Well done Alvin. Your rotisserie is working well for you. I did notice the doors were not strapped shut. Maybe you chose not to. The torque box coming along well. I enjoy watching you rebuild what was rusted and gone back to what it looked like OEM. Thanks again.....Walt
Thank you Walt, it sure has been a back saver so far. The odd time I have unstrapped the doors to get at the torque box...but the rotisserie is in the locked position.
Alvin - that rotisserie is a brilliant way to deal with this. I've learned a long time ago with the right tools, anything is possible. Excellent Job !!!!
Hiya Alvin! It’s great to see the old girl is swinging and getting progress made. I get it that life kinda gets in the way for the progress, but it sure feels good to get back on it from time to time. It’s looking great, and as always I look forward to your next video!
Thank you Troy, it's easy to see why a lot of project get put on hold...you think you will have all kinds of time to work on them when you retire, then it seems other things keep cropping up that consume your days. Lol I guy just has to stay at it, and make it a priority, at least until your told different. 😉
Hey Alvin. That rotisserie is a lige saver for sure. Slowly but surely you're getting the metal work done and it's looking good. Soon you get to start the sanding.. lol
It sure has been Matt! It's going to be hard to do the body work...not my favorite thing, I prefer the sheet metal repair. Just watching you do all that sanding made me wish I had the money to hire someone for that part of the job, sadly I don't have the extra cash for that.
Another great video. I have rust in the rear torque box but not quite as bad as yours. You're an inspiration. Question for you. I was thinking about making a dust collector as well. Do you know what size fan you put inside that box?
Thank you, good to hear yours are in better condition, saves a ton of work. The fan is a 16" shutter fan from Amazon "iPower 16 Inch Shutter Exhaust Fan", it works really well, the frame is just 2x4's ripped in half, with chicken wire on three sides, the top is 3/4 plywood (not necessary to use 3/4, that's what I had on hand), the plywood adds rigidity to the lighter frame. I also used trampoline springs to hang it from the ceiling, just to keep the vibration to a minimum...it works well, and runs very quiet.
Alvin, Great as usual, but I don't think you're learning much from my videos. Instead of all that welding try a couple hundred tubes of JB Weld Steel Impregnated Epoxy. Works fine...lasts a long time. Trust me, my friend.😋 Regards, John
Hey John, I've been learning...but I think I'll save the gluing portion of this project for when I start using body filler, then I'll go all in with gallons of the stuff!
Besides an enormous amount of talent you also have the patience of a Saint.
Thank you Jeff, it helps that I enjoy working with metal. 🙂
Well done Alvin. Your rotisserie is working well for you. I did notice the doors were not strapped shut. Maybe you chose not to. The torque box coming along well. I enjoy watching you rebuild what was rusted and gone back to what it looked like OEM. Thanks again.....Walt
Thank you Walt, it sure has been a back saver so far.
The odd time I have unstrapped the doors to get at the torque box...but the rotisserie is in the locked position.
Alvin - that rotisserie is a brilliant way to deal with this. I've learned a long time ago with the right tools, anything is possible. Excellent Job !!!!
Hey Ron, I've been enjoying the new found flexibility the rotisserie has given me!
Thank you! 😊
Well done sir. As always, thanks for teaching and bringing us along. Have a great weekend ~ Chuck
Thank you Chuck! 🙂
Hiya Alvin!
It’s great to see the old girl is swinging and getting progress made. I get it that life kinda gets in the way for the progress, but it sure feels good to get back on it from time to time. It’s looking great, and as always I look forward to your next video!
Thank you Troy, it's easy to see why a lot of project get put on hold...you think you will have all kinds of time to work on them when you retire, then it seems other things keep cropping up that consume your days. Lol
I guy just has to stay at it, and make it a priority, at least until your told different. 😉
Hey Alvin. That rotisserie is a lige saver for sure. Slowly but surely you're getting the metal work done and it's looking good. Soon you get to start the sanding.. lol
It sure has been Matt! It's going to be hard to do the body work...not my favorite thing, I prefer the sheet metal repair. Just watching you do all that sanding made me wish I had the money to hire someone for that part of the job, sadly I don't have the extra cash for that.
Another great video. I have rust in the rear torque box but not quite as bad as yours. You're an inspiration. Question for you. I was thinking about making a dust collector as well. Do you know what size fan you put inside that box?
Thank you, good to hear yours are in better condition, saves a ton of work. The fan is a 16" shutter fan from Amazon "iPower 16 Inch Shutter Exhaust Fan", it works really well, the frame is just 2x4's ripped in half, with chicken wire on three sides, the top is 3/4 plywood (not necessary to use 3/4, that's what I had on hand), the plywood adds rigidity to the lighter frame.
I also used trampoline springs to hang it from the ceiling, just to keep the vibration to a minimum...it works well, and runs very quiet.
Alvin,
Great as usual, but I don't think you're learning much from my videos. Instead of all that welding try a couple hundred tubes of JB Weld Steel Impregnated Epoxy. Works fine...lasts a long time. Trust me, my friend.😋
Regards,
John
Hey John,
I've been learning...but I think I'll save the gluing portion of this project for when I start using body filler, then I'll go all in with gallons of the stuff!
Wow, you sure can see why these old cars are so heavy... more steel than Japanese Tanks in WWII...
Lol...yes, they are definitely built, maybe a little overkill. 🤔