Yeah....hope David doesn't decide to cover it all with Dollar store "Rubberized Undercoating" from a spraycan later on.
-G
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The Willomet Charger
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A desecration to Mopar nuts everywhere, this is my protouring, LS-powered, 1970 Dodge Charger; built at my shop, Willomet Motor & Fabrication.
Yeah....hope David doesn't decide to cover it all with Dollar store "Rubberized Undercoating" from a spraycan later on.
-G
Por15 the good stuff.Yeah....hope David doesn't decide to cover it all with Dollar store "Rubberized Undercoating" from a spraycan later on.
-G
It’s the preferred method for welding thin material, but requires a super tight fit. It’s pretty much the only way to weld a panel without having to planish from the back side. It’s the go to for sanitary stainless, and thus is common for exhaust fab, too.
…several layers.
David
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Copy and paste to the other side.
Still a bit of bumping to do, but 95% done.
David
Still a bit of bumping to do, but 95% done.
David
That will do.
Pretty happy with how this has come together.
David
Pretty happy with how this has come together.
David
Rear deck filler details.
Rear seat hooks deleted and filled.
Laid out.
I really dig these mittler punch and dimple all in one dies.
All together. It’s a race car now.
Now, I’ve got to wrap my brain around these inner wheelhouses flanged to the frame.
David
Rear seat hooks deleted and filled.
Laid out.
I really dig these mittler punch and dimple all in one dies.
All together. It’s a race car now.
Now, I’ve got to wrap my brain around these inner wheelhouses flanged to the frame.
David
Quick and simple rocker cap. The wheelhouses just need a flush mounting surface.
And setting up for a little nip and tuck to make the wheel houses mate without a gap.
Unfortunately, I injured my dominant eye last week, and I didn’t get nearly as much time in the shop over Thanksgiving as I would have liked. Yesterday was the first day I could see clearly enough to scribe and cut a line
Back at it, and without the cycloptic effect.
David
And setting up for a little nip and tuck to make the wheel houses mate without a gap.
Unfortunately, I injured my dominant eye last week, and I didn’t get nearly as much time in the shop over Thanksgiving as I would have liked. Yesterday was the first day I could see clearly enough to scribe and cut a line
Back at it, and without the cycloptic effect.
David
Glad you're on the mend. I did basically the same thing recently.
Sorry to hear about the injured eye; those really suck. Hopefully it mends back with no issues.
Hopefully the eye heals and you still have the eye for the craftsmanship you have been putting out.
When it comes to second gen Chargers I guess you are familiar with this guy.
Very much so. Too easy to take them for granted.
A real loss. We eat 300 lbs of venison a year, and give away about 50-75 more. I have three trips planned for next month.
It super sucks. What was your recovery like?
Doc says the remaining cloudiness should resolve with time. It really only impacts distance beyond 50 yards or so.
I’ll keep hacking, regardless.
Chris is a friend. We met a year or two ago around the SEMA timeframe. Nice fella’. I bend his ear on the regular to bounce ideas.
Thank you, gents, for the kind words. They are deeply appreciated.
David
They just had to pick metal out of my eye. A couple days of mild pain and I was good to go again.
Stretching the front part of the wheelhouse to match up to the frame. It took two slices, some massaging with some soft faced mallets, a little reforming of this edge radius, and that's about it.
The MIG still works. That outer seam left a small gap, which is best filled by the glue gun. The other seam is tight to the unibody, and got the OCD treatment.
All these are ground and basically blended. Just a bit of bump work left to make it pretty.
David
The MIG still works. That outer seam left a small gap, which is best filled by the glue gun. The other seam is tight to the unibody, and got the OCD treatment.
All these are ground and basically blended. Just a bit of bump work left to make it pretty.
David
