12:05 Garage- ’70 Duster build
Made more progress on my AC. The system held a vacuum for a couple hours so I had to throw some Freon in it, so I hooked up the power and grounds so I could start the system. I also wanted to get that done before I permanently mounted everything. It sucks to everything apart if something doesn't work. The system blows cold! It's going to feel odd driving this thing without the windows down!
I also started fabbing up something to hold the controls and vents. I've never done real sheet metal shaping beyond just bending something small for a patch panel. I made a small anvil to make a radius on the edges and it worked out pretty good. It took much more hammer effort than I thought it would. I had to ditch the body hammer and go straight to a ball peen to get it to move. I need to make another piece that will mate up to this for the far right side vent. The sheet metal I had was only 24" wide, I need around 35". It came out pretty good. Once I get the metal work done, I'll bodywork it to get it perfectly straight and paint it black.
Made more progress on my AC. The system held a vacuum for a couple hours so I had to throw some Freon in it, so I hooked up the power and grounds so I could start the system. I also wanted to get that done before I permanently mounted everything. It sucks to everything apart if something doesn't work. The system blows cold! It's going to feel odd driving this thing without the windows down!
I also started fabbing up something to hold the controls and vents. I've never done real sheet metal shaping beyond just bending something small for a patch panel. I made a small anvil to make a radius on the edges and it worked out pretty good. It took much more hammer effort than I thought it would. I had to ditch the body hammer and go straight to a ball peen to get it to move. I need to make another piece that will mate up to this for the far right side vent. The sheet metal I had was only 24" wide, I need around 35". It came out pretty good. Once I get the metal work done, I'll bodywork it to get it perfectly straight and paint it black.
