1966 Valiant for the Other Daughter....
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JimKueneman
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Parts of a rusty hulk to fix ours.
JimKueneman
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JimKueneman
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Wow, wow, wow. After 3 cars with Harbor freight crap I broke down and bought this. Blasting is ALL in the design of the gun. This is about 3 minutes on heavy deep pitted black rust. Normal surface rust a coupe of passes and it is gone. Should have done this 2 cars ago. http://www.sand-blasters.net/clemcomodelsg-300portableblastsuctiongunwithhopper.aspx
JimKueneman
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Here is what she is thinking..... Soft Yellow (factory color of this car) and Dart Go-Go stripes...
1_Wild_Cat
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That will look great. With the right engine is would even be quite a sleeper...(if she is into that sort of thing).
JimKueneman
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I am in heaven..... saving my back....
JimKueneman
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JimKueneman
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For some reason I keep going the wrong way.... but I can get the gas tank out without bending over now....
JimKueneman
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Just a spot weld drilling along. You really need to drill pilot holes to not go insane chasing the spot weld drill all over the panel. You can see why I took this off. It was all bent and cracked from one of the accidents. Spent a quality hour with the dolly and hammer getting it straightened out.
JimKueneman
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A little patch work and she is ready for blasting, epoxy primer and reassembly.... I am out of welding gas so I am glad I did this little bit of welding today to learn that.. nothing worse than ready to attack the spot welds and finding out you are out of gas.....
JimKueneman
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Holy crap I am out of SPI epoxy! Need to get an order in before I get on the plane in the morning so it is here for next weekend.
JimKueneman
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What the hell is this.... I have been awarded a trophy "Addicted"? I resemble that trophy......
JimKueneman
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Major work to get two solid trunk extensions from the originals and the partials that came with the quarter panels done. Man I wish these were available new... Need a few more welds for cracks and fill in where I drilled through for the spot welds and the owner daughter wants to try her hand at sand blasting. Prediction is that won't last long
JimKueneman
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A For A Bodies Only form member in Michigan spent his Sunday cutting this out of a rust bucket heading for the metal yard for us.. indebted to him forever....
JimKueneman
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So what do you guys think (@MP&C). Should I put this piece in first so I can get all the lines and trunk alignment correct then cut where Robert suggested for the lower half and do that separate or try to graft the two pieces to one and then install. I started out thinking the second but the first seems more manageable by myself or limited help.
MJM
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Just out of my own curiosity, and since 3M has a manufacturing plant in my state, I drove up there today to find an answer to the silicone paste question and how to remove it. Here is the email response I received when I got home.
Hi Mike,
I recommend using 3m General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, 08984, to remove your silicone paste.
If you have any further questions/concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Thank you,
Jared S
3M Product Application Support
3M Center | Building 225-3S-05
St. Paul, MN 55144 | United States
1-877-666-2277 (1-877-MMM-CARS), opt. 3, 3
www.3M.com/Automotive
Case Reference: ref:_00Do0KvQR._5002Kuh6n0:ref
Hi Mike,
I recommend using 3m General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, 08984, to remove your silicone paste.
If you have any further questions/concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Thank you,
Jared S
3M Product Application Support
3M Center | Building 225-3S-05
St. Paul, MN 55144 | United States
1-877-666-2277 (1-877-MMM-CARS), opt. 3, 3
www.3M.com/Automotive
Case Reference: ref:_00Do0KvQR._5002Kuh6n0:ref