Boris' long lost cousin??
Bastardized 1959 "Coronet" build
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Cool, but Boris is nicer.
Finally got the door filler panels nearly done for both sides... Just a little more tweaking and then weld 'em in... Real happy with the new door alignment. Got to decide what's next up. Doors still need a little filler piece up by the fender then I need to figure out what I'll do inside the door where it faces the jamb. There is an empty space where the 1959 metal is longer than the 1998 door structure. Maybe graft in some of the 1998 door skin there... dunno yet...
Primed... some mudd next to hide my sins... I know my buddy told me about something with strands in it. What the hell was that...
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Your abilities far exceed any skills I could ever hope to have. As such, I can only be impressed.
I am certainly no expert but I'm persistent. I've learned a lot over the years. For instance, I had a Jeep FC150 pickup I sold 20 years ago cuz I didn't have the skills to fix the body.... Today I could even though my body skills are still pretty rudimentary...
Made the patch for the driver's door to close up the area where it used to wrap around the 1959 windshield. As you can see, I've yet to learn how to completely finish and make the welds disappear. Mudd will be used.
Bought the pricey short strand fiberglass filler. It was recommended on the cabover by a buddy and has performed perfectly. No cracking at all.
Grinding skills improving. Welding skills still very sketchy... Right door small filler panel installed...
Made 2 panels to connect the Corvette inner door structure to the hem at the rear of the Coronet door skin. Went pretty well til my angle grinder went tits up.
Inner panels installed... Still need to create a little piece from that 1959 triangle shaped piece down to the new piece....
How is the inner original door attached to the outer door skin?
Welds, rivets or screws?
Welds, rivets or screws?
New steel panel riveted to fiberglass door structure then uses original 1959 pinched hem. I will also reweld the handful of 1959 spot welds on the hem.
1 problem... It seems I've reshaped the 1959 skin and now it no longer lines up nicely with the 1/4 panel. It lined up very well before this change. I'm not sure how I've managed to screw this up. Could be I stretched the metal hammering the hem back into place or riveting to the Corvette structure.... work to do...
... and other than this new piece, the 1959 outer panel has brackets that are bolted to the corvette door structure as well as the rest of the hem.
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