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> First of the Texas Twins, First Build
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post Mar 3 2022, 06:15 PM
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Then went back and cleaned up each cut with a sanding disk.

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post Mar 3 2022, 06:22 PM
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Also went back through each weld seam checking for any pin holes, welded them up and ground the weld lines down. My welding skills certainly lacked when I started putting the flares on, but improved as I went. But will have to clean up the weld lines during further body work. Overall I am pleased with the outcome. There is allot to be said for measure twice (or 50 time) cut once.

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post Mar 4 2022, 12:42 PM
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The door stay rebuild kit came from 914 Rubber today. Very nice kit, comes with new stay straps, new springs and both rollers.

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post Mar 4 2022, 12:44 PM
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Re-assembly of the door stays is really straight forward. Took a whopping 5 minutes, wore me out for the day...lol.

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post Mar 4 2022, 03:17 PM
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The flares look really nice!

I really like how the axle shafts turned out...and of course, all the new shiny bits!

Keep up the good work!
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post Mar 5 2022, 08:11 PM
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Started my day by writing a new goal list on the white board for this next week, not sure why but I always list the hardest things first and the quick and easy last....lol

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post Mar 5 2022, 08:14 PM
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Then I seem to do the easy things first and the harder (more time consuming) things last. I got the tag removed from the front headlight bucket and cleaned all of the green overspray paint off of it.

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post Mar 5 2022, 08:19 PM
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While I was removing the id plate, I found I had not removed the adjusting stop screws for the headlights, These need to go for re-plating in the next batch.

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post Mar 5 2022, 08:21 PM
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Then moved on to welding the inside mounting plates for the front stabalizer bar. I had already measured and drilled the holes for the bar and the mounts, while I was in Colorado. Sanded all of the paint off of the inside and outside mounting areas...

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post Mar 5 2022, 08:25 PM
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Then I bolted the mounts back in and replaced the bar. Measured the positioning of the mounts, by measuring from the bottom pan and the trunk wall. I was able to get the bar within .022 inches from side to side. Then tack welded the mounts in place.

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post Mar 5 2022, 08:30 PM
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Then trying to figure out how to be a contortionist, I was able to weld the mounts in place. Doing the to edge isn't bad, but the two lower edges are hard to see when the nozzle is at the right angle to weld them. and there is no way to weld in the bottom corner from the inside. So for the bottom corner, I drilled through the wheel well and plug welded the bottom corner in 5 places.

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post Mar 5 2022, 08:32 PM
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After welding I re-inserted the bar and double checked the placement. All is good, so tomorrow I will remove the bar again and clean up the welds before priming.

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post Mar 5 2022, 08:34 PM
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An outside shot with the bar installed....

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post Mar 5 2022, 09:06 PM
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Good work as alway Kevin!
Did you send (ship) the actual bar off for plating with the all the small stuff? I mean duh, you must of… that is ideal, but must have run the shipping up a bit (I’m an observant CSOB, aren’t I)



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post Mar 6 2022, 07:49 AM
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Actually, The bar and all of its components are an old Weltmeister bar. I've had it for years, still in the box. So thank goodness I didn't have to ship it for plating. With the cost of shipping these days, I probably would have saved by buying a new bar.....LOL

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Good work as alway Kevin!
Did you send (ship) the actual bar off for plating with the all the small stuff? I mean duh, you must of… that is ideal, but must have run the shipping up a bit (I’m an observant CSOB, aren’t I)



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post Mar 6 2022, 09:14 AM
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Really coming along. Nice work
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post Mar 7 2022, 10:56 AM
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Have you ever had something rattling around in your car? You cant find it and it drives you crazy....Well thats what was going on with the twin. Every time I would rotate it on the rotisserie I kept hearing things bouncing around. I narrowed it down to the driver's side Long. The longs were solid, so I never cut them open. So I went on a mission. Spent about an hour blowing compressed air from the rear of the long, and this is what came out.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

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But the paper just kept on coming. The mice really had a field day in the drivers long...

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post Mar 7 2022, 11:04 AM
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Even after removing all of the mouse house, I still had that annoying rattle, something was bouncing around in there and I wasnt about to give up till I got it out. After about another hour I was able to see what was in there. Just had to fasion a magnet to get down inside the long between the steel and the heat tube....and finally had success... no more rattle

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post Mar 8 2022, 12:13 PM
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Started removing all of the little things on the car like the trim clips and the VIN plate.

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