Welded the dipstick tube back together. It's a two piece but the bottom has a pressed on section that broke off. Buick 350 dipsticks and tubes are hard to come by and even the ones TA performance sells aren't quite bent right and aren't accurate.
Just a few pictures of where I ended up with all the pounding and pushing and heating and shrinking on the Radiator Air Duct side panel that took damage from a previous owner's antics.
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So here, with a bit of eye squint, you can see the panel set in place and being held by a couple of pop rivets. The rivets have not been set just in case i need to do some final tweaking once I address the matching panel on the other side.
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These two shots might be a bit clearer than the first two. Basically the side panel has a flange that allows it to be bolted to the rad cradle and thus to establish the relationship between duct and rad. There is a gasket that runs along the lower shelf of the duct and which acts to deflect dust and debris away from the rad. Like the panel to shelf, it gets pop riveted into place as well. The pop rivets are mushroom head, aluminum body and pin. Not about weight, likely about rust if steel rivets were used. Also easier to crank into place.
Nick
Been working on this one for a while- (I think I started it during COVID lockdown?), but wanted to finish it for HRPT. First swing at something like this, nothing sewn, only spray glue and staples, and the (cheap) vinyl i bought had almost zero stretch. 1/2" MDF, 1/4" luan, and a little 1/2" plywood. Oh- I also bought a shifter handle (Hurst 5384106)and knob (SST- IST-SLA-1630008) for my future TKX swap.View attachment 240420View attachment 240421View attachment 240422View attachment 240423
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