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Old 03-19-2020, 09:58 PM
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Having suffered 'car-owner' virus the last 10 years of this build, business as usual with self quarantine isolation in the workshop.


For the lower bonnet prop mount I made a retainer from some scrap stainless and a stainless screw with some of the thread removed.


The bends ensure that the pin is exactly 90* to the prop end fitting. The pin was threaded into a tapped hole in the bracket.


Pin goes through the existing fitting hole and stops the bonnet ever being blown back into the cab with a big gust of wind.
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Old 03-19-2020, 10:19 PM
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Great idea, always better safe than sorry

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Old 03-20-2020, 04:30 AM
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Great solution.
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Perfect! Good decision.
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Thanks mate. It was already worrying me and your comment spurred me on.
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Old 03-21-2020, 06:10 PM
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Working on the front stone tray or valance that goes between the grille and tucks under the bumper. The two outer creases normally line up with the outer edges of the centre part of the grille, but because I added the extra two slots, it needs to be widened. Same for the flat part on each side as well.


Fortunately I was given a spare valance by a good friend Christos that I can use for parts.


The spare is the top one after I stripped over a 1/4" of filler over the whole panel. They had tried to flatten the centre rib and creases to make it smooth.


Flattening the centre rib caused the angled part to change so it no longer matched the grille and also for it to bow. Basically they stretched out a tuck shrink. I have started to hammer it back in using a rounded chisel.


Worked the sides back in using another rounded chisel that matched the curvature.


The back one is the spare now with the centre rib back in place. I soaked it in a tub of double strength vinegar for a few days to get rid of the rust. I don't have my citric acid bath setup anymore.


It now matches the width of the centre part of the grille but I don't like how the factory gap is bigger along the flat part.


Made some adjustments and it is much better now.


I have brought material up from the back flange to extend its length. I did this over a stake with a rounded top that fitted up inside the radius. I kept the valance sitting above the stake the amount I wanted it to extend by. Then hammered across the top of the valance from the back towards the front widening the top of the radius.


Once that was done, I needed to get the radius back to the same size again. I kept the stake in the back of the radius and then hammered out the excess down the front face of the valance. This is hard to explain!


Now the gap is the same as well as the radius along the top. It will sit a bit further out than this as the valance will be frame mounted and not touching the rubber body mounted grille.
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Old 03-21-2020, 06:53 PM
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Very nice. Your commentary is helpful and informative. What method do you use to derust the panels? Looks like chemical stripping?
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Old 03-22-2020, 03:48 AM
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Marcus,

have you thought about a clip like this for the other end?

https://www.altestore.com/store/cabl...-2-wire-p7093/

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Old 03-22-2020, 04:34 AM
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Very nice. Your commentary is helpful and informative. What method do you use to derust the panels? Looks like chemical stripping?
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I just use a wire wheel and then strip disc. Then most panels were soaked in a citric acid bath.
http://willyshotrod.com/WillysHotrodTruck16.htm
This last piece was just soaked in pure white vinegar as don't have my bath setup at this time.


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have you thought about a clip like this for the other end?

https://www.altestore.com/store/cabl...-2-wire-p7093/

Google is your friend!
That could work, thanks. I see how the plastic one goes as is more substantial than the OEM ones found under hoods doing the same thing.
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Old 03-23-2020, 02:36 AM
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Thank you Marcus!
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