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When I bought the car, a pair of trunk drop offs came with it but I don't know who made them. They have sort of the same finish as the C2C parts so they might be from them also. If you want to try the C2C pans, I have both front toe boards and floor pans as well as the RR pan. You can have them all if you want. I also have the trunk floor that I cut out that's in very good condition. You don't live very far from us if you wanted to come get them. I have a bunch of other parts in storage I won't be using if you're into scavenger hunts. PM me if you're interested.
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Looking really good Vic..!!..
Hate to hear about the bum leg..hopes it's healing... I feel that "old" thing coming every morning..!!
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This is a cool project, don't see many '65 Fairlanes being built at all. We do parts for '66-71s at work (AMD) but nothing further back. I'll definitely stay tuned into this one
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Thanks for checking in! I'll warn you though, I've been slowing down a lot over the last year or two, so I don't refresh the thread as much as I'd like. But when I have a bit of progress, I try to post a few photos. I bought inner and outer wheel wells for a 66-67 Fairlane from AMD. I know they aren't a direct fit, but I'm hoping I can slice and dice them to make them work.
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Doing some mighty pretty work there amigo.
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Garcias senior Reek. Hope yer doing well.
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![]() More sheetmetal work - made stand offs for the gas tank and started work on the access panel for the fuel pump/lines. In order to put the fuel filler in attached to the tank, I'll machine a split ring that screws to the trunk floor and the filler assembly. Couldn't figure out any other way to do it since it's too close quarters to get at the hose clamps once the tank is in place.
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How low will it sit? It looks taller than the stock tank but with sitting a lot higher it's probably close to the stock tank?
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Victor, don't know if this will help but I had my tank modified to give me a little more clearance on top, about 2 inches, BTW, my tank was new, so no fumes
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Hang the bumper if possible & visually verify things @ ride height to get a better feel for the package.
Also.... blacking out the lower half of the tank works wonders for minimizing/hiding things in plain sight.
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Im with Scoti, things disappear when painted black..
I'm sure whatever you do it'll be topnotch..!!!
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I switched gears and got on the mill/lathe and machined the split ring for the fuel filler assembly. The tank goes up from the bottom and the filler will have to be attached prior to that as there's no way to access the clamps in the space available. I'll have a 3.25"D hole in the floor that the filler goes up thru. Then with it in place, I'll slip the split ring around it and screw the filler assembly to it. Then, I'll bolt the 4.25"D ring to the floor which will unitize the whole shebang.
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One other little machining project I finished the other day was the shifter handle. I'd ordered one thru eBay but it was defective so I had to return it and get my $$ back. After looking at it, I told myself, "If you weren't so lazy, you'd just build what you need." So that's what I did. I picked up a piece of stainless flat bar from Metal by the Foot that was anything but flat or dimensionally correct. By the time it was flat and square, it was a ghost of its former self. However, it was plenty sturdy and would work if I could outlast it. It fought a good fight but I won in the end.
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Does the device have threaded holes for the clamps Where did you buy it Great work so far, keep on keeping on
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Very slick..!
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Well done. However, I had to laugh at the "if you weren't so lazy" comment. Kind of an ironic thing for you to say since you are rebuilding a car,
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On this particular piece, I sawed two pieces of 1" thick aluminum and then milled one long edge on each piece. I then clamped the two pieces together and spot welded them in two places such that the welds would be removed once all the holes were drilled and/or threaded. Since I had a square piece and needed it to be round, I drilled a hole in the center to locate it using a pin on the rotary table. After clamping it on two sides, I used a roughing mill to cut the circle I needed. It took several passes and I had to skip over the clamps. When that operation was finished, I removed the part and used the lathe to finish the outer diameter. From there, I went back to the rotary table and set up again to do the hole patterns. The dial on the wheel is marked in fractions of a degree so it's extremely accurate. With the part centered, I moved the mill table out half the diameter of the bolt circle and began cranking the wheel to give me 60 degrees between holes. Once all the holes were done, I removed the piece again and went back to the lathe. I needed a 2.1" hole in the center, so I used a 2" hole saw chucked up in the tailstock to rough it in. This operation removed the spot welds, but the part was clamped tightly so it couldn't move. I finished the inner hole with a boring tool, faced the part and chamfered the corners. Because this is a manual process, it took me a little over a day and a half to complete. But I ended up with exactly what I needed for nothing more than some extra material I had on hand and my labor. This is why I've tended to buy equipment when faced with the choice of doing it myself or farming it out to a shop. If you use the tools even a few times, you're ahead of the game. .
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Thanks Vic for the detailed information, I couldn't figure out how the T nuts held, but now I see the slots
Speaking of used machinery, I bought my Bridge port from the original owner, he bought it in 1950 and built the 2 phase converter which i am still using,we have single phase in our area I'll look into the company's you suggested, I don't want to buy Chinese, as quality is important with tolerances Thank you for taking the time to explain in detail Car is looking great
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You're welcome, Jim. I wish I had the space for a 9x40 Bridgeport. Had to leave mine behind when we moved to KC from Houston. I also had to use a phase converter with the one I had. Hope you find a nice rotary table that doesn't break the bank. They sure come in handy at times - especially if you're doing bolt circles. I know the Machinist's Handbook has coordinates for doing them, but man, is it tedious.
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