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JTR70

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Last Activity: Today, 10:28 PM

Joined: 06-18-2012

Location: Las Vegas NV. USA

JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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Today, 09:52 PM
I ran a cutting wheel through the tear to take out the excess then stitched it working from the bottom to chase out to the flange. Once I got there I...

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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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Today, 08:36 PM
Going to begin taking the rearward pressure off of the left side pins first.
Bottle jack placed under the left side to take up the weight of this...

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JTR70 commented on roy mawbey's reply to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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Today, 07:56 PM
Thank you Roy! Cellette sells a dedicated pneumatic pulling tower/arm attachment but that is several thousand more plus freight; Not a good investment...

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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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02-05-2023, 08:15 PM
Second right side pull:
Three pins inserted with one more to go. The top pin is crowded out by literally half the width of the edge of the beam....

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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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02-05-2023, 07:35 PM
Left side beam pull:
Gusset removed like the other side to weaken this area a little further to make the pull easier on everyone. Brake line tab...

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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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02-04-2023, 09:35 PM
Initial front beam pull: Planning the first pull. The jig shows this side of the beam pushed slightly back and upward. The bump stop was the natural...

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JTR70 commented on roy mawbey's reply to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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02-04-2023, 09:09 PM
Hey Roy, it checked out a lot better than I thought it was going to.

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JTR70 replied to New Member, Austin, TX - Any other Austinites?

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02-04-2023, 09:08 PM
Glad you found local guys on the Registry to help you along. Keep us updated on your project.

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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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01-24-2023, 10:47 PM
Checking beam for parallel part 2:
Rotated the dowls and checked it from the front. Same result, I could not generate a rocking motion in the plate....

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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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01-24-2023, 10:24 PM
Checking the front beam assembly for parallel.

We know the front beam has been shifted a touch in the chassis but the next step was to make...

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JTR70 commented on roy mawbey's reply to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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01-24-2023, 10:13 PM
It should Roy, just another little detour along the way of getting the build details correct.

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JTR70 replied to Fitting a Hood

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01-23-2023, 05:46 AM
Hey Dave, I had installed that upper nose closing wall some time back and I'll be doing it again on the coupe I'm currently working on but not for a while....

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Last edited by JTR70; 01-23-2023, 06:19 AM.
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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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01-10-2023, 09:48 PM
New battery box is here and as you can see it came preassembled. However, the way the side walls are lapped over it would be far easier and cleaner if...

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JTR70 replied to 1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

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01-10-2023, 09:30 PM
Front tube area prep:
Going after this last remnant of OG battery box side wall.
Last portion of the actual frame "wall" overlaps...

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Last edited by JTR70; 01-10-2023, 09:40 PM.
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