Second Wind - a Packard Gasser

What Snopro said.

i wish i had half your talent, looking really good.[cl[cl[cl

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05snopro440 said:

It may not be a pro job but you did something that would stump most home builders. Nice work.

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Thanks Colin - I had my DNA sequenced and they discovered I have a mutated gene that causes extreme stubborness...

Looking better today - spent a few hours with my planishing hammer ironing out some of the wrinkles and getting the right 'bubble' shape, had to remove the center rib to get it done, then added a couple more. Also made a simple prop to support it. If I was to do this again, I would have just used the planishing hammer from the start - live and learn...

I just realized this must be the planets only Packard gasser

26Troadster said:

i wish i had half your talent, looking really good.[cl[cl[cl

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x2 Me as well!

looking good
The biggest problem with large panels is their weight. No way to tackle gravity on the e-wheel when you`re alone and any help needs to have shaper dna as well...

zzrodder said:

Thanks Colin - I had my DNA sequenced and they discovered I have a mutated gene that causes extreme stubborness...

Looking better today - spent a few hours with my planishing hammer ironing out some of the wrinkles and getting the right 'bubble' shape, had to remove the center rib to get it done, then added a couple more. Also made a simple prop to support it. If I was to do this again, I would have just used the planishing hammer from the start - live and learn...

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Ha, I can relate.

Looks like it's coming along!

I'm thinking it might need some Ratitude....

like that alot!!

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We have liftoff!! Time to blow it all apart and make all the pieces purty and ready for painting. First need to finish all the welding on the underside of the body, then tear the chassis apart to finish all the frame welding, etc.

It's cool when ya get to this point.
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All torn down, temporarily reassembled the cage so I can add connecting tabs between the front shock towers and the front downtubes.

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Got the connection made between the front downtubes and the shock mounts, also added tabs for removeable door bars, if I decide to add them later..
Cage off again, final welding to do on the frame then cleanup for painting.

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Got the body loaded up to go for glass bead blasting next week..

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Interesting how small it looks behind your truck. Looked a lot bigger in the shop.[S