65 Post GS

[gssizzler]

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[gssizzler]

More ! quarter is on clamped down for fitting! Then welding it up!

[JimL65]

Your quarter is looking good. I need to do about the same to my GS including a new trunk floor pan. Can I borrow your buddy Randy??? :-)

[gssizzler]

Thanks!, he is like my talented big brother! With words of wisdom,encouragement,and positive reinforcement! After my
car he has several of his own projects to work on! I will put a good word
in for you though!

[GS66]

Nice progress!

[yachtsmanbill]

I was just looking at all the drilled out spot welds on the trunk floor side drops! Need a carpal tunnel brace yet???    Bill GOOD GOSH!

[gssizzler]

Don't think a brace is going to do much good at this point ! I have permanent damage to my hands and elbows already! My former job, part of it was opening bottles, sometimes 1500 to 2200 a day! The pain in my hands and elbows wakes me up at night! Sometimes my hands  cramp up or lock up and I have to physical pull them apart! Never had both hands do this at once! My hands also fall asleep. lol The spot weld cutting went good.I drilled a small pilot hole in each weld as the cutter I used has a guide stem which keeps the cutter going straight and smooth! I also used a pneumatic air drill, light and quiet!! Just hang on! My buddy runs twin compresses so no lack of air! Today POR15 the lip of the outer wheel well and other spots! I reconnected the e-brake cable and discovered that the trans mount bolts were mia!

[gssizzler]

Lots of fitting and prep work! Omg it's on!!!

[gssizzler]

Twins together! Tools of the trade! Things went very good! Lots of time ! We used the Fritzee Fabrication Technology! Overlap one inch,tack weld, cut at a 45 degree angle, carefully butt weld panel together! My buddy Randy is super talented! Over 50 inches of welds!!!!

[gssizzler]

Almost done!!! Have to weld lip and a few of the hidden tabs! The main weld is ground down and once covered in paint you won't know it's there! Work continues with replacing the damaged left fender,fitting the right fender and hood! Also cleaned ,bead blasted,and rebuild the door hinges! So realigning the doors and strikers are in order! Replacement carb is next in line for a bath in the ultrasonic cleaner and rebuild! Floor plate for the shifter hole is also in the works! Going to have to make a small piece to graft into it as it was hacked up over the years for different shifters!

[dsags]

Great work by you and Randy !! You’ll have that on the road in no time. Keep it up.

Dan

[yachtsmanbill]

Don't think a brace is going to do much good at this point ! I have permanent damage to my hands and elbows already! My former job, part of it was opening bottles, sometimes 1500 to 2200 a day! The pain in my hands and elbows wakes me up at night! Sometimes my hands  cramp up or lock up and I have to physical pull them apart! Never had both hands do this at once! My hands also fall asleep. lol The spot weld cutting went good.I drilled a small pilot hole in each weld as the cutter I used has a guide stem which keeps the cutter going straight and smooth! I also used a pneumatic air drill, light and quiet!! Just hang on! My buddy runs twin compresses so no lack of air! Today POR15 the lip of the outer wheel well and other spots! I reconnected the e-brake cable and discovered that the trans mount bolts were mia!

Were you selling beer at a ball game LOL? Ive had both carpal tunnel and ulnar tunnel releases done twice; so now we are on to another:

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[schlepcar]

This is a very good pic of what we are supposed to be seeing on the 64-5 lower quarters. The replacements fit good,but they do not have the compound curves of oem. If you look at the curved lower body line it appears that the lower quarter is straight,but it actually has a gradual curve that is also curved back out at the lower rear of the wheel well trim. This piece is difficult to find in decent used condition, so many are installing the aftermarket in pieces or making it fit otherwise. I have seen many rust-free advertised 64-5 cars with body lines that are just plain wrong from ten feet away. I?m not trying to be a perfectionist(synonymous with Chuck)....lol,but be aware of what it should look like on a proper repair.

[gssizzler]

Thanks Dan! Lots of work, but well worth it! Yes out on the road is where this car deserves to be! Yachtsman theres a thought watching a ballgame,exercise,and get paid! Lol Ten years of production with repetitive motion kind of did me in! Thanks Schlepcar! OEM usually fits good as long as there's not bad damage where your trying to mate too! Anyways for today's adventure I decided to rebuild the shifter floor plate! Could have got a repo but this is the original ! So I looked for a piece of shaped metal and came up with the wheel housing that I cut off the quarter that we put on! So not cal metal fabrication but it is the first time I have ever built a piece like this ! Probably could do better with more practice and bead roller, English wheel etc..

[gssizzler]

Stick carburetor is spruced up, rebuilt and ready to go on! Hopefully it works and the post runs smoother! Randy did a nice job on it! It took a nice bath in the ultrasonic cleaner with heat!