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horse sence

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And the holes for the tail lights are not in the right place on the tail panel ,i will redrill them
 

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horse sence said:
And the holes for the tail lights are not in the right place on the tail panel ,i will redrill them
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I had to do the same thing on mine. The holes in the end caps weren’t in the correct spots.
 

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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.
 

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02 281 GT said:
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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Side by side images: What you talkin' bout Willis?
 

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Side by side images: What you talkin' bout Willis?
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You know, the "people won't see it, but I will" kind of stuff.
 

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At the very least I'm wanting to get another car to do a fastback conversion of my own sometime in the future.
 
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02 281 GT said:
At the very least I'm wanting to get another car to do a fastback conversion of my own sometime in the future.
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Duh... It would be a shame to waste all this experience you're getting.
 

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Duh... It would be a shame to waste all this experience you're getting.
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Exactly. @horse sence need that parts list!
 

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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.
 

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hoopty5.0 said:
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.
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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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02 281 GT said:
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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I was headed to your thread next!
 

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02 281 GT said:
Exactly. @horse sence need that parts list!
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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
 

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hoopty5.0 said:
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.
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It is if you have somthing to measure from
 

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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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I think the only thing that would keep me from trying my own conversion at this point would be cost. Those door frame assemblies are 'spensive!
 

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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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horse sence said:
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
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There’s a huge price difference between the ‘66 door frame and the non-assembled ‘67 frames!


 

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Yep ,but there is a lot less work
 

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Yep ,but there is a lot less work
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What kind of work is involved in retrofitting the vents in favor of quarter windows?
 
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