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Originally Posted by Roberts68
Thanks for the story Chief. Glad your Sis thought to give you a pic for a keepsake.
Since we are at relatively similar climates, is your garage stone cold when you heat it up for work? Or... do you maintain a "low" temp?
I am curious about condensate mostly especially with exposed bare metal. I have issues with the big temp swing using a torpedo heater. I look forward to using a hanging gas heater soon if I can make it happen.
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Yes, I am really glad she gave me a picture, since we never had a camera when I was young ... there are no pictures of cool cars.
The garage was outside temp today when I started .... around 34 and I ran the little torpedo heater for 30 minutes and got the garage temp around 50 probably. No worries about condensation here, my whole car has been metal for awhile and there is not rust anywhere.
So .... working in the garage (lots of layers) got the cowl almost ready for final fitment and welding. I made the brace for the front to ensure all was on the same plane and worked the side cowls to get her close. The driver side was not close (told AMD too) the curve was too high on the stamp so I had to cut and BFH the side to conform to the original piece. The passenger side is almost perfect
Made a gig and welded it to the firewall ... all is straight now.
Had to slice the side w/ BFH to conform, almost there.
The inside look .... it's close
Well, I got out there and got something done ... but the temps are dropping fast, it's 34 out now and the garage isn't much more.
Thanks for looking ...