So I was told to be as active as I could without pain during my surgery recovery. If I've got to be active, I may as well work on the car, right? I've been consistently right on the edge of overdoing it. Sometimes stepping over the edge a bit, if I must admit. But here I am.
This blog entry covers enough time and work that it produced enough material for three videos, linked below. I started with the removal of the last bits of the old tub that needed to go in order to make way for the new turtle deck. The original plan was to install the deck right away, but when I saw how wonderfully open the rear became, I just had to take advantage of it for the metal working. If nothing else, the lighting was miles better! Also this past week, I removed the boot floor, which allowed me access from below to start on the metal work on the rear tub. I started out with basic dent removal. The second video is a continuation of the work on the tub. The video just got too long to do as a single episode. In the second vid, I get into the shaping of the metal. I explain how to use heat to shrink the metal to avoid the dreaded "oil can" effect, and I go over some techniques for contouring and shaping the metal using hammers, dollies, and spoons. Of course, if you're shaping a car, then both sides had better match! That's what I graduated to with the third video. I used my contour gauge to measure the shape, and then hammered and dollied the other side to match, so everything is symmetrical. One thing I cannot stress enough when doing metalwork... wear hearing protection! Ear plugs are your friend. I SAID EARPLUGS ARE YOUR FRIEND! Enjoy the videos!
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