Project" Swiss Cheese"
 

Moved over from introduction section to project updates now that i started working on her.Well after a 3 week vist back home to Australia i got back into swiss cheese replaced the passengers rocker and have the quater panel mocked up should be welded up this weekend......it is amazing what new metal will do for a car..just might save this old girl yet........
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ernewmetal.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...rnewmetal1.jpg

I removed the quater panel installed the outerwheel house then i joggled the edge of the qtr with a pneumatic tool and i fully welded it on, there is probably a few ways this can be done but i bought the tool so i thought i should use it, any way here are some pics......
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...linstalled.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...eelhouselh.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...installed1.jpg

worked on the rest of the back removed the rusty bits and am in the process of installing the R/H qtr and tail panel here are some pics for thoes who want to try this themselfs it is not to bad of a job it just take time....
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...qtrremoved.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...trremoved2.jpg
in this pic i removed the factory lead with a 3 inch roloc disc i just didnt want to melt it...
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...trremoved1.jpg
be careful here so you dont go through both panels,i used a cut off wheel to remove the metal in the rain gutter area
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...trremoved5.jpg
becareful in this area too i cut it and left a ridge and ground it down to the bottom metal
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...trremoved4.jpg

Way to make progress. I like the two tone orange and black :thumbsup:

way to go. half the battle is attitude and it sounds like your tude is pretty positive. test fit your doors a million times before you start any welding

You know every now and then you need a little motivation through the building process hence you start up a web page to check out other builds, or you add some shiny stuff here is a pic of some shiny stuff.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...5oncamaro1.jpg
i am kind of liking the two tone orange and black look......
go:lateral:

Great Job :thumbsup: I third the orange and black look.


Rich

i really like the black/orange with silver stripe.... or atleast orange with black "hemi" quarter panel... and i wanted to add a word of encuragement... it looks like a god job you are doing, i did the same on my 56 mustang and it was a biatch of a job.. with more measuring and cleaning than cutting and welding...

Thanks this weekend i should have the left hand inner and outer rocker installed and have the qtr tacked up if all goes well......:thumbsup:

Well this weekend i did not get as much work done as i wanted but i removed the front sub frame assy leveled and braced the car took a ton of measurements and removed the inner and outer rocker ..take a look this is not a job for the faint harted......
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...edsubframe.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ckerbegone.jpg