A 67 fast back conversion for Mrs. bbettto !

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Shuuuuh! Dont make any loud noises ,you may scare my welder and the SOB is welding like never before!
Got both door frames ,seat divider and the lower back window panel welded in .
That harbor freight spot welder ,you want one ,but you want the 220 not the 110! I have work tomorrow but if i am finished in time i am going to try to hang the quarters.

 

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I just had to peek ! Only held in place with two clamps and it a almost perfect fit as it is !

 

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Rained out again ,supposed to rain the whole weekend .

Even the bunnies are cold and wet ,i think we should bring them in and warm them up ,about 350* should do it and we could give them some taters and carrots !

 

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Real nice work as usual Jim. Thanks for the spot welder tip. I gotta get one, no clue what I'll use it on but I just gotta.

You gonna be around next week? I need a road trip.

 

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RPM Mach One said:

Thanks for the spot welder tip. I gotta get one, no clue what I'll use it on but I just gotta.

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RPM Mach One said:

Real nice work as usual Jim. Thanks for the spot welder tip. I gotta get one, no clue what I'll use it on but I just gotta.

You gonna be around next week? I need a road trip.

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Yep ,always home ! I will even let you try out the spot welder!

 

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That little bunny ate the power steering hose on my Challenger ,going to be a pain in the butt to replace ,he ate the oil sender wire on my 2005 GT mustang twice and got my brothers 2005 once ,its eat or be eaten !

 

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Sounds like it's time for rabbit fryers. Cool, I'll call out text to give you some warning.

 

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Get to work! Cookies don't grow on trees!

 

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She is getting there ,chased a lizard ,everything in baby steps !

 

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Passenger side just setting in place and it is just about a perfect fit. But when i get back to the trunk lid to quarter and lower window panel i see the quarter is kind of fish hooked where it meets up to the lower window panel ,this keeps the trunk lid from coming all the way forward so i will have to slice it and push it forward about 3/16 where i have it marked but not quite as much as my mark shows . Shouldnt be a big deal just have to weld up the slice once i get the gap correct.

 

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Both drip rails are on ,ready to hang the quarters

 

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Both quarters are on but only welded at the front and at the roof ,the roof is just setting in place . I ran into a problem with the front window opening ,it was cocked to the passenger side so the front end damage was enough to twist the windshield opening . A couple of pumps on the portapower and i had a nice square opening again .
Strange because the car sets level !

 

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The roof is done ,that spot welder worked great in the drip rails but its a pain in the butt to hold that thing up there!
Quarters are done back to the front of the trunk lid but i have to take a slice out of both quarters where they meet up to the rear window panel and push that forward and weld the slice ,its like the quarter turns back and it hits the trunk lid ,not to big a deal .
I just have the bottom rear of the quarter and the quarter to tail panel and the body is done ...once the welds are ground

 

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These jokers on face book ,everyone owns a shop it seems ! I am told a 1/4 inch hole is not big enough for a plug weld and he would fire his guys if the only went 1/4 inch . Well ,if you see that bubble on the under side of the weld that means you got good penetration and it is a good strong weld like these ,top pic is the weld ,bottom pic is the underside !

 

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Tail panel and rear of quarters welded . Passenger side quarter to rear window panel has been trimmed and shot a bit of primer on it ,it came out great now on to the driver side.

 

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I had to shave the end caps a tiny bit ,they fit really good

 

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Driver side quarter to lower window panel fixed . I have to do a bit of work on the two upper corners of the trunk lid ,they are to sharp ,should be more round and the back end should be finished .

 

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Nice work Jim. Facebook is full of experts who don't know how to use a screwdriver.

 

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I have been trying to catch up on reagular work and only managed to screw up my back ,i really hate cutting up trees! pulled a muscle i think . Its getting better so by the weekend i should be back at it again . Not much left ,mostly patches so hopefuly will not take long to finish