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240z - fabbing new front rails

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 More prep booth mods:  Blast gates !!! ?

 

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Bent some quick sheet metal flanges to keep them compatible with the Adult Meccano and bolted them up...

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Sealed up with more Tuck Tape on the inside to prevent air leaks ....

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Good to go ...

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And moved on to putting the final touches on the radiator support....

I welded the new rad support in some time ago but I wasn't happy with the upper brace ends so I cut them out and started over ....

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Went with dimples instead of beads, (for no particular reason?)

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Still need to some fitting, trimming and hammer/dolly work, but I am happier with the direction this is going ....

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27 minutes ago, wheee! said:

Welcome to Cleco-ville! Love it!

Yup - love me some Clecos!

One thing that doesn't get discussed often:  how many times does a part get attached/detached/re-attached before it gets welded in place?  I might be slow, but I probably average 6 - 10 cycles, maybe more ....

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7 minutes ago, ConVerTT said:

Yup - love me some Clecos!

One thing that doesn't get discussed often:  how many times does a part get attached/detached/re-attached before it gets welded in place?  I might be slow, but I probably average 6 - 10 cycles, maybe more ....

That is the part that can really get on my nerves. you just have to accept that's what it takes to get it right.

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