Ridge Runner
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I just made the template for the frame horn repair ,it has to be made in two pieces because it bows down in the front ,time to get out the plasma cutter again ! A band saw would have been a lot nicer ,i may cut the pieces big and do just that !
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I had bought 3 gallons of gulfstream aqua ,enough for my 69 Mustang and my old 35 Ford and tucked it away ,i checked and it is still good so this one will go gulf stream as well ,this pic is pretty close to what it would look like .
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It turns out my decent frame had a rotten spot on the bottom and side of passenger side . A plate of steel and my plasma cutter and i had the pieces cut out . It welded in pretty nice ,i left a gap all the way around for welding and took the mig to it . There is a couple of mild pits i could probably have hit with the mig and ground a bit more but it will work like it is ...it isnt going to be chromed after all ! Sprayed a little primer just to keep it from rusting . I get the front frame horn done and i can bolt it to the rotisserie .
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I got the two frame ends blasted and primed ,not a lot of pitting ,mainly where it had a hitch bolted over the frame but still nothing bad . The rest of the frame is heavily painted ,it was hard to blast off the ends so i am thinking the main rails will be in great shape!
He cut these ends with what looks like a chop saw blade about 1/8 inch think so i will have to leave a gap when i weld them back on ,i will use a chop saw blade to space it
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Upper two pics ,37 ford on the bottom with a 46 cab and a butchered bed with an up side down and inside out chevy tailgate ...crap rod!
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Other than 3 inches cut off the rear of the frame rails ,and i have the pieces ,and a trimmed front frame horn the old frame is in very good shape . It still has the wish bone front suspension and believe it or not ,set up properly this rides very well . Soon as i get the frame pieces welded back on i will mount it on my rotisserie and get it blasted and epoxy primed. It will run the wish bone with disk brakes a 4 inch drop axle and a good shock set up along with Posi rear leaf spring kit and a cut down nine inch ,it is the same width as a 66 mustang .i will box the front and rear of the frame
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Well ,a nice ending for 2023 ! I found a rat rod ...junk ..but it has two good 35 37 front fenders in the bed that are easily usable . The running boards are actually in great shape with one dent in the front of the passenger side ,16 gauge metal so you can bang the crap out of them ! A couple of sets of head lights ,fender mounting braces and the inner fender skirts . But best of all it has a very rust free frame ,the guy just cut 3 inches off the rear frame rails but he still has them so so problem to weld back on . I now have everything except the bed but that i will buy new .
Someone converted to hydraulic brakes so that is a sellable item ,probably a few more usable pieces but we will see when i get it home this morning .
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C4 is what it would have had ,a small case c6 will also work
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They are painted body color
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These are normally spot welded and leaded ,but i have had a couple of cars that they were simply held on with philips head screws ,i would screw them in place but seal between them and the body
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This one still has the mounting tabs un broken ..he said just before he dropped it ! No panels were dropped or tabs broken during filming !
The screws are flat and not counter sunk ,they appear to be zink coated silver .
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I have a few deluxe panels with the light ,i will have to look tomorrow ,seems like they were counter sunk philips
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Just spin a couple of donuts in front of the local PD ,they will gladly store it in the impound yard for you
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Mine had the black face ,i bought it new .
Mine was also on a shaker hood ,i will have to see if i can find a pic of the car ,it was a 69 Mach1 ,spring time yellow black out hood and black and gold side stripes ,and i could kick my self for ever selling it!
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Ha ,i went in and tightened all the seats and plastic pieces in my expedition because i got tired of the squeaks ,that lasted about two weeks of driving on Newsoms pot hole encrusted roller coaster roads and now it just like before !
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Not really sure ,cussing started almost immediately upon trying to remove it !
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There was more than a bit of cussing to get this car to this point trying to remove dynamat,i had to scrape peel and wash down with gas to get it off so i could weld ,sand blaster barely cleaned it up
Missing my 1935 Ford pick up .
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Made and tacked and welded . The welds are not the prettiest but they penetrated so a little grinding and i have a good frame once again . Now i still have to make the inner frame pieces for the frame horn and i would have made the inner piece first but if i had made them a bit to big or small the outer may not have fit as good .