An other location

This morning the guy's came and loaded the Chevy on a trailer. And drove it away to the Upholstery guy.
Here are some pictures of the car loaded on the trailer.

 It is the first time the car is moved since it is been rebuild. But it will be back.
This evening after work I continued working on the running boards.
I first made a mold from the old board. This will enable me to locate the mounting rails at its exact location.

 Then I started welding on the board.

step 3 for the runningboards

I know, i know, its been a while since my last update.
But here it is.
Last week we started with the dashboard. The instruments were taken out for repair.

 For some reason the glass of the speedometer was broken.

 A new glass was ordered and the the speedometer taken apart.
While were at it we drilled a hole in the meter plate and glued in a red light for the  High beam.

 The front struts for holding the fender in place were mounted.

 The wheel covers are mounted and the chrome rim.

 A plate was made to mount the switch for the fog lights and its control light (orange). The red light is a waring light for the ignition. This way you are able to see if the key is switched on. When the motor is running it wil go out.

 For the front hubs I made a new bearing cover on the lathe.

 The old one was repaired so it would fit properly.

 And finally the instruments are reinstalled. and all the control lights are working.

 As do the fog lights.

 The hood catch was reinstalled and corrected so the hood will open and close correctly.

 The emblem on the side of the hood is installed.

 And the front rims and wheel covers are installed.
The car is now ready for its transport to the upholstery guy.

  And that brings us to today. On the underside of the running boards there are brackets for installing them on the car. Today I cut the rail I bend earlier into the right size.

 Then with a piece of aluminum I made a mold to drill and mill the holes for the screws. This mold also makes it possible to hold the rails in the drill press and on the mill.

 Then all the pieces are drilled and milled.

 And at last a piece of flat plate was made and tacked to the bottom of the rail. This will hold the bolt in plce when installing the running boards.

So that's it for today.

Tail pipe and running board.

This week we did a few small things and a few big things.
We started with the sun visor.  Both mounts are altered and the parts are tacked together.

 After one more fitting we welded all the parts firmly together with the Mig welder.

 Then the welds were ground and the contour of the edge was grinded.

 And then the parts are sanded with some 120 grid paper and prepered for the primer.

  And then a thick coat of primer was applied.

 The next day we sanded the parts and prepared them for the paint. And then we painted the parts.

 The next day we took the parts and the location on the roof for the holes are marked. The holes in the roof were drilled  and the parts are mounted with 2 screws to the roof.

 Now the edges are taped off  and the parts are removed.

 We then applied some mounting kit at the location where the mounting plates touch the roof.

 And then the brackets are mounted to the roof with all the screws. This way the kit is push away to the edges and we will have. This way I'm sure that the mounts are firmly in place and the roof is water proof.

 The tape was then removed and with some seal and bond remover the exes of kit was removed. We now have a clean installation of the brackets. And let it cure until the next day.

 So the next day we installed the sun visor and it is now in a position not touching the roof and give full visibility trough the windshield.

 we are now able to install the antenna in place, mount the mirrors to the car and installed the foglights above the bumper.

 To make sure the the foglights are working we had to make a additional wiring harness with a small relay mounted to the firewall. Together with the wiring harness for the foglights we tapped a wire from the alternator to install a ignition warning light in the dash.

 The next day, because I do not have the switch and warning lights, I started making the exhaust tip. First I made a rectangle from some flat piece of stainless steel. Then a tube was reformed using my press and a forming tool I made.

 Next all the pieces are welded togehter.

 Then all the welds were ground in and outside. and the pipe was treated with some acid to remove the discoloration of the stainless.

 Then a additional piece of pipe was measured and welded to the tip to get the tip at its correct location. After that the tip is polished to a shining finish.

 And then the tip was welded to the exhaust under the car.

 Because I had some time left I started on the runningboards of the car. At least the drivers side. The pieces I had made earlier are tacked together.

 After that I made some additional pieces and tacked them also in place.

The drivers side running board is now ready to be welded. After that the mounting brackets can be made.
But that will be for an other day.

Taking small steps.

Last week we did a lot of small things.
We started with installing the seat rails.
Then we made the seat risers so the seat is mounted 4 cm higher.

 And we prepared everything for installing the door seals.

 The next day we installed the door seals witch took most of our time.

 And then we installed the seat on the risers.

 The next day was started with installing the trim around the seats.

 And we fabricated a bracket for the carburetor to install the choke and throttle cable. The air cleaner had to come of for this and we noticed that the bracket holding the air cleaner was somewhat fragile. So we mad a new one combined with a riser to hold it on the carb with descend screws.

 We installed the seats that came with the car to check the height.

 And then we started with repainting the steering wheel .
The paint that was on it remained soft. With some washing thinner the paint was easily removed.

 So then we could prime it.

 After the primer was cured we painted on the lacquer.
This day we also installed the inside windshield trim and the wiper arms and blades are installed.

 The next day I found a solution for the turn signals. A new relay was installed and a diode bridge prevents that the relay keeps constantly working.

 We first soldered some wires to the diode bridge and then installed it between the wires of the front turn signals and the indicator light on the turn signal selector.
We also had to repaint the steering wheel. Apparently I forgot to paint a spot.

 The next day I installed the steering wheel in the car.

 And then I installed the traverse rails in the truck bed.

 And so we come with today. The Sun shield was taken of the car and i started to alter the brackets for them. The original mounting plates are cut of and new ones were made and tacked in place.

All that's left is to alter the other side and finish them.
But that will be for tomorrow.