TOO LOUD!!! TOO BRIGHT!!! TOO TIGHT!!! TOO FAST!!!

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:54 pm
My welding skills are getting better Trunk Pan is welded up on both sides on the frame rails now and all across the front on the rear most seam still have the front seam to do Then I can start on the Trunk drop offs I will get to that this next weekend when I have more time off.
What a pain to get in that trunk killing my back my weight & size doesn't help much!
But To me seams like I'm on down hill side.

I ended up using the Tig for 99% of it and I have to admit to using my Mig for some of the welds just not possible to get into some of those areas with the Tig with both arms stretched out no way to see so I had to break down and whip out the mig sure is easy doing plug weld with a Mig lots easyer than Tig. But the Tig produces a Better weld with less heat. still have a lot of clean up to do too grinding stuff down. need to find my camera cord so I can down load pics.
Dennis B.
A&P Mechanic, FCC General radio Telephone Operator
Line Maintenance A&P Mechanic and MOC Tech specialist.



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:14 pm
How to on making a Tape Form template mold
I made it from one of quarter panel I had laying around so I could check the panel I was working on, It allows you to check a panel for hi & low spots and body lines very accurately.
I made it for a 70 fire bird I'm working on similar thread .

The first layer is Frisk paper commonly used for art projects, don't mind the wrinkles.
They are trimmed off later or folded over latter.
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First trim excess wrinkles then the Frisk paper is covered with a couple layers of reinforced tape such as Packing tape in my case I used a type of Duct tape for this one.

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Then I trim it and start pulling it all off in one piece, once pulled off I flip it over and coat it with Talk powder or in this case Baby powder to kill the Sticky.

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Your left with a Form that fits the original panel very accurately so you can detect Low and Hi spots and check your body lines very accurately.

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Dennis B.
A&P Mechanic, FCC General radio Telephone Operator
Line Maintenance A&P Mechanic and MOC Tech specialist.
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