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#441
09-26-2022, 01:12 PM
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I think it is safe to say that Super Dave is the most talented fabricator on the site.....
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#442
09-26-2022, 01:58 PM
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#443
09-27-2022, 01:03 AM
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Wow, guys. I'm humbilicaled by this gestation.
 That means a lot. I'm anxious for you all to see it next year at MCACN in whatever state it'll be in then which will hopefully be ready for paint or maybe painted.   Headed to Philly tomorrow to check out a real one and get more detailed photos for my archives. Cheers  Dave
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#444
09-27-2022, 11:24 AM
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Dave Dykstra 1968 Camaro Palomino Ivory/Ivy Gold interior -Delivered to Courtesy Chevrolet, Los Angeles, CA 2013 Corvette Grand Sport 60th Anniversary Edition Arctic White/Diamond Blue interior -Delivered to Bill Jacobs Chevrolet, Joliet, IL NCRS#66003 “Education is what you get when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t.”-Pete Seeger Dykstra Motorsports
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#445
10-03-2022, 12:42 PM
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Wow! $2.3mil. From my understanding, the person that bought it was not really even paying attention when the hanger fell. Meaning, "Oh, It's there cheaper thing I bought this weekend...."
Still, that's pretty impressive for a car that needs a bunch of work to it to be driveable. Albert was happy, but his brother wasn't. He wanted to keep this one and sell the one being restored that I visited. This was in their best interest though I think grin a logistical standpoint. Cheers Dave
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#446
10-03-2022, 12:56 PM
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So with that comes more motivation for panel forming!
 Hood time! First thing will be to make the hood frame out of 1.5" 16ga round tube like the original. No pipe bender? No problem! I used my press for the more gentle bends which worked surprisingly well.  Now that the frame is done I can cut the skin to fit. The frame is 1.5" inset from the edge of the skin since I need to weld a 1" flat bar stock (1/8th inch thickness) around the edge for rigidity which the extra 1/2" of skin will fold over onto. Does that make any sense?  Doesn't to me either. So that's coming up next. But big news is the car now steers! The linkage is hooked up and its functional! Woohoo!Lastly, I scored an original used valve cover and amazingly (just like I had thought) it is the same size as the 215s cover! I'll be making this work somehow and will hopefully find another or make a duplicate. More to come... Cheers Dave Last edited by A12pilot; 10-03-2022 at 12:59 PM.
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#447
10-03-2022, 01:45 PM
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Simply put an amazing build! The detail and your ability to fabricate with minimal equipment takes ingenuity and skill!! Love it Super Dave...
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#449
10-03-2022, 07:52 PM
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Thanks guys! Don't forget, Steve. Minimal tools, minimal ability and talent to match!
But seriously, thank you for the compliment.So after some wheeling on the wheel I placed the hood skin on the frame I drilled that into the frame while I centered it up. Knowing I now have it where it needs to be more or less, I removed the skin and mounted the hinges. I then welded the skin to the frame after I verified everything operated correctly. An interesting note was that later in production they increased the gap at the hood to header panel intersection due to complaints of interference. Of course lots of final metal work to do, but time to crack a Shock Top Pretzel Wheat beer and enjoy my labor the past two weeks! Cheers SuperDave
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#450
10-03-2022, 08:00 PM
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AMAZING Stuff Dave!
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