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« Last post by Essex_29 on January 31, 2026, 02:36:47 PM »
Thanks, sammons
It was fun once the parts were tacked together.
I didn't expect it to take this long to make the
second one, it's been exactly a month since I
started on this fender.
Now it's done anyway.
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« Last post by Rattiac on January 30, 2026, 12:35:52 PM »
Yeah, I still have that coughing. Been taking chest decongestant for weeks now. At the end of the last inversion I started feeling better then, the 20's hit again and smog is back.
I just stay inside as much as I can. Got tons of editing to do anyway.
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« Last post by sammons on January 30, 2026, 06:27:27 AM »
Essex, i'm glad your enjoyment returned. I love watching sheetmetal go from Frankinstein's monster to Sleeping Beauty 🙂
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« Last post by sammons on January 30, 2026, 06:16:12 AM »
Well friday he loaded up the wheels and went to town to get mounted, they didn't arrive yet. Monday they call tires are here, loads wheels back up and into town.... wrong size😡 Weds they call, they are here. So load back up and finally got them mounted. We went with the same size as the original Scat-Track tires were, (radial equivelant). (245/60-14 rear, 215/70-14 front)
He wasn't happy with names on cheaper brand tires like Cobra, Futura etc, just didn't have that vintage badging. So had to up to BFG's to look era correct.
Thats the look we both remember the car with all those years growing up. We are happy with it anyway. I told him i'm not a fan of shinny tire dressing. I like mine white letters brite but tires just clean natural, but as much as they cost... you have to preserve them i guess.
Got the required tire break in done to remove those casting nubs, for safety you know. 🙂
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« Last post by Rattiac on January 29, 2026, 10:21:42 PM »
I was able to get back to the footage from last summer and switch computers for some editing. Here's the new video. ECTA comes to Bonneville. https://youtu.be/OpkyRziQNY8?si=SF1bOw56IrUVoyvE
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« Last post by Essex_29 on January 28, 2026, 02:52:31 PM »
Thank you sammons for the compassionate words.
It feels much better now that I have everything tacked.
Next night in the garage I have about 10 ft of tig weld to make
along all the tacked seams. I was right too, this was really fun,
To get it all cut, hammered and tacked.
Welding is always fun, looking forward to it.
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« Last post by sammons on January 28, 2026, 06:08:32 AM »
I've got a bonded pair of stray cats that have been here for a couple years, very good mouser/hunters. 2 months ago i seen kittens out for the first time running around. I named him Carlos, should have named him Speedy, spends a lot of time with his dad.
Anyway with these below zero temps and snow, mom and dad went MIA. The last kitten that i've seen got caught out crying for mom or dad. He was under my shed, then wonder out looking then back. The next day he was out still crying for them, they stay in my neighbors round top, get in a hole somewhere on the west side. I went out to look, all snowed in. I called for them and could hear a reply but i shoveled all i could where i thought hole was. 2" of snow around the base. Next day i shoveled more but now more reply from them.
Poor little Carlos kept comimg out crying and watchimg me. I kept calling him in and lured him with the smell of tuna and finally got him coaxed into garage. Feed and watered him. Got a litter nox set out, by golly he used it right off. Any way after 2 days his folks returned calling and looking for him. Carlos was on my window sill chasing a bug, i called out side for dad and he seen him in the window, called for mom and i propped my door open and let them reunite.
Never got to tame him, but he knows a place for warmth and food.
Cute little guy
Dad, (Bob) and Mom, (Jen)
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« Last post by sammons on January 28, 2026, 05:40:48 AM »
Essex its hard not to get burnt out on a big project like yours. Weird how sometimes the first side is reasonably easy, and the second a bear, nothing seems to go as smooth as the other side did. Sometimes fab work goes backwards🫤
Keep at it!
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« Last post by sammons on January 28, 2026, 05:33:50 AM »
Rattiac hope you got over what ever you had. My buddy had something simmilar 2 months ago. Sounded terrible on the phone, wheezing when he talked etc. Doc put him on an inhaler also, said it kinda helped but didn't do much. He had a heck of a time getting ride of the flem. Took him 6 weeks to get over it.
Glad you got the Vette sold to someone that knows cars.
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« Last post by Essex_29 on January 27, 2026, 02:42:58 PM »
Thank you sammons and TFoch.
Have patience with me, this is a blow-by-blow thing right
now, but I'm getting so frustrated with this endless work
on the fenders, I just HAVE to describe the smallest progress.
I got the inner fender edge done and tacked, after a bit of
rolling in the eglish wheel.
Then I continued with the joint between the apron and the fender.
Also the hump for when the wheel is turned and the edge around
the exhaust primaries.
I surprise myself with how difficult this is, since I already did it once.
I make a point of working on this every day to get it over with.
Yes, I'm a bit fed up.
I took the fender off the car tonight and started cutting and hammering.
Now it begun to be fun, so I quit so it will be fun and inspiring to go to
the garage and continue tomorrow.
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