'68 Lincoln "Lift-off hardtop" sedan- mild custom resto

DetroitDeviant · Post by **DetroitDeviant** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 4:24 pm

Lathed out some alignment pins this morning. The upper threaded bung will be welded to a plate. Also finished up a little welding. Plugged up the antenna and electronic eye holes.
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Post by **Dan Szwarc** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:58 pm

DetroitDeviant wrote:Turned out some alignment pins this morning.

FTFY.

DetroitDeviant · Post by **DetroitDeviant** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:40 pm

Yes, turned sounds right. Is "lathed" even a word?

Post by **Dan Szwarc** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 8:31 pm

Unlike using a mill to make something you milled, I don't believe that one uses a lathe to make something you lathed.

But I could be wrong.

defrang · Post by **defrang** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:17 pm

transitive verb
lathed, lathing
to shape on a lathe

darrylqmiller · Post by **darrylqmiller** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:07 pm

Best Christmas present yet! Been waiting for a year to see you get back on it. Welcome back!!

Post by **Dan Szwarc** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:23 pm

defrang wrote:transitive verb
lathed, lathing
to shape on a lathe

Ok, then. I guess I could have looked that up.

It still sounds too much like "laid", not that there's anything wrong with that.

defrang · Post by **defrang** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:59 pm

Yes. better laid than lathed

DetroitDeviant · Post by **DetroitDeviant** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:15 pm

darrylqmiller wrote:Best Christmas present yet! Been waiting for a year to see you get back on it. Welcome back!!

Wow, thanks for the encouragement. I'm going full bore on the car this year (2015). I not taking on any side work.
Dan, I like working in the shop on the lathing, but getting laiding is so much more fun...ha.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone.

EeeeZzz · Post by **EeeeZzz** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:20 am

Awesome Build! Your fabrication skills are top notch. Can't wait for more updates

DetroitDeviant · Post by **DetroitDeviant** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:39 pm

Thanks for the encouragement. Saturday hustle. I got the deck panel all bodyworked and the body lines looking good. Epoxy primed then k38 fill primed. Back to where I was. Sometimes you have to do stuff twice or even three times to get it right. Always learning.

darrylqmiller · Post by **darrylqmiller** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:58 pm

Looking good! And I was so proud of myself just for getting my new one wire amp in today LOL!!

DetroitDeviant · Post by **DetroitDeviant** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:34 pm

Sunday hustle on the #Deviantlincoln
On the ground with the top on. I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel. Feels good to be working on it again.

Spent about three hours yesterday making custom clips to hold the trim on the back edge of the roof. In the middle is a little jig I cobbled together with scraps. There small about 1/2" x 3/4" stainless steel.

I forgot how low she sits. Right at 1" at the rockers. Piece of 2x4 for reference.

Post by **Dan Szwarc** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:44 pm

DD is a master.

smeeluv · Post by **smeeluv** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:00 pm

Dang that's awesome!! How much that top weigh...just curious!

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