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  • Lucky Mike! He'll learn some stuff.

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    • Had a late start in the shop tonight as I had to go look at a school bus. Yeah, week and a half to go until the end of school.

      Looks like something gave the spot mirror a nice push..








      The mirror mount looks like it's no longer straight....





      OK, so we found it hard to fathom something hitting the mirror that high in the air as the bus was driving into it, so the other possibility was something backed into this one.. A quick search of the buses parked close by revealed this one with some nice shiny metal showing...








      A quick test drive showed that the mirror didn't vibrate/move around that much so we're going to address this after school is out so this one can still be used for the next couple weeks..


      Back at the shop, time to weld in the seat retainer brackets...











      ....and then started the next shoulder harness anchor bracket....


      Robert



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      • Pilot hole drilled for the passenger B-Pillar.....





        The center point is spring loaded, but they seem to locate better using a pilot hole vs. just a punch...














        The plug weld holes drilled for the anchor and paint cleaned off in prep for welding..





        Apprentice E worked on smoothing off the plug welds from last week..








        Welding in the anchor .....








        For the lower anchor point, which will hold both the retractor and the lap belt, we used some 14 ga that will be plug welded to the back side of the inner quarter panel just behind the B Pillar.. A 1/2" lock nut is welded to the back side, and a spacer added to the front side to keep the lap belt off the side wall.

















        Or the motion picture version....


        Robert



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        • Cool ideal! Haven't heard much about Kyle lately he been laying low?
          Greg & Mendy Dayton, Ohio 2007LH 2008LH 2010LH 2011LH 2012 1st 2 stops 2013LH 2015 1st 2 stops2016LH 2017 first and last stops . 2018 LH ("It's better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!! Harley Davidson!")

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          • Kyle has been working overtime at his new job since starting there, which doesn't leave him much time here. He stopped by a couple weeks ago and I let him know he was welcome anytime if his OT ever let up. He's good help, and sorely missed..
            Robert



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            • Please tell him we say "HI!"

              Dan

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              • Kyle says Hi....


                Tonight we have both seat belt retractor anchor plates welded and waiting for apprentice E to media blast and epoxy prime..








                Next, we have the side filler panels to either side of the fold down rear seat that don't fit with those pesky wheel tubs in the way...








                So we plan to make new ones, with a relief to fit snugly to the wheel tubs at the bottom end.. We used the Baileigh MH19 hammer and the shrinking dies to shape a piece of 14 gauge cold rolled to fit the wheel tub. Glad I didn't have to do all that shrinking by hand.














                A flat piece from the top section will be welded to this piece, and then foam will be glued to the assembly and upholstered to match the seat..
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                • To catch up on the wagon, the seat belt retractor anchor bracket will be located inside the quarter panel, here we are laying out for the plug weld holes that hold it in place...





                  Holes piloted, then use the burnishing brush to remove the paint from the weld area...








                  Then the holes are enlarged for plug weld size, I use a letter A and plenty of heat.





                  Back to our rear seat back modification, some 14 gauge steel is shrunk in the Baileigh MH19 to fit the driver's wheel well..





                  After some cleanup on the Tommasini cast wheeling machine...








                  Meanwhile, Mike has media blasted the anchor brackets and is here spraying them with SPI epoxy primer...











                  The 14 gauge is then held to the wheel wells and marked a line parallel to the seat frame. We'll use this line to start the transition to flat, using a linear stretch die in the MH19.











                  Linear stretch die also used to add this detail to blend into the bottom part...








                  Tacked together and fitted....





                  Tig welded....





                  This should JUST hide the wheel well, but doesn't look like the foam will be all that thick at the bottom...





                  Weld dressed and another fit, I was going to trim the sides but we'll be adding some stiffener beads to the flat area, so we'll wait until after that process to trim the sides.








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                  • Saturday Mike worked on the 55, with the seat belt retractor anchor plates now epoxied and cured for a week, they're ready to weld inside the quarters. He clamped them in place, scribed all the holes, removed them and cleaned paint off the hole locations....





                    clamped in, ready to plug weld.....











                    then he dressed the plug welds on the anchor plates as well as a few remaining ones on the drivers bucket seat pan. next on the list is to fabricate some arm rests for the rear seat area that will also serve to enclose the seat belt retractors.


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                    • Should be titled " building a new 2018 Chevy wagon!"
                      Patrick & Tammy
                      - Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??

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                      • Yeah, won't be much left untouched!


                        With the Biederman fenders out of the building, its time to work on the 55's rear seat bolsters. Time to assemble the parts for the passenger side..





                        TIG welded together...



                        ....and cleaned up....



                        Back to the drivers side, all the edges will be tipped forward to eliminate the possibility of sharp edges cutting through the upholstery..





                        This is the edge adjacent to the center fold down seat, so we wanted it nice and straight..



                        To better check that we were straight across the uneven surfaces, we used the laser again...

                        Making bolsters for the fold down rear seat to accommodate the wheel tubs.. Tipping the edges forward will eliminate sharp edges that may cut into our uphol...


                        Seats mocked up again.....



                        .....and laser used to get a straight edge on the outside..



                        for more edge tipping....







                        Hopefully we can finish this up in the morning and start cutting out the foam pad..
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                        • Here's the panel with all the edges tipped forward, clamped in place..





                          Some poster board templates were traced from the steel part, then trimmed out and transferred to the foam.





                          Used the electric bread knife from the kitchen (if anyone asks you haven't seen it...) to trim out the foam, makes short work of it...





                          roughed out...





                          Test fit for marking the profile...





                          trimmed /sculpted to size with the bread knife and 3" roloc. Use a worn disc on the sander, the fresh ones tend to grab..








                          This fills out the seat pretty nicely and hides that wheel tub that protrudes into the back side of the seat.





                          Robert



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                          • Does the owner have any idea of how lucky she is to have you working out these nifty details?

                            Dan

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                            • It's amazing how adding just 2-1/2" to the wheel tubs gets the domino's going...
                              Robert



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                              • Every solution takes two more to make it work.
                                Greg & Mendy Dayton, Ohio 2007LH 2008LH 2010LH 2011LH 2012 1st 2 stops 2013LH 2015 1st 2 stops2016LH 2017 first and last stops . 2018 LH ("It's better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!! Harley Davidson!")

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