum: Beginner Projects 03-25-2013, 01:47 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 29,361
Posted By dtracy
We see who's doing the block sanding in your...

We see who's doing the block sanding in your shop. I tried that once, didn't work out. She was Ok in the office with the books but out in the shop, too much of a distraction or if she made a...
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