Author Archives: RussD

Hoodie 2

Posted on May 18, 2022 by RussD

With the bottom of the hood done in Hoodie I flipped the hood over and tackled the top. The top of the hood has bothered me since I got the car – something had been laid on top of the … Continue reading →

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Hoodie

Posted on May 9, 2022 by RussD

After finishing the last door in Door Four Debacle it was time to move on to the next rust damage I had been avoiding – a hole in a rib in the hood inner frame. Wrestling the hood off of … Continue reading →

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Door Four Debacle

Posted on April 17, 2022 by RussD

In AfterCoolin’ I put off tackling the last door by finishing work on the air compressor. After running out of excuses there was no choice but to move on to the last door. While the bottom of the door looked … Continue reading →

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AfterCoolin’

Posted on March 22, 2022 by RussD

After fighting rust in the previous article Door Three “Delights” I decided to finish off another workshop project to upgrade my air supply. One of the problems with air compressors is moisture. A basic physics fact is warm air can … Continue reading →

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Door Three “Delights”

Posted on March 11, 2022 by RussD

After upgrading the power windows on the first two doors in Electrical 13: Relay That Window! it was time to stop stalling and start working on the drivers door. This door has the worst rust on the entire car, so … Continue reading →

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Electrical 13: Relay That Window!

Posted on February 20, 2022 by RussD

The last electrical article looked at dash lighting in Electrical 12: Dash It All!. It is now time to deal with a sticky situation – specifically, power windows that stick going up and down. Power windows are the among the … Continue reading →

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What’s Behind Door Number One?

Posted on January 29, 2022 by RussD

I’ll confess – one of the reasons for doing all of the projects around the workshop has been a bit of stalling on actually working on the car. In an early post I described the Imperial as being essentially rust … Continue reading →

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Bandsaw Stand

Posted on January 22, 2022 by RussD

The horizontal bandsaw has been getting a real workout cutting up the steel tubing for various projects. While it does a good job cutting there are issues – mostly with the stand. The included stand is the most criticized part … Continue reading →

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Workbench

Posted on December 21, 2021 by RussD

Its not a workshop without a workbench! Currently the workbench is a plywood top laying on a couple of 44″ tool cabinets which has been waiting for the materials to build a proper workbench. With materials in hand, courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Welding Cart

Posted on December 6, 2021 by RussD

Larger fabrication projects, like the drill press stand chronicled in the previous article How Much Does A “Free” Drill Press Cost?, have been leaving me increasingly dissatisfied with my welding setup. The actual welder, a Lincoln HD140, is fine. The … Continue reading →

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