Long hood project

[jhelgesen]

Back to work on my long hood project. Removed the turbo flares that were already installed on the car to replace with mid year fenders. After bondo removal, found I needed to change out rockers too.

Started laying out the fender operation tonight. Marked the trim areas on the tub. I need to keep the rear light opening from the earlier car, as the 75 brake light opening is a different stamping.





Outer rockers will be changed too, pass side has a big welded cut in it.



Drivers side will probably take a more traditional flare type cut.





And a rocker

[D@vid]

Great project, will be following closely. I intend to start my longhood project coming winter.

[jhelgesen]

Other projects out of the way, back to work. Working the passenger side first, trimming away the bent, rusty, ond crusty bits.



Removed the rusty rockers.



Trimmed the new used fender.



Prepared engine mounts from the same donor car.



Braces gone too.



New ones are factory pieces.

[jhelgesen]

Fit the new inner rocker.



Built a few patches at parts from scratch.







Test fit the outer rocker.

[jhelgesen]

Started aligning the front fender and door to check the rocker parts. I'm using some fenders and doors from a 75 I have to work with. Not perfect, but straight.



Door gap needs more space.



Needs to be perfect before I secure the rocker.

[wayner]

Coming along nicely!

[wachuko]

Nice work!!

Where do you source all those replacement panels??

[Gillies]

Good work, keep the pictures coming. Doing a similar project myself.

[jhelgesen]

Originally Posted by wachuko

Nice work!!

Where do you source all those replacement panels??

Rockers from restoration design
Supports and door lock posts from our host
Inner rocker from eBay

Rear patch and jack post reinforcement are scratch made

Rear fender came from a donor car

Thanks, happy to keep pictures coming

[jhelgesen]

Got another day on the project, finish fitting and clamping in place with cleco fittings.

[jhelgesen]

Took a little break, to rebuild a Motoguzzi, but back to work on the tub.

The guzzi I rebuilt, started here with a hole in the engine case.



Currently here, almost done.




Been welding patches in place.

[ShakinJoe]

Subd

[strudelwagon]

Wow, Great detail John. I'm looking at a similar repair on my next project 71T and getting a look inside that sill makes me a little more comfortable with the idea of opening it up.
Cheers
SW

[Rotmilky]

Been awhile since I've seen what you've been up to. Nice work. I will need to do some of what you just posted. Thanks for the photos. Will be helpful.

--Von

[rennch]

Love these threads. Thanks for digging in.

[timmy2]

I have a love/hate relationship with this thread. Every time I look at it, I want to go find a rusty longhood to restore. It's a sickness...

[jhelgesen]

The rocker is in and finished now.





Now I can start rear fender alignment.

[jhelgesen]

Fender is 95% trimmed in place now.

[redturbo911]

Thats some serious work. Nice job so far. Keep the pics coming.

[jass]

Good work. What are the small round parts called that it looks like you are using to thickness align the two pieces of sheet metal on the rear fender? Where are those available from?