'63 356B T-6 Rebuild

[merbesfield]

And yet another option, 3M panel bonding glue or something like that. Not sure the exact name but supposed to be very strong.

[badsix]

I looked last night for the old mirror that was on the car originally but haven't found it yet. i'm thinking I might have the wrong mirror the one I have is the Arrow mirror from Stoddard's. if I remember the one that was on the car was a Ponto Stabil also from Stoddard. the Arrow doesn't fit the holes and when mounted to the door it seams to come back to far to the driver. the Ponto looks a little shorter, from Stoddard these were for B models and up. i'm back to the shop I've got to find that old mirror, but its not looking good it was rough and might have went to the dump EDIT found it its a Talbot made in Berlin it fits perfect now I just need to find a new one.
Jay D.

[John Pierce]

Time to finish cutting out the last piece of rust on the car!! So psyched



Left quarter panel rusted through edge with lots of brazing. Looks like something hit different parts of the panel and at different times as other dents were present more rearward.



Template of the wheel opening on 2 pieces of 3/4" plywood.



Cut with bandsaw then sanded smooth.



Onto 20 gauge CRS.



I always cut a larger piece than is necessary so I can cut back to the desired section after bending to ensure all the curves match OEM.



Don't forget to add ~13 mm for the turned edge to hold the wire.



Clamped into the buck ready for bending.



Edge still matching the template.



Edge turned over the wire to obtain the correct radius and then planished smooth.



Damn!! Looking nice. Still need to add all the necessary curves.



Curves added by hand bending then trimmed back to keep as much viable OEM metal as possible.



Inside edge.



Final fitment before welding.



Slowly tacked into place while removing the old metal.



Complete!! It took a bit of dolly and hammer work to get there.



The rear was also planished to remove a family of dents.

The car is now whole again with no remaining rust. While Bubba did keep the car going by adding patch panels on top of the rust, which I do appreciate, it was probably not the best way to preserve the car. These are now all removed and the car is solid. I need to work on the front next to finish installing the nose and fitting it to the hood.

Thanks for following.

[ukinusa]

Wow - really nice - a great lesson in "wood form" technique too ! Thanks

[JTR70]

WOW! Turned out great John!

[badsix]

dam nice job!
Jay D.

[Phil Planck]

Ditto John
Came out very nice. I too am close to the last rust area (I hope, still have not removed sindshield)on the passenger nose of Foam Car. Will be a great feeling to get past that.
Phil

[John Pierce]

Got some time to finish another big welding section.


I had previously spot welding the nose in place, but wanted to leave until last to finish as I figured that after repairing the rest of the sheet metal I'd have more experience and end up with a better result in a very obvious area.



I was able to get a nice transition between the OEM metal and the repro panel.



Lots of repaired sections, but all turned out nice in the end. All the planishing results in Popeye arms



Same on the right. All the previous rust and damage is not removed.

I still have to weld the nose to the inner closing panel, install the drainage pipes, and continue fitting the hood.

[Phil Planck]

Really looks nice John. I know what you mean about Popeye arms. Are you a switch planasher or just single handed like me? Too bad there is no such thing as a light weight dolly.

Phil

[John Pierce]

I tried the ambidextrous route without much success so my bulging biceps are a bit lopsided

[John Pierce]

With most of the metal work done it's time to protect it from rust.



All the metal filings and grinding dust was blown out. Then the metal was sanded and acid prepped before primer.



So nice to see new metal all the way around.



I was thinking back about how much metal has been replaced over the last 4 years.....probably 75%!! It feels good to be done with that part of the build.

Happy Holidays!!

[JTR70]

Its looks fantastic in there John! It has come such long way...Well Done!!

Justin

[badsix]

YES SIR NICE JOB!
Jay D.

[Carrera_The_Kid]

Amazing work

[Scott B]

Great job and perseverance to stick with it and maintain such high standards.