Nicks fast back conversion

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You know, looking at this car is already making me think of little things that I want to redo on mine. The tail panel I used is original tooling, but the lines aren't as crisp since the tooling is sixty years old now. It fit great, but the Dynacorn piece you used has much more crisp lines.
 
You know, looking at this car is already making me think of little things that I want to redo on mine. The tail panel I used is original tooling, but the lines aren't as crisp since the tooling is sixty years old now. It fit great, but the Dynacorn piece you used has much more crisp lines.


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Man, I love these threads. Is it really as easy as squaring it all up and welding it, or is there an experience gap covering up the scary stuff? You make it look like you just clamp it and weld it.
 
Man, I love these threads. Is it really as easy as squaring it all up and welding it, or is there an experience gap covering up the scary stuff? You make it look like you just clamp it and weld it.
With the exception of the quirks present in my car from past accidents, I think it really is that easy. The only other variable is inconsistencies in aftermarket sheetmetal. The Dynacorn stuff seems pretty consistent, though.
 
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Got the driver side inner structure almost finished ,need to weld in some holes and attach the post to the roof ,passenger side is laid out and ready to start
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I was at the point of chucking this welder ,decided to take one last look under the hood . The tip that the wire runs through was just a short piece of liner and the opening was twice the size of the wire allowing the gas to escape before it ever made it to the gun .i took the liner out ,replaced it with a cut down welding tip the same size as the wire and the thing is like a brand new welder. I dont know why they didnt just build it that way in the first place . First thing i welded was the bottoms of the quarters with no burn through or pop and spatter
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Passenger side is done ,i still have to plate off the rear post to the roof brace on both sides but it is just cosmetic ,i will do that in the next couple of days . This weekend i will have Nick sand the body panels to bare metal and i will primer in grey DTM
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You will be better off buying the 66 door frames ,there is a lot of making parts and fitting them in in the correct place ,i have a fast back to measure from so it isnt hard for me . With the full door frame there is a lot less trouble
There’s a huge price difference between the ‘66 door frame and the non-assembled ‘67 frames!

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