todd jordan rayner	38 twelve convertable restoration	#1
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	guess the frame is as good a place as any to start, here is the frame mounted up on the roticery we built. Attach file:   (36.51 KB)   (35.60 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 1:59

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#2
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	bottom of front crossmember was pretty rusty so i made some new peices and welded them in. Attach file:   (28.35 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:11

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#3
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	here is the repaired front crossmember Attach file:   (29.26 KB)   (22.50 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:14

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#4
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	in the repair process i was forced to plug weld the major repairs of the crossmember so we machined some rivet heads and plug welded them in place for cosmetics Attach file:   (32.40 KB)   (23.51 KB)   (22.71 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:17

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#5
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	rear crossmember was in poor shape so i made a new one aswell. Attach file:   (27.08 KB)   (25.22 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:19

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#6
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	next to the new rear the gas tank brackets looked really bad so the had to go too. Attach file:   (31.86 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:20

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#7
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	quite pitted Attach file:   (34.13 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:21

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#8
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	a little cloaser up you can see what i mean. even though they are covered by the tank i couldn't call the car restored knowing they were there. Attach file:   (41.29 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:23

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#9
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	since ther are no frame bits to be had locally i figured i'd just try and make a set. started with a flat sheet layed out with some measurements. Attach file:   (28.92 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:25

todd jordan rayner	Re: 38 twelve convertable restoration	#10
Just can't stay away Joined: 2009/3/25 1:03 Last Login : 2012/11/1 18:43 From victoria british columbia Group: Registered Users Posts: 74	bent the sides in the box and pan brake and proceeded to pound away for some time on the shrinker stretcher on the heavy metal. Attach file:   (26.92 KB) Posted on: 2009/3/27 2:27