A100 Twins

[JimKueneman]

Plugging along. Tomorrow a bit of filler to clean up the spot welds and patches along the upper roof trim then it is time to weld the roof back on. Shot the rear corners with SEM undercoating to help disguise the rust pits (that were blasted clean), note this is over the epoxy. Only epoxy primer touches bare metal.

 

[JimKueneman]

At least 4 restorations stripped from these doors. Once the sun gets lower will blast it.

 

[crashtech]

Now I want a beer, but without as much work to earn it!

 

[JimKueneman]

Now I want a beer, but without as much work to earn it!

I’ll have a second for you.

 

[JimKueneman]

Apparently the best 67 and up doors I have are from a Sportsman Custom Van. Two rows of trim holes and holes for a lower inner door panel. The speaker holes are not factory and will be fixed along with the trim holes welded up to do it the right way. A couple dents to fix but overall not bad doors.

 

[JimKueneman]

Can’t beat my workshops sunsets.

 

[123pugsy]

How often do you have a rattler mozy up next to you in that there work shop?

 

[Dave C 5]

At least 4 restorations stripped from these doors. Once the sun gets lower will blast it.

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Voodoo Ranger ! Good stuff !

 

[OJ86]

So, what media do you use for blasting and how much do you typically go through? I see that you do a lot of blasting.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

How often do you have a rattler mozy up next to you in that there work shop?

I live in a higher elevation and have only seen two rattlesnakes in 25 years. Both were Mohave Green and extremely deadly and seen around the same time.

We do have a lot of Gopher (Bull) snakes here but they are not venomous. They do cause you to step back because they looks very similar to rattlesnakes and even shake their tails to imitate a rattle.

Here's one that stopped by to visit me in my garage:

Now Jim lives where they have the real deal.

 

[OJ86]

nope....no thanks.

 

[Dean Jenkins]

nope....no thanks.

2X that!

 

[123pugsy]

X3.......no venom? You can still keep em.

 

[Barry]

Year's ago in Florida, we would kill and eat the rattlesnakes, but nothing better.
One thing I always wanted to do was go wild boar hunting in the national forest, but my partner in crime, Bill, would not as said to be dangerous.

 

[123pugsy]

Year's ago in Florida, we would kill and eat the rattlesnakes, but nothing better.
One thing I always wanted to do was go wild boar hunting in the national forest, but my partner in crime, Bill, would not as said to be dangerous.

Taste like chicken?

 

[Barry]

Taste like chicken?

Better!! most were 4 to 6 feet saw an 8-footer once they killed when it bit a vacationer that tried to take a picture as it was sunning in the road.

 

[JimKueneman]

We are similar to Jim. Too high of an elevation for a lot. See gophers and red racers. The skunks in the other hand.

 

[JimKueneman]

So, what media do you use for blasting and how much do you typically go through? I see that you do a lot of blasting.

I recycle. So far 4 bags of course slag and 2 bags of Starblast. Will likely need the same again to finish the bed and underside.

 

[JimKueneman]

Exterior door holes welded up, use nail heads as fillers to weld to minimize shrinkage. Doors aligned and a couple hinges and holes modified a bit to get the best alignment. Need to go to town today to get metal to weld up the speaker hacks.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Looking real good!