No. It is masked off. I removed it but the way the wheel is molded it would have been very hard to get back in place without damaging the finish. So I heated the ring and mushed it back in place then used thin epoxy to lock it in further.Dan Szwarc wrote:Did you paint over the chrome ring?
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Looks good. I need to do the same to mine eventually, I have cracks and pieces missing.
How I bagged it: http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3/v ... 42&t=42724
Build thread: http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3/v ... 38&t=38977
What I thought was fuel pump noise: http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3/v ... =1&t=39580
Edelbrock 1406 install: http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3/v ... =1&t=45554
Build thread: http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3/v ... 38&t=38977
What I thought was fuel pump noise: http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3/v ... =1&t=39580
Edelbrock 1406 install: http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3/v ... =1&t=45554
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Thanks Bill!! Bring the Pepsi and Im all over itPowdercoatBill wrote:Lookin' good Rob!
When you're done I'll drop mine off!
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I started the upholstery a while ago. The seats are finished but the door panels aren't. I have a huge pile of interior to install and I need to hustle because Im moving back to Arizona in October.
My pile o'parts
The door panel (door card) stripped and the carpet rough cut
The old vinyl for patterns
What it is going to look like
And the saddle or tooled leather look material for the insert
My pile o'parts
The door panel (door card) stripped and the carpet rough cut
The old vinyl for patterns
What it is going to look like
And the saddle or tooled leather look material for the insert
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You're bringing your car with you, right?
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Oh yeah... being shipped early October!dan468 wrote:You're bringing your car with you, right?
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Wow. That came out well.
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I found that the hardboard for the passenger panel was not in the greatest condition after removing the vinyl and carpet. This material is available from several auto suppliers but they tend to think it's made of platinum. The Home Depot and Lowes sells the same 3/16 inch thick stuff in 2 foot by 4 foot sheets for less than 5 bucks a sheet which is perfect for what I needed.
I started by prying off the metal cap that gives the door panel its curved shape. The steel is perforated and the sharp edges form points that secure the steel to the hardboard. I had to straighten each of the 124 points (31 holes, 4 points each) so that I could secure the new hardboard to the cap. This worked well and the door panel was a sturdy as I would expect it to be but I reinforced the seam just to be safe.
Here's the old panel with the cap removed. It was so brittle it was almost crumbling in my hands.
I used tape to recreate the missing bits around the edges. I left the chip in the top because I don't have to cut that edge.
Then when the new panel core was assembled I flipped the old panel over and marked all of the cutouts that need to be drilled and cut. That's tonights project!
I started by prying off the metal cap that gives the door panel its curved shape. The steel is perforated and the sharp edges form points that secure the steel to the hardboard. I had to straighten each of the 124 points (31 holes, 4 points each) so that I could secure the new hardboard to the cap. This worked well and the door panel was a sturdy as I would expect it to be but I reinforced the seam just to be safe.
Here's the old panel with the cap removed. It was so brittle it was almost crumbling in my hands.
I used tape to recreate the missing bits around the edges. I left the chip in the top because I don't have to cut that edge.
Then when the new panel core was assembled I flipped the old panel over and marked all of the cutouts that need to be drilled and cut. That's tonights project!
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I'm of the same "f&ck this, I'll find an alternative" persuasion.66Lincoupe wrote:This material is available from several auto suppliers but they tend to think it's made of platinum.
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ReijerLincoln wrote:I'm of the same "f&ck this, I'll find an alternative" persuasion.66Lincoupe wrote:This material is available from several auto suppliers but they tend to think it's made of platinum.
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Well, the door cards are done. On to the quarters. Here's the starting point. Faded gold/green which wasn't a pretty color to start with, but somebody loved it... And the weird biscuit pattern with the weave is not my favorite.
The hardboard on both of these was damaged - either water because the passenger window was down outside for nearly 25 years or heat cycle damaged from being in the Arizona sun or both - so I fabbed up some new ones. Then I got called in to work so these will wait until tonight.
The cut and shaped new boards...
The hardboard on both of these was damaged - either water because the passenger window was down outside for nearly 25 years or heat cycle damaged from being in the Arizona sun or both - so I fabbed up some new ones. Then I got called in to work so these will wait until tonight.
The cut and shaped new boards...
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