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Rebel Machine
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Western Il Status: Offline Points: 5122 |
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Thanks! It's not as difficult as it might seem. You have to think your way through the process more than anything. Once you develop a plan doing the work doesn't seem so tough.
-Steve- |
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White70JavelinSST
Supporter of TheAMCForum Joined: Aug/08/2012 Location: Minnesota Status: Offline Points: 4866 |
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Knowledge, experience and lots of tools and equipment certainly help when restoring cars.
Great looking work ! |
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70 Javelin SST, second owner, purchased 1972
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Rebel Machine
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Western Il Status: Offline Points: 5122 |
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Re-purposed a section of the quarter I cut off for the inner skin. |
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First_Gear
AMC Addicted Joined: Jan/18/2010 Location: Mukilteo WA Status: Offline Points: 644 |
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That looks nice. I should have posted pictures from my cowl repair. jeesh took me a couple months. Kudos on grinding all the welds flat I know how long that takes even with a good grinder.. I only ground the ones flat where I thought it could trap water. Gah.. my quarter is rusted too the whole wheel arch. I have a section from a parts car. Just more WORK!
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Rebel Machine
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Western Il Status: Offline Points: 5122 |
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Burned it in today. Next I'll attack the rocker since it's rotted where it meets the quarter. That'll probably be another thread. -Steve- |
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scott
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/10/2007 Location: Wildwood Pa. Status: Offline Points: 3501 |
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Steve, keep all your work in one thread. It is a lot easier to follow along with your progress that way.
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Rebel Machine
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Western Il Status: Offline Points: 5122 |
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That's probably true..... I did the firewall repair and passenger side quarter in separate threads. Figured it wouldn't be so cumbersome to have everything I'm doing in one giant thread. Probably should have started this one in the "Member Projects" section. Initially I just wanted to show the rust but continued with the repair. Guess I'll keep adding since it's all rust related. Did some exploratory surgery on the rockers. Appears the driver's side rocker was covered over long ago. Don't know what they used to adhere the top layer but you can see the original rocker skin still in blue where it wasn't sanded away. |
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Rebel Machine
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Western Il Status: Offline Points: 5122 |
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Stripped off the paint and filler from the driver's side rocker panel and sure enough, there was a skin spot welded on half the length of the rocker at some point in the past. Got some replacement panels, one original AMC and another reproduction. The reproduction doesn't have the radius quite right so I may have to make a buck out of a 4"x4" piece of wood to form it. |
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Rebel Machine
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: Western Il Status: Offline Points: 5122 |
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Shaped a form out of a 4"x4" piece of wood. That helped shape the bottom of the aftermarket piece so it will fit better. I used a section of a rotted rocker as a guide. Still needs a bit of detail work. |
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therebelmachineguy
AMC Apprentice Joined: Jan/29/2016 Location: Trenton, Ont. Status: Offline Points: 146 |
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I thought everyone knew I make brand new body parts for everything your doing. I guess not. The fit like paint and eliminate many hours, days and weeks of work over the length of the project.
If you're interested you can e-mail me at gullyfourmyle@gmail.com You can visit my website at www.rebelmachinestripekit.com Hope this helps.
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Manufacturing the only authentic Rebel Machine Stripe Kit since 1996 and now manufacturing new sheetmetal panels for AMC Automobiles
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