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10-09-2009, 07:15 PM | #1 |
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Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
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Part of the '69 lives on! I finally talked my friend Ron into welding up a couple of cowl vents to see how much work it would be and how they would turn out, so I made a jig out of the '69 cowl and dash section. I will take the jig and a couple of cowl vents up to him in the morning to see what he thinks. I will cut the grille sections out when he shows me where he wants them cut and make the filler pieces and he will weld them in and finish them out. I have a slip roll and metal shrinker/stretcher to make the panels with and if need be I do have access to an english wheel and planishing hammer. I know there are people who have done this and I don't think it is as easy as it sounds to get the radiuses correct and still get it smooth. If anyone can get the job done Ron can, he is an awesome welder. It may take us a week or two to get one finished with the other projects we have going on but I will update this thread as work progresses. LockDoc
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10-09-2009, 07:20 PM | #2 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
That sounds awesome!! Good luck.
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10-09-2009, 11:01 PM | #3 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
Now that is creative use of your junk lockdoc.
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10-09-2009, 11:35 PM | #4 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
You know you can't waste anything off of these trucks... LockDoc
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10-09-2009, 11:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
Is the cat part of the smoothing deal?
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10-09-2009, 11:37 PM | #6 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
Yeah, Rosie is checking the sheet metal with her paws to make sure it's straight... LockDoc
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10-10-2009, 05:17 AM | #7 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
Well, i don't know about you, but the cat thinks the jig is purrrfect!
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10-10-2009, 09:04 AM | #8 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
ok that was a good one....subscribed to see the finished product on a truck
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10-10-2009, 10:52 AM | #9 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
nice junk jig!
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10-10-2009, 09:50 PM | #10 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
.. Thanks. I dropped the stuff off at Ron's this afternoon and we cussed and discussed the possibilities. He doesn't seem to think it will be too hard, just a lot of slow welding. I am going up in the morning and help him get started on it.
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10-10-2009, 11:39 PM | #11 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
Leon, great idea!
Do most fill-in each opening, or would they cut out the area and then weld in a complete filler plate?
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10-11-2009, 07:43 AM | #12 | |
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10-11-2009, 08:40 AM | #13 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
Leon,... if you get this all figured out,... would you consider building some to sell?
I may be interested.
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10-11-2009, 04:29 PM | #14 | |
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10-11-2009, 06:47 PM | #15 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
I think it depends on how far you take it, whether they are metal finished or bondoed and primered. I've done several over the years and for the time it took me there was no way I could charge less than $600 to do one and make it worth doing. Not a lot of takers at that much but to metal finish one, it takes time. Maybe you can figure out how to make it worth doing for less. That would be great. Here is one that was done all by hammer and dolly, no wheeling or air planishing.
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10-11-2009, 07:03 PM | #16 | |
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Thanks for your input. I agree on the time involved. We are going to try a combination of metal finishing with a small amount of Metal to Metal for final smoothing. We will see how it goes. I can't imagine completely metal finishing one... LockDoc
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10-11-2009, 07:21 PM | #17 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
maybe a little old schoo body work......LEAD!
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10-11-2009, 07:30 PM | #18 | |
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12-09-2009, 02:05 PM | #19 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
nice work you 2. now let's see the back side to tell the amount of work involved.
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12-09-2009, 02:35 PM | #20 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
looks great. I'm another guy who would be interested in the back if you'd be willing to show it
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12-09-2009, 04:39 PM | #21 | |
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12-09-2009, 03:22 PM | #22 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
Yeah I wish my body man could do some fine work such as yours.
Looks great guys!
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12-09-2009, 03:24 PM | #23 |
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That turned out great Leon/Ron!
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12-09-2009, 09:25 PM | #24 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
has anyone thought of tacking a backing plate under the cowl, and laying down fiberglass? the thought crossed my mind but i havent had time to try it yet
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12-09-2009, 09:53 PM | #25 |
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Re: Going To Try Smoothing A Cowl Vent
There's someone selling them out of fiberglass already.
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