ggdad1951 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Posted December 18, 2011 some of Santa's little helpers showed up today... 2 Quote
Dave72dt Posted December 18, 2011 Report Posted December 18, 2011 Now, if you only had some bolts...... Looks good on there. It's going to cost a small fortune in beer and pizza to keep that much help around. Quote
Desotodav Posted December 18, 2011 Report Posted December 18, 2011 Great job Mark, and well done too Dave. The project so far is a true credit to the both of you! Desotodav Quote
ggdad1951 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Posted December 18, 2011 Now, if you only had some bolts...... Looks good on there. It's going to cost a small fortune in beer and pizza to keep that much help around. bolts will be nice...just getting the cab on had me grining almost as much as running the frame around the neighborhood. Still gotta get a bunch of stuff back from plating to get the wiring started. Quote
wallytoo Posted December 19, 2011 Report Posted December 19, 2011 looks great. enjoying following along with your progress. Quote
Todd B Posted December 19, 2011 Report Posted December 19, 2011 I am envious, we are a few weeks away from setting the cab on my original b1b. I can't wait to see it Quote
Jeff_DuBois Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Going to be beautiful.great job. Quote
John-T-53 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Gettin it over the steering shaft and shifter looks to be the hardest part! Nice wrap on the shifter stick! Quote
ggdad1951 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Posted December 21, 2011 Gettin it over the steering shaft and shifter looks to be the hardest part!Nice wrap on the shifter stick! actually, not that bad, with that many guys I just directed...."forward, down, forward, down, down, forward, etc"....made sure the shifter lined up w/ the steering and she went nice. Just had to push the pedals forward a little was the closest it got. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) as requested this is what's on the paint can: 430-22 PERINNDO RED 98.5 430-18 ORANGE 154.1 430-03 H.S. WHITE 163.0 435-94 ACRYLIC BINDER 466.3 FUL-CRYL II ACRYLIC ENAMEL Nason, division of Dupont, cumulative Color code is RS910 from the Spectramaster chip book. It won't show it available as a base/clear. It will as "Ful-cryl II Acrylic Enamel SS", substituted the 435-94 acrylic binder in the formula with the base/clear binder Edited February 7, 2012 by ggdad1951 Quote
Dave72dt Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Cumulative, in grams, for one pint, Nason enamel. Can goes on the scale with a zero balance, pour in the first toner until it reads whatever the first # is, then the second toner until scale reads second # and so on down the list. Pint of mixed paint weighs somewhere around 450 - 480 grams depending on the weight of the toners and type of balancer or binder. Edited December 24, 2011 by Dave72dt Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Posted January 24, 2012 spent the day white knuckle driving down to dave's for the remainder of the red parts. When I left this morning it was still snowing and the roads were not plowed yet. It rained all day yesterday, so it was quite the drive down. At one point I did start to wiggle but got 'er under control. The drive back wasn't as bad once the roads got clean(er). 5 hours down and 4 hours back. Fruits of the labor. BTW, Dave does a AWESOME job on his body work. I can't tell at all where the welds are! 1 Quote
Todd B Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 Looks great, one step closer to the the finish line. You better start putting parts on or you will have to buy a bigger house, maybe a 4 or 5 bedroom. Have fun sliding the hood back together, you are in my prayers! Todd B Quote
Dave72dt Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 It takes 3 people and it'll probably peel some paint but it only needs to be done once. Just no good way to work on them without taking them apart or having extra help around to handle them. Didn't find any paint on the hinge section when taken apart so any paint the comes off will make closer to original:rolleyes: They actually came apart fairly easily so it shouldn't be real bad going back Quote
wallytoo Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 nice work, dave. mark, you must be fired up over the "new" body panels. btw, does the "gg" stand for goldengopher? wally Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Posted January 24, 2012 nice work, dave.mark, you must be fired up over the "new" body panels. btw, does the "gg" stand for goldengopher? wally heh, yah, I'm all nervous now and full of desire to get her back together, but I'm waiting on my chrome parts to come back so I can get the wiring started before the front end goes on. "gg" stands for "greatgranddad", altho it COULD stand for Golden Gopher:cool: Quote
Merle Coggins Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) Who'd want to be a Golden Gopher? (Even though you're kicking butt in hockey this year.) Go Bucky!! Merle Edited January 24, 2012 by Merle Coggins Quote
HanksB3B Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 Let the games begin! and Mark, feel free to use those historically correct, spiral nails to secure your hood lacing if you want. I used POP RIVETS there too! The important part is have fun! Hank Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Posted January 24, 2012 Let the games begin!and Mark, feel free to use those historically correct, spiral nails to secure your hood lacing if you want. I used POP RIVETS there too! The important part is have fun! Hank yah, well I have had no luck finding those nails! I can't find the ones I took out and WANT to use the nails! Quote
Dave72dt Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 Restoration Specialties has twisted shank nails, 7/8" PN #7650. Another option, LMC Truck and Dennis Carpenter have cowl lacing kits, 49" long that come with tacks. Tacks as I remember are spiral, drive in and the head is slightly domed. F-1 and F100 take the same kit. Didn't see the tacks listed seperately. Just tell yourself Ford was using Dodge parts to hold their lacing on. Quote
Young Ed Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 I don't have an original one handy to measure but it seems like one of these would be close Gauge Size Decimal SizeHead DiameterHead HeightRecommended Hole Size (Drill No.)Length 4.114".256".027".098" (40)11/32"90085A110$6.07 Per Pack of 100 6.138".302".047".116" (32)7/16"90085A2106.39 Per Pack of 100 8.164".307".052".136" (29)7/16"90085A3107.18 Per Pack of 100 10.179".321".058".157" (22)1/2"90085A4108.21 Per Pack of 100 Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Posted January 24, 2012 Restoration Specialties has twisted shank nails, 7/8" PN #7650. Another option, LMC Truck and Dennis Carpenter have cowl lacing kits, 49" long that come with tacks. Tacks as I remember are spiral, drive in and the head is slightly domed. F-1 and F100 take the same kit. Didn't see the tacks listed seperately. Just tell yourself Ford was using Dodge parts to hold their lacing on. yah I got those from Restoration Specialties, and they won't work (too small in "diameter"). I've got lacing already, just need the nails. If I remember right they were like a 1/4" long. I'll check out the ferd stuff. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Posted January 24, 2012 I don't have an original one handy to measure but it seems like one of these would be closeGauge Size Decimal SizeHead DiameterHead HeightRecommended Hole Size (Drill No.)Length 4.114".256".027".098" (40)11/32"90085A110$6.07 Per Pack of 100 6.138".302".047".116" (32)7/16"90085A2106.39 Per Pack of 100 8.164".307".052".136" (29)7/16"90085A3107.18 Per Pack of 100 10.179".321".058".157" (22)1/2"90085A4108.21 Per Pack of 100 sure, I just placed an order w/ McMaster today already....rats! Quote
Young Ed Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 Hurry up and see if you can add to it! Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Posted January 25, 2012 wow, I just put my door latches and window regulators back in. This stuff sure goes back together easier than taking it apart the first time! Quote
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