Custom Mopar ????

[Torchie]

You're gaining on it.[cl[cl

Thanks, kenny.

Fun and games! [cl

What's with the popsicle sticks?

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LOL. 2 people noticed those Crank. You and my oldest daughter. They are more like tongue depressors. I used them to shim up the rear bumper during the mock up. When they fell down I just pushed them under the car. Gone now. I also used them for gap spacing on the planks for the boat bottom.
I saw this car plaque on e bay and thought of you.

You've got a lot to deal with Torchie. I hope you can get back in your groove and keep on keeping on.

Got to POPS. The alternative is unimaginable.

That's quite a bit to get done.

Thanks OI.
Each one of the seams on the 2 rear fenders represents 6-1/2 linear feet of solid welding OI. One tack at a time.[ [
Getting ready to get back out there.
Thanks for the comments.
Torchie

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

I saw this car plaque on e bay and thought of you.

Ha! [cl

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[Torchie]

Just for giggles I payed attention to how long my welding for today took.
23 inches more done. Just under 2 hours with some grinding.
I will need to go back and fill a few obvious holes.
I don't know if that is fast or slow and really don't care.
Never any warpage and it works for me.
Thanks for stopping by.
Keep on keeping on......[ [ [
Torchie
p.s. Sorry for the washed out pics. I need lots of light to see what I think I see.[ddd

 

[kenny c]

If it works for you that's all that matters. Nice work [cl[cl

 

[sc5080]

That looks pretty good to me.

 

[soltz]

Thats looking better evey day [cl
Keep doing what your doing.
ps: pefect pictures are over rated

 

[Torchie]

I must have fat fingered a button on my phone. The only 2 pics I took of todays progress turned out like this.
Unintended art shots. [ddd
Finished up the seam welding on the PS rear fender.[ [ [[cl
Mid 50's here tomorrow so once I'm back from the first test fitting of the new leg socket it's on to some reinforced fiberglass filler.
Moving forward.
Keep on keeping on.....
Torchie

 

[BillM]

Looks great Torchie. That fender looks really solid. I guess could say you've got a leg up on it? Good luck with the new one.

 

[Torchie]

Thanks Bill.
Between the bolts and the weld. Those fenders aren’t going anywhere.
Maybe I’ll start a build thread on the new leg.
Torchie

 

[Old Iron]

The fender Looks good to me [cl
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[I-R-POPS]

I bet 90% of the population have no idea what is involved in the "new leg" process. I have some war vet amputee friends and have seen first hand what they go thru.

The fenders look great! No way do I want to know how much time I put into these objects that seem to be obsession's to us.

Stay after it!!

 

[Torchie]

Thanks POPS.
Leg appointment went well.
This is the second appointment In the process and it’s moving right along.
And it is indeed a process. Today was the fitting of the test socket.
This socket is made from the plug that was made when he cast my stump at the last appointment.
Just clear plexiglass so that he can do lots if visual checking. It felt pretty good for a first time test.
Home soon to get some filler on that fender.
Torchie

 

[bob w]

Verrry interesting.[cl

 

[Torchie]

No shop time today. All worn out.
So for those that may be interested.........
There are several ways to hold a fake limb on. My first 3 legs were held on by a sleeve that I wore over the stump that had a pin in the end of it. I would insert my stump into the leg socket and stand up and listen for it to click down into the locked position.
To remove it I had a button on the bottom of the socket that I pushed to release it.
Worked well until my skin started to have a reaction to the sleeve.
So we went to the good old fashion "Held on by suction " system.
This will be my 5th leg in 15 years. They do have a shelf life as the stump shrinks as I age.Plus they also just wear out.
So my current process is... Different ply socks over the stump.(Clean socks everyday. They look dirty in the pics from the rubberized gator.)Stick the stump into the socket.. Pull up a "Gator" that protects the sleeve from wear on the inside.
Pull up the sleeve. This is what actually holds on the leg.
Then top it all of with a brace as my knees as well as my hips are shot.
I can do this all in record time, especially first thing in the morning when nature calls. [cl
If the sleeve gets a puncture or stretches out then I get a piston action of the stump in the socket which can lead to bad things. So I'm always on the watch for that.
It keeps things interesting.
Keep on keeping on.
Torchie

 

[kenny c]

Glad to see you're making progress with the leg. The car will wait. Rest up.

 

[earthman]

Really helps us to relate to you as a real person rather than just typed letters on a screen Torch.
Thanks for posting.

 

[Torchie]

Thanks Kenny and eman.
You guys know me. I’m a open book. It’s all part of the build.
Torchie

 

[kenny c]

Thanks Kenny and eman.
You guys know me. I’m a open book. It’s all part of the build.
Torchie

The build of the car or the rebuild of you?[ddd

 

[Torchie]

The build of the car or the rebuild of you?[ddd

All one and the same , kenny.
Torchie

 

[Torchie]

PS roughed in.
On to the trunk lid as I don't feel like getting under the car to do the inner rockers yet. [ [
Torchie