Old pix, fixing KIDS quarter on the hermit truck...

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 10:54 pm

Here is the quarter with the demolished sheet metal cutout..tire had fallen off and destroyed quarter ..previous owner...

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 10:56 pm

here the new piece from another box is held on with click-its (aircraft tool) and the old quarter was flanged to make an overlap..

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 10:57 pm

quarter welded in

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 10:59 pm

kid working BONDO magic. Think we used an aluminum type..

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 11:00 pm

looking good now !

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 11:02 pm

Here she is primed, Kid sold it right after we fixed it, and it still looked this way two years later when we spotted the truck in the rebuildable area of the junkyard...

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 11:05 pm

Post by **foodstick** » September 7, 2010, 11:06 pm

Max · Post by **Max** » September 8, 2010, 7:51 am

Nice work!

don morris II · Post by **don morris II** » September 8, 2010, 5:46 pm

good work

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » September 8, 2010, 8:49 pm

click-its ? I had always called those Clecos. regardless, the work looks prefection.

Post by **foodstick** » September 8, 2010, 8:51 pm

I KNEW I had the name CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR ! hahahah

just don't get the little vice clamp ones on your fingers ! hahah

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 8, 2010, 8:51 pm

that looks awesome! good work kid.

65ford1 · Post by **65ford1** » September 8, 2010, 8:59 pm

If you need more practice, I have this 65 in the garage. All joking aside that is great work.

Gene

Post by **foodstick** » September 8, 2010, 9:52 pm

Kid and I joked about how are best work goes straight to the salvage yard...