friggin awesome! Love the grill/Moon tank/lower valance... turned out sweet. the lips on the fenders are a perfect fit looks like.

 

Thanks Scooch! The flares fit the body contour so well that after grinding my welds today I mixed up a dab of Duraglass and it just took a swipe on my finger to finish the joints! Got them ready for final sanding and primer.
Also finally got around to welding my spring perches to the axle. A friend stopped by to visit, so not much else got done.

 

I set my coat on fire with one. Also had a runaway that sliced through my jeans but didn't hit the skin. Gotta give those things a lot of respect.

 

When I was in high school metal shop back in the 60's, I had an angle grinder kick back on me and the hold switch got accidentally hit at the same time. It caught my shirt and wound it up in the disc as I was trying to hold it away from my stomach. Fortunately another student reched over and pulled the plug to stop it.
When I unwound my shirt to get the grinder removed I had swirl marks on my stomach that was a red road rash for weeks later. Had it hit me with the edge of the disc it would have probably cut me open like a caesarean section!

 

Didn't get much done today, as I had to run and buy materials. Needed the tubing for my draglink, plus flat bar for my clutch Z bar. I tried to rework the Z bar, but it just looked horrible, and still wasn't right. So I cut the upper arm off that connects to the pedal and built a new one. I made it out of 3/8"x1.25" flat bar, instead of the 1/4"x1.25" that it was. I don't want it bending under heavy pressure plate pressures. I had to cold bend it, as I didn't want to anneal it, so beating it over the old railroad track anvil gave it enough curve to swing above the steering column. Then I tacked it to the tube, and pulled it back out to give it a real good weld. After I drilled a hole for the heim joint I bolted the heims to the pedal and the arm, and it fits and looks way better!
I did a little more work on the frontend sheetmetal, plus the rear flares. Then I welded up one end of my drag link, and I'll pick up my steering arm bracket tomorrow and build spacers to bolt it on the backing plate. When my U joint arrives the steering will be 100% completed!
I test fitted the Taurus rear seat, and it wouldn't clear the leading edge of the wheelwells inside. No clearance issues with the tires, so I got a 4 lb. sledgehammer out, and "massaged" the inside in an inch, and the seat fits great. Just need 4 holes drilled, and it can bolt right up. The base will need more work, as it needs the floor built up to give the base something to rest on. No tunnel in a Taurus, so it's flat, and I'll bend up some 20ga. on my brake and weld or bolt it to the floor as a base. I can also come off the base with brackets to lock the base into it's clips.
I quit early to go get bandsaw blades, which was really a good excuse to take the Austin for a run! Only took me a couple hours to go 7-8 miles and back with new blades! Seems I got lost and couldn't find my way home without a lot of driving around!

 

Between cut off wheels and band saw blades it sure sounds like you need a plasma cutter

Nice job BTW

 

I do! But as may have noticed, this is a temporary canopy I build in and a tough place to plug in anything that takes that much power! I occasionally trip the 20a dedicated ckt breaker when I've got my Miller welder cranked all the way up for thick steel. I could fire up the torches, but they make such a mess on most metal, and require grinding to clean up the cuts.
Maybe someday when I finish the home remodel, and build my shop. Until then I'll keep plugging away the hard way!

 

I got "lost" too yesterday after work with the nice weather. Can't wait for Friday if the weather holds gonna get the old pickup out for Dairy Queen.

 

You ever check out those 110v china made ones off ebay? They don't draw any more then my Lincoln 110v mig. There is a lot of reviews on youtube. You get your occasional dead in 3 months units (like all china electronic) but most people are really happy with them under a 1/8". They have a decent resale when it time to upgrade. Parts are availble now, also with a lot of how to repair info on the net.

 

Haven't seen them. Guess I better check them out!