Ford Vedette ‘Baby Merc” of Paris >
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The adventure continues! I decided to try to make a transformation 2 doors!
for security I found doors to test..if I can’t do it I won’t be much of a loser..
With little rounding.. (photoshop)
GOOooooo !
GoOd TiMeS !
Very exciting.
The elimination of the rear door and extended front door in your Photoshop really works well, makes the car look much longer. Great work.
Enjoy the beauty of Customizing
I finish with the reconstruction of the top of the door! Soon finishes and filler coat..
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Soon the filler…
For my Pontiac 59 trim, I can’t find a welder who can weld.. I’ll try an invisible binding system..
GoOd TiMeS !
Do you have the missing piece ? Hirohata Merc also got the door trim pieces spliced together so you be in good company . I would guess a clip that guide both pieces needs to be made . I have welded many thin stainless trims and its not easy besides the fact they are usually lower grade stainless (magnetic) , they still dont rust if kept clean but more modern stainless have different higher grade alloys and that usually result in a slightly different “color” of the polished stainless in the weld . This means the added welding-rod needs to be same grade stainless as the sidetrims . I have both tried MIG and TIG welding and I have to discourage MIG-welding , partly because it splatter molten metal that can stick to the trim and its very hard to not melt thru = the trim needs to be protected on both sides of the weld for this reason even for TIG welding . On the other hand TIG-welding also needs to be cranked down to not melt thru and the weld puddle oxidize on the back side where the melted puddle is exposed to air . When the pros weld stainless pipe they use a secondary argon source which protect the back side but I never tried that … I grind both sides and it usually works well . So with that in mind splicing the trim pieces together is not such a bad idea there is also a part of the trim profile that is fairly flat on the -59 Pontiac trim that could be easy to warp much like the -52-53 Buick side trim soooo … if you cut both piece open and make a clip that guides both profiles hard against each other and then even tack weld them on the back side , then polish over should make it pretty .
a clip (red) that is possibly made from 2-3mm thick stainless , tacked (black) on the back side will guide the trim (blue) good enough ?!
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