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  • Dan Leavens
    Moderator / Administrator


    • Oct 4 2006
    • 6369

    #61
    I had to think a bit about the boomerang too
    Dano Calgary,Alberta Canada
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    • 840 840 840
      Experienced
      • Dec 30 2008
      • 161

      #62
      Sorry for the dust on the frame poor thing been waiting for a body for awhile.
      Made some simple resonator heat shields out of stainless steel and working on the muffler shields right now. Any thing to keep the heat off the floor seems like a good idea to me.
      Added muffler shield picture.
      Charley



      And here's the muffler shields.
      Last edited by 840 840 840; February 11, 2015, 04:34 PM.

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      • Dan Leavens
        Moderator / Administrator


        • Oct 4 2006
        • 6369

        #63
        Charley nice touch and good idea on both
        Dano Calgary,Alberta Canada
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        • 840 840 840
          Experienced
          • Dec 30 2008
          • 161

          #64
          Here's an update on work in the shop.
          Rebuilt the power brake booster, just had to stone hone the 1 inch bore, the only internal part serviced by aftermarket is the large bladder in the vacuum canister, lucky me both the small and large bladders where in great shape so we just had to modify a 1 inch wheel cylinder cup by punching a 3/16 hole in the center to reproduce the needed cup for the cylinder bore. We also refurbished both internal and external check valves by punch cutting new rubber plugs.
          Also finished building the door glass assembly, sanded, polished stainless, sandblasted glass channel treated them for rust and rattle canned them gunmetal gray.
          That power booster is easy as eating pie to rebuild at home just take photos as you take it apart and as long as the small bladder is good you can handle the rest.
          Parts and material cost $32.78 that includes cooper rings and bleeder valve, and we have plenty of extras on them now.
          Charley








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          • Joe Johnston
            Super-Experienced
            • Dec 23 2008
            • 720

            #65
            Looks great! Reminds me that I need to rebuild my booster - bypassed it when I converted to disk brakes.

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            • Dan Leavens
              Moderator / Administrator


              • Oct 4 2006
              • 6369

              #66
              Charley it looks like you are moving along nicely. Have you set a target date for completion?
              Dano Calgary,Alberta Canada
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              58HT #33317
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              • 840 840 840
                Experienced
                • Dec 30 2008
                • 161

                #67
                @Dan, April 1st was the deadline don't know if I'll make it but I'm more use to cars from 1902 to 1914 so this Bird is kind of a new thing around the shop. We have always pushed the envelop with our builds they have to be top flight and buck the trend of the old guard, so we will see. We are also building a 1910 Buick for Disney Land and a 1914 Model T pickup plus doing about 5 to 10 collision repairs every week and their is only 7 of us working.
                Plus all the minor repairs we have to do every day.
                And we only work Monday to Friday.
                Charley

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                • Dan Leavens
                  Moderator / Administrator


                  • Oct 4 2006
                  • 6369

                  #68
                  Understand the work flow and yes, you are still running a business. Allocating time and resources is essential for any resto. The 1910 Buick should be sweet and especially tagged for Disney
                  Dano Calgary,Alberta Canada
                  Thunderbird Registry
                  58HT #33317
                  60 HT (Sold )

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                  • 840 840 840
                    Experienced
                    • Dec 30 2008
                    • 161

                    #69
                    Back on the exhaust shields, I'll finish up on them tomorrow.
                    Charley






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                    • 840 840 840
                      Experienced
                      • Dec 30 2008
                      • 161

                      #70
                      A little stretching this morning, getting closer to dropping the body on.
                      Charley



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                      • 840 840 840
                        Experienced
                        • Dec 30 2008
                        • 161

                        #71
                        Finishing up the exhaust shields.
                        Charley


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                        • Dan Leavens
                          Moderator / Administrator


                          • Oct 4 2006
                          • 6369

                          #72
                          Charley nicely done.
                          Dano Calgary,Alberta Canada
                          Thunderbird Registry
                          58HT #33317
                          60 HT (Sold )

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                          • 840 840 840
                            Experienced
                            • Dec 30 2008
                            • 161

                            #73
                            Dropped the body on the frame today.
                            Here's the highlights!
                            Charley














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                            • simplyconnected
                              Administrator
                              • May 26 2009
                              • 8779

                              #74
                              Beautiful work, Charlie.
                              Member, Sons of the American Revolution

                              CLICK HERE to see my custom hydraulic roller 390 FE build.

                              "We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"
                              --Lee Iacocca

                              From: Royal Oak, Michigan

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                              • 840 840 840
                                Experienced
                                • Dec 30 2008
                                • 161

                                #75
                                Starting to make all the connections we couldn't make without the body mounted to the frame. Trying to keep it looking stock under the hood. Reworked the brake booster vacuum line, master cylinder lines and built a trick road draft hole to manifold line for the PCV valve. A/C lines installed and about 25 other small tasks finished.
                                Next dist vac line and finish up the fake windshield wiper vac lines and running a remote battery cut off switch, so you don't have to mess with the battery terminals and a acc line to keep battery charged with out opening the hood for battery maintenance.
                                Charley
                                PS--Sorry about the dust.









                                Last edited by 840 840 840; March 19, 2015, 04:32 PM.

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