Re: 25.1E ------- 64 Fairlane

BBFTorino July 5th 2018, 3:05 pm

Its time to cut Photobucket loose, once and for all.

774 Super Street February 5th 2019, 1:47 am

Any updates QKiss?

Wayne Pearce February 5th 2019, 1:08 pm

Yeah, what he said.

Wayne (SAWDOFF( Pearce

QKiss February 6th 2019, 10:44 am

My old shop was in a commercial building that was sold and building a new shop in the back yard has been a year long project. Should have the electrical finished this week (single phase to 3 phase). The new shop is smaller than the old one. -------- How do we collect all this S T U F F ???
Qkiss Rolling Eyes

AZFairlane February 12th 2019, 2:18 am

I don't know how we do it, but I know it collects easier than it moves. I've moved my stuff twice in the last couple of years and it's a pain!

QKiss July 24th 2019, 11:33 pm

Time to blow off the dust and cobwebs from the camera and see if I can remember how to post pictures.
There has been a little progress on the Fairlane also.
Well so much for my computer skills after 2 hours of trying access photo that are on it with no success it beat me. Need to talk to my buddy tomorrow.

QKiss July 26th 2019, 12:37 am

A friend of a friend made up the white fiberglass dash. It came in at 10 lbs. It was a real stretch for me but I thought I could build an aluminum dash cover that would be lighter. This is what I came up with made from .040 6061-T6 aluminum. It came in @ 3.75lbs

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Dash panel with cover removed for easy access to wiring

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Dash cover installed looking through driver door.

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View of dash through passenger door.

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The dash cover is held in place with 2 wing type dzus buttons on each side and a receiver groove along windshield base

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Passenger side dash and dzus fastener

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BBFTorino July 26th 2019, 1:33 am

That looks pretty darn good!!...are you going to polish it?

Mike R July 26th 2019, 2:48 pm

Buddy, all I can say is WOW, you've got mad skills

stanger68 July 26th 2019, 7:01 pm

Is that one piece of flat aluminum? Or is there some welding going on? Either way it’s still bad ass. Just curious.

QKiss July 26th 2019, 11:01 pm

Some of my friends have suggested polishing but my concern is sun reflection. May leave it raw aluminum -- not sure yet?

This is a shot of the back side showing the welds.

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The dash is made up of multiple pieces welded together. This was a real stretch for me. I learned a lot about metal shaping with this project. The fiberglass dash was used as a buck.

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I have taken some metal shaping classes in the past From Kent White @ www.tinmantech.com and Lazze @ www.lazzemetalshaping.com and now I am pushing my personal limits.

DILLIGASDAVE July 27th 2019, 6:24 am

Spray it with some contact cement & lay some leather/vinyl around it. Or have one of the vinyl car wrap places "wrap" it.

QKiss July 28th 2019, 12:52 pm

DILLIGASDAVE wrote:Spray it with some contact cement & lay some leather/vinyl around it. Or have one of the vinyl car wrap places "wrap" it.

Good idea -- I like it.

738drvr August 7th 2019, 12:41 pm

Where are you located?

QKiss August 7th 2019, 10:45 pm

738drvr wrote:Where are you located?

I am located in north California about 100 miles south of the Oregon border on the coast in the redwoods. If you look at a map of the USA I live on that point that sticks the farthest west into the Pacific ocean. Smile

jasonf August 8th 2019, 7:17 am

QKiss wrote:

I have taken some metal shaping classes in the past From Kent White @ www.tinmantech.com and Lazze @ www.lazzemetalshaping.com and now I am pushing my personal limits.

Even the dzus tab is custom. Very nice job.