55 Wagon Progress

[Bomp]

Sheet metal modification.
Note pad... Check
pencil........Check

[MP&C]

Kyle continued on reshaping the opening for the glove box, and I got started in trimming the filler panel for the inner glove box door....























To try and keep our shape around the lock cylinder symmetrical, we cut out a profile template...

















Adding the bends....

















Looking for a proper sized circle pattern, Mickey Thompson comes through...























Some bead roller action...























Some TIG welding, we'll finish this up next time..

[Advanced Design]

Impressive attention to detail.

[MP&C]

Thanks Doug!





Spent some time in the shop tonight finishing the other weld but I was on a roll and forgot the in process pics.. Have to get a new photographer, this one just isn't working out..





























Or the motion picture...





https://youtu.be/SD4j6tJwh7w





The new Tommasini Wheeling machine is on it's way north from Rock Hill SC, we'll be picking it up this weekend. Once it's set up we can whip out the new glove box door skin..

[MP&C]

The front brake line distribution block showed up, so let's get the front lines finished up.. My tubing bender was not getting the nice small radius I was looking for, so time for a new tool. Here's a pulley out of the furniture and hardware parts bins at the local Ace store..











Here's the comparison to the tubing bender..











Bending the tubing...

[oldman3]

Nice job...Jim

[Bomp]

Nice tight bends on the brake lines.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, your work makes me strive to better each time.
Your glove box door looks like it was born that way. Great job and thanks for sharing.

[Advanced Design]

Peter's machine is really nice. He had one in Oblong last fall that went back to Wisconsin.

Good idea for the tighter radius on the brake lines.

[notsolo]

I tried to do that with a pulley wheel, it worked OK ( but)...You have the knack for making it Great. Super clean work as always. Thanks for sharing your skills.

[MP&C]

Thanks for the comments everyone.. Well it wasn't supposed to rain in the mid-Atlantic states today until later tonight, but wouldn't you know, loading something in the back of the truck just seemed to coax the precipitation from the sky.



And here we are, unloaded back in the shop, still needing to make the stand. I'll pick up some materials likely on Monday..

[MP&C]

Tonight Kyle did some more media blasting as I was installing the idler arm bushings. Finally the drag link is off the floor, Thurs night we should get the front tires back on so we again have a roller..



Then we worked on some stainless just to show Kyle another aspect of restoration. There were some minor scratches that the buffing wheels wouldn't begin to take out, so we opted for some 600 then 1200 w/d cross hatching, then moved to the 1500 then 3000 Trizact on the DA using the foam interface pad. With scratches gone, back to the buffing wheels...

https://youtu.be/4VLocC_ZfJ0

https://youtu.be/vqcVXg-UXEQ

[knomadd]

Nice work, that stainless looks great!

[theastronaut]

I've really enjoyed following this thread Robert, it's one of my favorites of all the many forums I'm on. Always love to see quality work and new ideas, and you never disappoint.

[MP&C]

Thanks John. I only we could get some parts in to make consistent progress



First off, yes, it's still bolted to the pallet.





And the more I though of it I just couldn't bring myself to use fabricated legs. So today was spent driving a 5 hour round trip to pick up some suitable legs..





Here's the lower plate, and by my estimation I need about 4 inches of rise, so it will get some riser plates between the bottom plate and top plate..








More to come..... need to find a nice bright color that will have Peter in sunglasses for his next visit..

[MP&C]

Finishing up on the English wheel, the legs are bolted on with 1/2" bolts with nuts welded inside the riser.











The wheel is held on with 3/4 bolts, with nuts welded inside the top plate of the riser.











The John Deere lift device....











The wheel is set up at 48-1/2"





























We wheeled a couple scrap panels, crushed some tucks, tipped a panel. Very pleased with the new wheeling machine.

[duallyjams]

I like your wall cabinets, what's the dimension on them ? the garage door works good as a bulletin board except when it's up LOL

[MP&C]

Sorry, forgot to get the cabinet dims in the shop tonight, will have to get them tomorrow. They were steel wall cabinets ordered from McMaster Carr. Not cheap, but I thought they would be less weight hanging on the side of the paint booth. On the "dry erase board", the marker holder has a hinge at the top to keep its contents inside.


Well I'm back from UK, Kyle is still plugging away on stainless polishing and repairs..


Here's just a few of the implements used. And I must stress, this is not an 18 ga panel, with stainless trim we use light taps for everything.


Here's a piece of Delrin that was cut out and filed to match the bottom side of the door trim to act as a soft "anvil".











Then a spoon is used to bump.... LIGHTLY








Many ways of bringing up low spots, here are just a couple of the tools used...

This is a roller tool used for installing the "beading" to hold in screen material. The roller has been flattened from the original version, which had a hollow in the middle. A 3" roloc sander held just right will get the wheel spinning while sanding it flat..








In many cases you'll bump the highs down, roll the lows out, and check your progress using the fluorescent light tube reflections, and repeat. It is not likely this is a one and done process.



Another tool that can sneak in behind flanges.












Also used some dry sanding with the durablock, here using 500 then 1200 paper.








Then followed with the Trizact 1500, then 3000. Then it should be ready for the buffer..

[duallyjams]

Now this is the class I want to attend or see the video series.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by MP&C

On the way home from Parole, we made a stop to look at an old fire truck that was slated for a total restoration. We did a quick survey of the truck and made some recommendations to the owner.. While we were there, also stumbled across another 35 Chevy. These 35's are coming out of the woodwork it seems..

Nice project and nice 35 Master 5 window coupe! It's a pretty rare car since Chevrolet only built it for half of a year. Keep up the good work!

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice 35, but really, what an awesome job on those flares! Modifying that hub assy was such a great idea. Continue the great work. Your thread needs an index so people can find your tips easier.

[Low Elco]

Great stuff! Love the new wheel.

[MP&C]

Thanks for the comments!

Sorry for the hiatus, the day job had me travelling, two weeks in UK and two weeks in HI. Got back this past Sunday.

Tuesday afternoon we loaded up the wagon and dropped it off for media blasting.. should pick it up this weekend.





Tonight I worked on getting the Go Kart Slick hub fabricated for the wheeling machine..





I had stopped at a local machine shop and picked up a 3-1/2" diameter slug left over from their water jet. After some cleanup work on the South Bend, and a clearance hole for the 35mm upper shaft on the wheeling machine...





I had found this roller bearing (35mm ID) on ebay, as well as this thrust bearing...








Getting close...











Bearing installed....











With slick held in place, the alignment looks pretty good...








Motion picture version....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwVhZzGkBCE


Still need to drill and tap the three lug holes and install the outer thrust bearing.. and then we can get working on the re-skinning of the glove box door..

[duallyjams]

Where do you get your media blasting done ?

[ERASER5]

It looks like the wagon is being prepped for Australia.

I would have to be very careful if I were in your shop. Apparently drooling all over the equipment is considered bad form.

[MP&C]

Yeah, that's the only way it fits in the trailer when on the rotisserie. The shop is an absolute mess right now, it could use a spit shine..


James, we had the frame done at a local machine shop, and when we went back to get the body done his air dryer system had broken. This was the first part of January, and they just fixed it last week. So I got tired of waiting, before I left for the UK trip I had found another place and made a reservation. Will pass on the details / results once I get the car back in a couple days and get to see how it turns out.