68 GTX Project

[rakort]

Trans (shifter) Part 4 or something like that

 

[rakort]

OE 68 Shifter Handle....some idiot put a torch to it an bent it to his desire....apparently. Well anywho, it was cheap and a single script font so here goes nothing. I little work in the press and it goes right back to where it was. Now just needs a plating job.

All better

 

[rakort]

Is it part 5 already for the tranny?

 

[Sixtynine_Bird]

Nice job on the tranny ;)

 

[rakort]

Hrmm, somehow it fell together!?

 

[Sixtynine_Bird]

Nice rebuild!
She looks great!

 

[threewood]

That's sharp! Nice work.

 

[rakort]

Completed the shifter....good for anoher 50 years...I'm sure the pits won't hurt anything as long as I keep it out of the mud it spent some years in!? :/

 

[snakeyes]

 

[rakort]

ANYWHO been distracted by a "squirrel" project lately.....take a look

 

[threewood]

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Sweet! Can I send you a few barrels to thread for suppressors?

 

[rakort]

Sweet! Can I send you a few barrels to thread for suppressors?

Well, let me get the thing running first! I can't seem to buy anything that is NOT a project.

 

[rakort]

Another happy Glen-Ray radiator customer! Good news is they are located in by back yard

 

[69 GTX]

A work of art!

 

[rakort]

finally back at the fab work after the monarch lathe distraction. Rear frame is all welded in, time to fit the trunk floor pan.

 

[69 GTX]

Looking good.

 

[rakort]

So progress continues .... trunk floor pan is 100% prefit and the 275 ish plug weld holes are drilled and the mating surfaces marked where I need to clean them up before welding. All the flanges tweaked for good fit at the wheelhouses and extensions and the pan sucks down nicely to the frame rails for a good tight fit.

What a mess the AMD trunk pan extensions were. Spent a lot of time banging on those.....still more banging to go. For example the lower flange that attaches to the quarter panel have two hugely different bend angles. Not sure what angle is correct until I hang the quarters on there.

Meanwhile back at the ranch yalls may remember the dutchman is pretty well fit up and screwed into place. Rear window fit was checked, dutchman adjusted for it at least once and as well the trunk lid.

Now here is where I need some advice!

So I could easily weld the trunk floor pan down now and be done with it. BUTTTT Wouldn't it be best to get the trunk hinges in place and the trunk swinging first before I do that? I'm thinking better access with the trunk pan out

So here is what I'm thinking for path forward

Get the trunk hinges ready to go (need to patch some of the spot weld flanges where they were drilled out)

Install hinges (at least with screws)

Get the trunk swinging and make sure it is living happily with the old quarters and the new dutchman

Then install floor pan and possibly extensions

Then go after the quarters? What say ye?

 

[threewood]

Dang, that's lookin real good!! Installing the trunk lid and checking fit before welding up is always a good thing. When I put on my extensions the fit was iffy and I had to modify them quite a bit.

 

[eldubb440]

So progress continues .... trunk floor pan is 100% prefit and the 275 ish plug weld holes are drilled and the mating surfaces marked where I need to clean them up before welding. All the flanges tweaked for good fit at the wheelhouses and extensions and the pan sucks down nicely to the frame rails for a good tight fit.

What a mess the AMD trunk pan extensions were. Spent a lot of time banging on those.....still more banging to go. For example the lower flange that attaches to the quarter panel have two hugely different bend angles. Not sure what angle is correct until I hang the quarters on there.

Meanwhile back at the ranch yalls may remember the dutchman is pretty well fit up and screwed into place. Rear window fit was checked, dutchman adjusted for it at least once and as well the trunk lid.

Now here is where I need some advice!

So I could easily weld the trunk floor pan down now and be done with it. BUTTTT Wouldn't it be best to get the trunk hinges in place and the trunk swinging first before I do that? I'm thinking better access with the trunk pan out

So here is what I'm thinking for path forward

Get the trunk hinges ready to go (need to patch some of the spot weld flanges where they were drilled out)

Install hinges (at least with screws)

Get the trunk swinging and make sure it is living happily with the old quarters and the new dutchman

Then install floor pan and possibly extensions

Then go after the quarters? What say ye?










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sound like a plan!

 

[69 GTX]

When I put on my extensions the fit was iffy and I had to modify them quite a bit.

Mine too.