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A little update this week. Just small stuff that needs to be done.
Because I am shortening the door opening by 60mm-2.5", I also have to move the scallop in the door sill the same amount. This scallop lines up with the door drain so water inside the door can exit. Better man than me would have beaten the scallop out and hammered in a new one in the new position. Access to the back was limited so decided to cut it out. Left 60mm in front of it, original is the top one, and did the same on the other side. Then just swapped them left to right. So the right side one is now welded in on this side moving the scallop forward. Thought this was quicker and less welding than cutting just the scallop out and then welding in an angle piece to fill the spot, and then cut a new hole to weld a new scallop in place! New B pillar clamped in place to show distance is the same in front of it as before. The end of the panel where it dog legged onto the B pillar has been cut off. New piece to extend the body work forward onto the new B pillar tacked in. Tig welded it together. First time welding vertical with a tig over such a long distance. Much easier than I would have thought. Made a dolly up from a old tow hook from my Jeep to fit between the B pillar and the body so I could planish it to stretch the weld shrink out. Getting there slowly with just some more detail work left to do.
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Marcus aka. Gojeep Victoria, Australia http://willyshotrod.com Invention is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less materials you need. Last edited by Gojeep; 08-13-2017 at 12:03 PM. |
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Marcus,! you have come a long way since the humble salad bowl. Your skill level and perfection have put a lot of experienced bodymen to shame. especially what I have been seeing lately.
This rig of yours will be better than factory.
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Excellent work Marcus, nice job on the purpose built dolly to fit the application!
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Very detailed work, nicely done. I am enjoying this post a lot.
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Marcus
Nice work, that will get the proportions looking good. Thanks for sharing. Steve
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Nice work as always!
I actually like welding vertically because the flow goes left and right to both panels and does not have the tendency to go to the lower panel and burning a hole in the upper panel while welding horizontally which sometimes makes it more difficult to control. Best is off course having both panels flat on the floor or desk...
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Many thanks for the comments. Have been learning all the time which I enjoy. My standards are still higher than my skill level, but sometimes you have to move on and not destroy the panel by over working it.
Managed to spend a few afternoons since getting it better still.
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Spent more hours on getting the shape of the extension bit better and smoother. Welded the second B pillar to it. Will weld that to the original B pillar and floor later in case I need to adjust it. I made sure the the pillar matched the door back edge when square to the sill. Knowing how much to cut off the other part of the door was just a matter of measuring the gap. I didn't take off anything for the door gap so I had 3mm-1/8" adjustment to get good alignment. Here it sits straight after the first cut. The extension piece is just sitting on the sill without the gap needed so why it is bit low. But can see that I will need to do something about the top opening in the panel. It had a dimple right where I need it to be flat so raised that first. Then got a piece of scrap the right thickness to match the step around the hole. Welded that onto a thicker piece to hammer against. Clamped it into place and supported the bottom of the vice grip and also the door skin to free up a hand. Just hit down with a brickies bolter to set the form I needed. Step nows extends to the end and just needs a bit of planishing and trimming. Both sides done now. All lines up pretty well considering these two parts of door came off the production line 10 years apart. I think the shorter door and wider pillar looks better. So the door is 115mm-4.5" wider than stock and the B pillar 60mm-2.5" wider. Ribs line up pretty well but there will be plenty of work to get it all sitting just right after welding.
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Marcus aka. Gojeep Victoria, Australia http://willyshotrod.com Invention is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less materials you need. Last edited by Gojeep; 08-13-2017 at 12:07 PM. |
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Looks great Marcus!
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