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Oct 13, 2022 18:38:07 GMT
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How about painting one side red and one side green, then you have the best of both worlds and can choose which side to stand on and look at t depending on what colour you feel like that day?
I wanted to do a mini pickup with one side black, one side white and a line down the middle where it changes with the roof the opposite colour (white with black roof one side and black with white roof the other) and then the wheels, tonneau etc. the opposing colour.
My dad talked me out of it as he reckoned it would confuse other motorists when it was coming towards them so I did it surf blue with a black roof in the end. Always wondered what it would have looked like.
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Oct 13, 2022 19:48:44 GMT
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This color changes radically in the sun and shade.  Obviously digital camera so it destroys reds. But, in the shade it's a deep maroon. |
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Tangent. Marked the center lines of the strengthening divots, against the factory pressings and the position of the ribs underneath.  That's gonna be a lot of hammering. |
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Last Edit: Oct 14, 2022 1:55:34 GMT by PhilA
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i wonder what would happen , if you jacked up your car , slid the sheet of metal under a tyre ,aligned a bit of scaffold pole under one of the marked areas where you want a gully , then let the car down , and rolled it back and forth the amount needed to get the right gully length ? maybe with the right tyre pressure it would be possible to vary gully depth too .
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Oct 14, 2022 12:26:30 GMT
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i wonder what would happen , if you jacked up your car , slid the sheet of metal under a tyre ,aligned a bit of scaffold pole under one of the marked areas where you want a gully , then let the car down , and rolled it back and forth the amount needed to get the right gully length ? maybe with the right tyre pressure it would be possible to vary gully depth too . I don't think that would impart the force required. |
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jimi
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Oct 14, 2022 12:52:46 GMT
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I vaguely remember someone using a bearing press & formers to do something similar
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Oct 14, 2022 15:33:28 GMT
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I vaguely remember someone using a bearing press & formers to do something similar For the smaller panels yes that would work superbly. This sheet is about the size of the roof on a Mini. |
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Oct 14, 2022 16:38:45 GMT
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How thick is the steel, could you get a sheet of plywood, use a router to cut the groves in it (with a piece of timber to run it along as a former and the clamp the metal to this and hammer it in with a piece of wood or a rounded metal bar?
I did this on a smaller scale on the rear panel on my MK2 Jag, as it is hidden by the bumper I didn't go to town on it and the steel I used was a bit too thick (1.2mm which made it a bit harder). If it had been 1mm or 0.9mm it would have worked a lot better.
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jimi
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Oct 14, 2022 16:49:54 GMT
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I vaguely remember someone using a bearing press & formers to do something similar For the smaller panels yes that would work superbly. This sheet is about the size of the roof on a Mini. You'd need a monster bearing press 🤣🤣 |
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Oct 14, 2022 17:07:26 GMT
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How thick is the steel, could you get a sheet of plywood, use a router to cut the groves in it (with a piece of timber to run it along as a former and the clamp the metal to this and hammer it in with a piece of wood or a rounded metal bar? I did this on a smaller scale on the rear panel on my MK2 Jag, as it is hidden by the bumper I didn't go to town on it and the steel I used was a bit too thick (1.2mm which made it a bit harder). If it had been 1mm or 0.9mm it would have worked a lot better. 0.9 so not massively thick (what the car is made from). That's ultimately what I've been doing. Looks like the place that made it has a light press and they just dimple it in. It's no way deep enough. |
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I didn't actually do anything to the car today other than look at it.
The red has darkened up significantly since it was put on. Early morning it's a deep maroon. Afternoon nearly pillarbox red in the sun.
We had a 1984 mk2 Fiesta in very nearly the same color. I like it. Fond memories.
On the flip side I need to pull the windscreen out. The rubber is toast so I will cut that out and probably regret it later. Why? Chrysler's marvelous decision to make it so the dashboard cannot be removed unless the windscreen is removed also!
Also the price of new rear quarters has shot up by over 30%
We will get there. I just need to get crazy with the abrasive wheels...
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Started on a bit of reassembly this afternoon.  I like the ease of access.  Sorted something of a throttle linkage. It returns and operates off the pedal. I also polished a few horsepower back into the engine. |
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Last Edit: Nov 2, 2022 0:01:36 GMT by PhilA
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Looks more powerful already  |
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Looks more powerful already BIG OLE TWO-BARRA. Wait till you see the exhaust manifolds I'm gonna get. |
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Last Edit: Nov 2, 2022 13:49:46 GMT by PhilA
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Looks more powerful already BIG OLE TWO-BARRA. Wait till you see the exhaust manifolds I'm gonna get. Manifolds! You mean you're not gonna run open headers  |
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Manifolds! You mean you're not gonna run open headers Nope. Quite likely this will end up with a single, 2.5" pipe to the rear. I like the way a V8 sounds through a single pipe. |
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Great thread and love the twists and turns and more importantly how it's coming together after that storm!
Was going to say my Jensen Interceptor has the same layout. Each bank of 4 into 1 x 2.5" pipe. Same Chrysler but a 383 'B' engine in mine. They sound awesome when on full chat.
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Had a dodge charger 383 on the rolling road once , i was very surprised at pk power rpm was 6300 !
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Had a dodge charger 383 on the rolling road once , i was very surprised at pk power rpm was 6300 ! Yup, the 383 being the short stroke big block, it'll rev quite high. They're perky motors. People still prefer the 360 because it has better economy for similar power and torque figures, plus it is significantly lighter than the 383 for better handling. |
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