Wow guys, just wow!
I'm at a bit of a loss for words at the amazing responses and praise you all are heaping on me. I still don't think I'm worthy of all the incredibly nice things you've all had to say. I just see myself as any everyday Joe working on his car in his spare time.
Thank you all for the positive comments and encouragement, its very uplifting and does wonders to maintain the motivation to push through the "less than fun" moments.
I'm glad that every one of you not only understood my unhappiness with and desire to improve the gaps and panel alignments in these areas, but actually commended and encouraged me that I did the right thing. Makes me think perhaps I'm not as OCD or anal retentive as I feared I might be...
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To be honest, I kinda thought I'd have to entertain some good natured ribbing about welding the panels together, things like "building a Dukes of Hazzard car?" or "that's gonna make it a bit difficult to change the oil..." but you guys blew me away with your positive comments and responses. So THANK YOU all again!
Donovan,
That's awesome work. Your attention to detail is great for my OCD. I really admire your talent with fabrication and metal work.
Guys,
He can deny it all he wants but it looks like he's building one for the Riddler to me! 😛
Jared, thanks man!
I'm glad there's at least another member on here that can relate to my obsession with details.
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Seriously tho, more Ridler talk? Stop, you're gonna give me a complex!
That was also a pet peeve of mine, I welded rod to the ends of my panels to get the gaps closer. Looks great my friend!
Thank you Jim!
I know that you've spent considerable time working on your gaps as well, I'm dying to see you get it done and post up some high res pics for us all to admire.
Correcting panel gaps is certainly nothing new in the custom car world, either by adding and filing welds like I did, or by welding in rods to close things up like you and Jack did.
Either way, it serves the same purpose, and in my case, the gaps weren't that big. The panels and the panel shapes just didn't go together that well, so the welding and filing method seemed more appropriate for what I needed.
Thanks for your encouragement, as always!
Donovan,
These cars never had gaps that looked that good from the factory. Like the other guys said, your attention to detail is incredible...
I remember when I was doing the bodywork on my Porsche, I used welding rod to fill the gaps, much like Jim had mentioned. Although, I used oxy-acetylene at the time.
I enjoy seeing how you address different areas of your car. Keep up the excellent work, my friend.
You never cease to amaze me.
Btw, great score on the metal wheel wells. I honestly had no idea that these things existed. At least you'll be able to work with them, tweak them, modify them, etc... unlike the plastic variety.
Jack, you welded up panel gaps on a Porsche with OXY/ACETYLENE???
Holy crap! And you call ME talented??
That would have been a test of your patience and skill I'm sure!
As for the metal wheel wells, I'm hearing that same sentiment from most members on here. No one (including me) seems to know that some of our cars even came with them. A unicorn indeed I'm thinking...
Thanks for responding, always great to hear from you!
Donovan
