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GlennGdman
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OCT 17, 10:03 PM
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1° .... come on you can do better then that! ha ha You should be getting close to finishing all the frame bracing soon. I am going to have to get you back over here to help me get mine moving.... seems like I have 50 million other things to do first... Hopefully soon I can get back to it...
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Neils88
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OCT 18, 12:20 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by GlennGdman:
1° .... come on you can do better then that! ha ha You should be getting close to finishing all the frame bracing soon. I am going to have to get you back over here to help me get mine moving.... seems like I have 50 million other things to do first... Hopefully soon I can get back to it... |
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Once I get this last hinge done I think the rest of the framing should go a little faster. All the little adjustments I keep making definitely slow me down. Of course you never notice something is off until the next section is completed...then you get a new point to use as a reference, and you find out the original reference point wasn't enough.  You were smart using a tube frame chassis! That will make your build so much easier. I'll definitely be back down for another visit.... I have to steal that Pocher kit you just finished!!! 
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Neils88
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OCT 19, 07:13 PM
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...ok, life took over for the last few days. The boss had me running around doing chores all weekend.  ...combined with a bad cold, I really wasn't overly inspired.
So, the passenger side hinge really hasn't progressed much beyond the cross piece that goes between the two bearings, and the first angled piece.
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Neils88
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OCT 21, 07:51 PM
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I finally got the holes drilled for the pillow blocks and then aligned and welded the passenger side plate into position. I also cut the driver side plate off its support structure and realigned it. When I had originally aligned it I was really more focusing on getting the plate at as high an angle as I could while remaining centered on the plate support structure. Of course, this ended up with a maximum angle of about 10° (since the fender gets in the way of the plate when it sits at an angle). Looking at the car from the front I had a little voice in my head telling me that the door was too vertical. It had never occurred to me that I could offset the plate towards the center of the car and then add some additional support. This jumped out at me while I was installing the passenger side plate. This extra offset enabled me to reach the desired angle of ~20°. This should make the door swing out sufficiently so that the door glass doesn't make contact with the roof "lip" that is just above the door as the door opens. The downside is a slightly more complicated hinge to account for the offset, but that's a small price to pay for a door that works properly.
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Neils88
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OCT 22, 07:54 PM
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Today I added braces to both door hinge support plates. Now that the hinges supports are finished I've started to work on the front fender supports. These run from the door surrounds to the front bumper and provide a surface for the fenders to sit securely on (not shown in picture). The fenders will most likely be attached to the supports with screws so that the panels can be removed as required.
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Neils88
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OCT 23, 11:28 PM
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The first fender support is in place. It's a compound curve, with the end shaped to go around the headlight. The fenders are quite stiff so I likely won't need too much more fender framing other than securing the fender support near the middle to ensure no deflection or vibration.
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Neils88
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OCT 27, 08:02 PM
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The main inside fender supports for both sides are now complete (driver's side is seen in the previous pic). The next step is to tie these to the front bumper supports just forward of the front tires. Unfortunately I was sick all weekend so I wasn't able to get that started. Today I also took some time to start lining up the rear bumper and rear quarter panels. I'm not quite ready to build the rear framing, but I wanted to get the panels in place so I can start planning it. 
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Neils88
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OCT 28, 08:04 PM
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I added the first transverse fender support. This ensures the main fender support is properly stiffened and sets up a great spot to connect on outer fender support that will run back to the door hinge, providing an additional stiffener. The downside is even something as simple at that little transverse support takes me about two hours to make and put in place.  Good thing I'm not is a rush to finish this build.
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Neils88
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OCT 29, 07:30 PM
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