6.1 Hemi into 72 Demon March 2018
So I have had a tuff couple of weeks, I landed myself in urgent care for a serious internal infection. My boss retired and I got a new boss, and I have been going to school trying to get some additional certifications for teaching. Ok done whining, that was my long winded apology for abandoning the Demon for a couple of weeks. This weekend armed with the knowledge FABO Fred taught me a few weeks back I tackled the other inner fender and also the radiator support. The millwright in me was quite anal about scribing witness marks for reference and also making a detailed drawing with dimensions of the nose clip. Experienced body guys will likely scoff but I have zero experience so I was being double dog sure for placement. I can't stress that enough as once you remove the inner everything is swinging in the breeze. During reassembly you want to ensure everything is as square and true as was original. Also please note the pix with gray primer. That is a weldable paint that you spray everywhere you ground off factory paint on both new parts and old. Thanks Fred. Anyway once parts are prepped and painted get a bunch of clamps, refer to your drawing and go for it. It was much easier when Fred was here so I ended up replacing his third hand with a porta power. Two hands was just not enough. I am typically always working alone so I am used to using clamps etc to hold stuff while I tack. In the end I got both the inner fender and radiator support done. Woo Hoo.
So I have had a tuff couple of weeks, I landed myself in urgent care for a serious internal infection. My boss retired and I got a new boss, and I have been going to school trying to get some additional certifications for teaching. Ok done whining, that was my long winded apology for abandoning the Demon for a couple of weeks. This weekend armed with the knowledge FABO Fred taught me a few weeks back I tackled the other inner fender and also the radiator support. The millwright in me was quite anal about scribing witness marks for reference and also making a detailed drawing with dimensions of the nose clip. Experienced body guys will likely scoff but I have zero experience so I was being double dog sure for placement. I can't stress that enough as once you remove the inner everything is swinging in the breeze. During reassembly you want to ensure everything is as square and true as was original. Also please note the pix with gray primer. That is a weldable paint that you spray everywhere you ground off factory paint on both new parts and old. Thanks Fred. Anyway once parts are prepped and painted get a bunch of clamps, refer to your drawing and go for it. It was much easier when Fred was here so I ended up replacing his third hand with a porta power. Two hands was just not enough. I am typically always working alone so I am used to using clamps etc to hold stuff while I tack. In the end I got both the inner fender and radiator support done. Woo Hoo.
