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Old 06-07-2013, 11:07 PM   #43
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress

I'm ready to see it finished myself!


Worked today to finish up the weld seam on the passenger quarter panel. First, I wanted a profile template to check the crown of the panel. As the rear half of the driver's quarter was NOS, this would make a good template....














Adding an alignment mark to the quarter....











Using the profile template against the welded seam of the passenger side, we can see the low area along the center. This is a typical problem with using "half quarters", welding through the center of panel tends to flatten out this low crown area. A full quarter with the welded seam up top where there is a bit more crown tends to not have as much of a "flattening" effect.








Finishing the welds and checking with the profile template.....








Still shows some more crown needed through the middle of the panel, will do some more planishing tomorrow...


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