Ivan's coupe: roof stuccowork
03-03-2013, 02:29 PM
Post: #391
Ivan's coupe: roof stuccowork
That's a lot of work!
You really could use a ( zetbankje ) to make those weld-in peaces fit tight!

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03-03-2013, 06:35 PM
Post: #392
Ivan's coupe: roof stuccowork
Well I'm back early today so I didnt get nearly enough done for the time I was @ the garage, but that's to be expected after a long break.
You develop a knack for metal work but it takes some warming up.

Made myself an under seat floor reinforcement using CAD (cardboard aided design).
Sadly I only had enough time to finish off one for the drivers side, but I have the pattern for the other side ready and it should be done faster.
Pictures follow once the Doctor is home, I snapped some pics using his camera.

BTW Bennie... I already have a small metal bending brake. Used it today.

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03-04-2013, 01:17 AM
Post: #393
Ivan's coupe: roof stuccowork
Ivan, Master of Metal Tongue

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03-04-2013, 10:10 AM
Post: #394
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Thanks Doc! Hurray!

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03-18-2013, 11:30 AM
Post: #395
Ivan's coupe: roof stuccowork
Been at it again this weekend:

Finished off the internal 'frame rail' reinforcements:
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Dreamt up some shock tower top stiffeners (shakkito plates or whatever the japs call them). I built it out of puny 1mm sheet metal instead of the 3mm thick contraptions you see being used because the thick stuff is a bitch to work on, it's heavy, and I do not intend to rally my car.
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Then did some seam welding.
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03-19-2013, 12:51 AM
Post: #396
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nice, looks like you are starting to like the welding better then the driving Tongue

BTW will the clutch cylinder fit with all that metal there?

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03-19-2013, 11:07 AM
Post: #397
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It will fit without problems.. it actually sits a lot lower than the metal plate.
And even if it didnt..a remote reservoir is not so difficult to build.

I would agree on the welding fetish remark..I forgot how my ae drives a long time ago but I sure like welding it. I promise it will see paint this year (even though it might only be an epoxy basecoat to protect the blasted chassis).

Now that reminds me of another thing: I should weld a bracket for a brake master cylinder stopper to that shock tower while I'm at it...(since LHD ones are hard to find and they are usually overpriced anyway).

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03-19-2013, 11:47 AM
Post: #398
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Can relate to all the welding, and no driwing Wink
I also hope to get the shell finished this year, and have it Epoxy primed.

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03-19-2013, 10:45 PM
Post: #399
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Damn dude...

So what are you going to do about painting it once it's all welded up?

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03-20-2013, 09:17 AM
Post: #400
Ivan's coupe: roof stuccowork
Once I'm done welding I'm sending it off for particle blasting and an epoxy coat, which is about the best I can afford on my budget. After that it's time for filler and such (a.k.a troweling on the wob, as my good friend Thomas (the Doctor) likes to say).

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