Woodfiddler Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The master craftsmen is back at his trade, teaching us pupils. Hey Pat - how are those fingers doing these days? Any complications thru your recovery?Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Chuck,No complications. They are healing fine according to the surgeon. I think he's waiting for the scabs to fall off before he removes the stitches. They still wrap them to prevent any bending since the tendons were severed and they are probably being held together mostly by the sutures still. He said three months until we can start therapy to get them to bend again. Now, if they remain straight forever, that'll count for a complication. As far as the bones, they said three months for them to mend. I had gouged thriugh about 3/4 of the thickness, and with my small hands, that doesn't leave much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambarn Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Someone got a great mention in the greatest car mag in the hobby! West features favored restoration threads and of course mentioned this one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 That's nice. Thanks West! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Beautiful woodgrain job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks Mr.Keiser. Did you remember that it was in response to one of your postings that I started this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks Mr.Keiser. Did you remember that it was in response to one of your postings that I started this thread?Not off hand, but then I'm getting older like the rest of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Greenlaw Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 it's not the age but rather the mileage !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) it's not the age but rather the mileage !!!!!!After finishing our tile bathroom remodel yesterday (my very first tile job), I feel like I have twice the miles on me than I had before. I actually drew the sketch first and amazingly enough it turned out. Sorry that the photos are not old car related.....now I can get back to work on my '31 Dodge. Edited January 15, 2013 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Greenlaw Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Nice job. I always like before and after shots !! Keeps everyone happy in the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Landman, sure is shaping up! Been subscribed for awhile, great job !. You ole (not old, but wise) guys are an inspiration for us punk 40's and 50 somethings..Again, great job. Beautiful car and love the history behind it.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Someone got a great mention in the greatest car mag in the hobby! West features favored restoration threads and of course mentioned this one!!I am not a member of AACA. How could I get a copy of that magazine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcar Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hi LandmanI don't comment on other peoples threads unless I feel compelled to. I live in Australia and I have been a member of the AACA for some years now. The subscriptions are not a whole lot of money and if it is just to get the magazine it is worth while! Along the way you get to meet a whole lot of the nicest people. The subs go from January 1 to December 31 So sign up now and you will get the full 12 Months of membership. If you ask nicely someone in the office may even send you a copy of the JAN/FEB issue of the Antique Automobile.Just do it now.Bj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 I think it was the renowned philosoper Unimog John who said on this forum not too long ago:"Three steps ahead, then one back." Well, what about 1/2 mile back. Due to an insurmountable snafu with the paint (see the photo with the cowl vent) it was decided to repaint the whole car. So off came all the stuff I had been putting on and away it went back to the paint shop.There are a couple of things I had thought of doing but hadn't gotten around to due to my haste with the reassembly. One was the grill. I thought there wasn't enough contrast between the bars and the background. US built cars have every second bar painted black while Canadian cars have all the bars shiny. So I just masked them all and sprayed metallic charcoal on the bottom of the fabric. It doesn't really show in the photos but is noticeable to the naked eye.The other thing was the dash. The instrument cluster wasn't a close enough match to the rest so I redid the woodgrain. While I was at it I put the toner to the garnish moldings and gave them some clearcoat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36 D2 Coupe Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Pat I admire your attention to detail and quality. You and oldcar are examples of what it takes to get it right - and that ain't easy. Hope this is the last of the major upsets you run into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Jim, thanks for the kind words. While it is a compliment for me to be compared to Oldcar, he is miles ahead of me on all counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Greenlaw Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Pat,Like the work you've done on the dash. I've been googling and checking threads to see if I can do the same thing.I only have to find a supplier in Australia who sells the kits without ripping me off.Love the detail your going to.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcar Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Landman, Pat the only thing I am ahead of you is in years.Bj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Zimmermann Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Due to an insurmountable snafu with the paint (see the photo with the cowl vent) it was decided to repaint the whole car. So off came all the stuff I had been putting on and away it went back to the paint shop.What is a "snafu"? I would also hate to remove all which was previously installed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Roger, I'm going to have to tell you that in a private message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 What is a "snafu"? I would also hate to remove all which was previously installed...Snafu= situation normal all fudged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Zimmermann Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Snafu= situation normal all fudged up.Pat gave me the more or less same answer by PM as there is another word in his explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Pat gave me the more or less same answer by PM as there is another word in his explanation!Gotta be good on the forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodfiddler Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Pat - despite the setback with the paint, your eye for self-assessed quality assurance is exceeded only by Bernie. You guys share the motto: "When it's right, it's finished; not until!"Thanks for sharing,Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Snafu? Are you sure it isn't fubar? For Roger's edification the "f" word is the same as snafu, followed by "up beyond all reason". So you have to redo the whole paint job? That's what I would call a real PITA! Terry Edited January 28, 2013 by dictator27 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 i am old. i dont see it. why repaint the whole car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreakofkorn Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) You have done a Remarkable Job in bring back Life in the Car. From sitting out at who knows where. Congrats, and keep up the Great Work .... Edited March 13, 2013 by jfreakofkorn (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 So you have to redo the whole paint job? That's what I would call a real PITA! TerryWe only have to redo the body shell and the doors because his original batch was too small and not to code. I just came from there, by Sunday the whole shebang should be done with the correct color and all out of the same batch. The rest, hood, trunklid, fenders and running boards were still in primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 i am old. i dont see it. why repaint the whole car?If you look closely at the photo with the cowl vent in place you'll see that the cowl vent is a little more brown. Can you imagine how the doors, hood and trunklid whould have stood out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Greenlaw Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hi Pat,Looking at the photo its only a slight difference but you are right, when you put the larger panel it sure would stand out.Must have been hard after all the pieces you've put back on. Made me go and check mine again.Keep on plodding along, it will get thereIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodfiddler Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Pat - I'm glad for you that it was detected as early as it was. Whether it was you, your painter, your daughter or whomever - just be glad to know that it will be redone and all from the same batch! Then the work begins again; it will be easier now! Sounds kinda like the movie Groundhog Day, isn't that day coming up soon?? We are here, in this with you Pat, till the end. First cruise is right around the corner. Thanks for keeping us updated. Chin up.Chuck Edited January 29, 2013 by Woodfiddler phat phingers (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Here it is, scuffed and ready to re-shoot along with the other parts that are ready for paint. All that's left to prep is the tailpan and the sidemount covers. I spent some time in there today showing them all the areas that will have to be taken down rather than just scuffed to avoid the levels of buildup which would cause interference in the assembly. I hope we didn't forget anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Pushed the car back home with the boys. Started the reassembly. Or is it restarted the assembly, or maybe more accurately restarted the reassembly as it is the third reassembly. Intalled the bracket in the cowl vent, mounted and adjusted the cowl vent to the body.Installed the dash light sockets onto the new harness. They actually work. Spent some time today with a helper, trying to install the windshield and the rear window. The windshield doesn't fit, it is too large. It was cut from a template made from an actual windshield. The opening hasn't been modified, therefore the repop rubber is different. The glassman made a house call, took all kinds of measurements, made marks on the glass and took off with the windshield. Says he can trim it without having to cut a new one. So to pacify myself, I installed the stainless trim and the rubber corners on a hood panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stephen48 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Very impressive ! Looks cold up there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Very impressive ! Looks cold up there !It was about -30C that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Greenlaw Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hi Pat,Looks like it matches now !Tell me your not the one sitting and steering while your mates are pushing ! hahahaha. At least you all have smiles on your faces.Interesting the extremes in weather. Yours at -30c and today we'll probably hit 40c.How does your rubber corners attach to the corners of the hood panel ?CheersIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 "repop rubber is different". I ran into that with my '50 Buick. The windshield taken from the car was "too big". I guess it grew while sitting in the garage. Looking good! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Hi Pat,How does your rubber corners attach to the corners of the hood panel ?CheersIanThey have a lip that surrounds the two outside edges and tabs that fit in the hole. You bend those over to retain the rubber corner.The one who appears to be driving is actually pushing behind the car. You see his head through both the windshield opening and the back window. I thought we may as well get more than less pushers since none of us are getting any younger. Edited February 6, 2013 by Landman Added. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Zimmermann Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 At first I had also the illusion that somebody was in the car, well protected from the cold with the heater full on. Ah! No windshield, no door and the engine not running and no seat!Was the cowl also repainted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcar Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hi Pat You need to watch out your are right on track, unlike most people who post here, to be come a member of the most exclusive club in the world the PWFP. Keep on keeping onBj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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