That's the same wiper unit I installed on my '40 last week. It's tricky getting the cable all greased up and installed without getting grease all over. TMJ
I love grease....oh, and anti seize. I never get a drop on my hands...ha.....
I read that a fellow had his grease dry up in his wiper unit. Not sure which grease to use at this point. I'll think about it in another 5 years or so when it's time to assemble the car.
Anti seize HA I love and hate that stuff. We used lots of that at work. I learned about 35 years ago how to or not to use that stuff. The thing is with the wipers I very rarely use mine. I'm a rain X guy even on my daily driver. Not sure if it was a good idea or not but I pushed a little plastic cap on the end of the last tube after the second transmission. I just thought I don't want any grease dripping out. I'm using up parts I had bought over the years. This wiper kit I had bought so long ago it came with a VHS instruction tape. TMJ
I had figured the back fenders were gonna be nice as the fronts, with only the large splash shield holes needing closed up.....ha.......what's that about "and he laughed".....
Uh-oh, Bondo on the back side can never be good..........
Using a strip of metal to locate the blend in point.
Since it was a Friday night and the ewheel was at work, I thought I'd try to hand form patches with a hammer and dolly. Dolly was a big chunk of steel for tap a tapping on.
Lots of pock marks from every hammer hit. By this time, it was well past the weekend and I could have brought the wheel home, but I was enjoying the hand tapping. I was learning a lot about where to stretch the metal, so this knowledge would help later using the ewheel.
I've never been good at wheeling a shape from scratch, just half decent at using it for blending in.
Making little templates for the shape where the patch butts into the quarter panel/wheelhouse connection.
Paper pattern.
I jumped around welding and dressing different areas. Pics are in order of what I did next.
I think the skills you demonstrate in this forum are like most things more impressive when seen up close and being there. Photos are great but being there and seeing what you do is so much better. You certainly inspire me Pugsy. Great stuff we can all find inspiration in.
Wow just wow Jari, the lines on that car sure are improving with each piece you've modified. Bonus you also share lots of great info on how you fit things together to make the modifications flow and become part of the car. Thanks for sharing the pictures looking forward to the next update.