Excess trimmed and adding in the 90 for the eventual wrap now.
All set. Been...
JTR70
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Last Activity: 09-29-2022, 09:03 AM
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Last of the prep work along the top of the new closing wall.
Excess trimmed and adding in the 90 for the eventual wrap now.
All set. Been...Last edited by JTR70; 09-29-2022, 09:00 AM. -
Gusset install with further wall preparation details.
Forward gusset member plugged in.
Wall back in to make sure they fit together....Last edited by JTR70; 09-29-2022, 08:45 AM.Leave a comment:
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Thanks again Roy, It was getting closer little by little... -
New patch all stitched in.
Welds partially dressed with those remaining lower right rust holes closed.
Top of the frame now ready to accept...Last edited by JTR70; 09-15-2022, 08:59 PM.Leave a comment:
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Patching up the holes.
Making the footprint of the patch as small as possible. Smaller series of holes to the lower right can be easily welded...Last edited by JTR70; 09-15-2022, 08:50 PM.Leave a comment:
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Sorry for any confusion there Roy; no, that gusset can't be in the way when those holes are patched. I just wanted to get its shape finalized before I... -
Forward Gusset section complete
Flange adjustments complete.
One more test fit and its all ready to go. Fixing the rust holes in the section...Leave a comment:
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Flanging gusset wall.
Base 90 degree in and trying to mount/shape it into the footprint of the original as closely as possible.
Initial...Last edited by JTR70; 09-12-2022, 09:20 PM.Leave a comment:
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New closing wall just about ready for final installation.
By contrast this side is going to be very straight forward. It fit pretty well to begin...Last edited by JTR70; 09-12-2022, 09:09 PM.Leave a comment:
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Upper flange finally set.
Forward cap flange complete and replicates as closely as possible the way it was originally installed.
Finally...Last edited by JTR70; 09-09-2022, 09:10 PM.Leave a comment:
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Finishing and sealing out the front of this upper flange.
A quick test piece to figure out how to cut and shape this cap.
For my purposes...Last edited by JTR70; 09-09-2022, 08:52 PM.Leave a comment:
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Finish out the back corner:
This two step flange did not lend itself for heavy reshaping in one piece so I cut it into manageable strips. First...Last edited by JTR70; 09-06-2022, 11:55 PM.Leave a comment:
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Thanks for taking the time to look through this Roy and for really appreciating what is actually going into making this new panel fit and mount correctly.... -
Took many tries but entire run just about flush here.
Just a mm or two more before that mating flange sits flush. All the strength is on...Last edited by JTR70; 09-06-2022, 09:18 AM.Leave a comment:
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Back to dialing in upper closing wall flange:
First turn getting some heat for a tighter bend (Heeled well over 90 degrees) and to gain a gentle...Last edited by JTR70; 09-06-2022, 09:20 AM.Leave a comment:
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Thank you Sir!
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