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So I got the inner wing stripped and ready to weld in the passenger rail .... The battery area is bad, but not as bad as I initially thought.... This braised in patch has to go .... = Started forming a patch ....

Thanks Dr Dave!

PPS ... top view

PS. Comparison to stock ... and, of course, MORE LASERS! ?

Hey guys! So I didn’t feel like welding today so I started bending a new lower rad support... I started by forming the upper section from 18 Ga on the brake and by hand with the shrinker / stretcher ... ‘ Next I cut and formed the lower section to match. More bending, more shrinker/stretcher .... More Clecos ... i

??☺️☺️? Busted! So the current restomod project is really “basic training” for the big one ....

He helped me by taking that Roadster off the market. I have been trying to not buy it for two months .... so Thank You @wheee!?

Well he certainly helped me out ...???

Very good point actually. Hadn’t really thought about it like that ....

Possibly! They seem pretty stout. Depends on the final engine configuration so I trimmed the rails to keep the option open.

Stock rad clears the trimmed up rails nicely. Aside: the stock rads sure are beefy. Were they meant to serve as a structural brace?

Now you guys are just showing off ...??

So getting back to frame rails ... Without any c25 for the weekend, I was forced to play “Game of Clecos” .... Fitting this rail was much easier than the first one. The jig really makes it simple to get everything in the proper alignment.... h

Agreed.

Same. V-band turbo inlet anyone .... e

Yes that is true for aluminum, absolutely. (But not much Al in a Datsun frame rail ??)

Agreed 100 percent. MIG + 100% Argon = no beuno

South Bend - very nice! You aren’t playing around! I will take you up on your Q and A offer if needed. Thanks very much.

I thought I saw some custom mill work on your mini brake. Is that a Smithy lathe in the background? Your brake is a great tool for making all the small brackets. Thanks for sharing - I wasn’t joking about copying it ?

Yup. Oh well ... time to start templating the rad support I guess....

Not what I wanted to see at 5:30 on Friday on a long weekend ???? ...cue @Captain Obvious....

Ok true. I guess this project actually started sometime in the 90’s ?

PS: thank you, and I blame this whole obsession on @wheee! ?

Yup - same idea exactly. I used square tube instead of plate because the section adds strength without all the weight- kinda like our cars ?

It is internally geared to 60 rpm but it was too fast so the large gear brings it down to 10-ish rpm.