Re: 25.1E ------- 64 Fairlane

QKiss March 15th 2017, 11:16 pm

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A piece of scrap aluminum was rolled in the English wheel just to see how it might work out for the grill.

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The crown in panel worked out very well.

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This panel is to short to fit all the way across the front end but it is coming out so well it is going to have 2 end pieces welded on.
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This is a P-6 Pullmax with doming dies installed.

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An aluminum test piece just to see if simulated head lights can be shaped into the panel.

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A little sand bag on a post to hand finish the head light domes. The cold chisel leaning up against the post has the cutting edge ground to a small radius and used sharpening up the dome to panel transition line.

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Pull max being used to install the grill features.

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Can't wait to see what the air brush guy can do with the grill. Smile

BBFTorino March 16th 2017, 1:35 am

Man, you gotta make that grille look as closely to the original as you can!! Its one of the most beautiful features of the early Fairlanes!!

QKiss March 30th 2017, 11:02 pm

BBFTorino wrote:Man, you gotta make that grille look as closely to the original as you can!! Its one of the most beautiful features of the early Fairlanes!!

Apologize for the delay. Life came along.
I know what you are talking about. The goal is to modernize the original look of the grill. A lot of time was spent to that end with the grill opening features duplicating spacing and location. I've got stock grill pictures for the air brush guy to work from to do his magic. Sure hope it works out as planned.
Qkiss Smile

AZFairlane July 7th 2017, 1:57 pm

Qkiss, I'm hoping this finds you well. First of all let me be the first to tell you how sorry I am about Photobucket's greed and wiping out your and everyone elses photos. I know people are looking for a new hosting site, I just haven't heard of any results yet. If I hear of any, I will let you know.

Joe

QKiss July 8th 2017, 12:04 pm

Thanks Joe. Doing fine. ---- It was getting increasingly time consuming to work with Photobucket and that was the main for the slow down of the Posts. Also there was talk out there that Photobucket was going to make this move. I don't know what it requires but I am on another forum that allows you to post pictures directly from your computer to the forum as an attachment. This is exactly the reason they set up there sight for attachments. I started out with Photobucket over there also and lost 95% of the posts there also.
Never did know how Photobucket could offer the service for free unless it was through advertising sales. The deal with me is I am old school. You tell me you are going to do something as a person or a business I expect you to live up to your word. If not ----- I HAVE NO USE FOR YOU.---- Good bye Photobucket and good reddens. Go bait and switch someone else.
Steve Kioukis (Qkiss)

rmcomprandy July 8th 2017, 12:30 pm

QKiss wrote:Thanks Joe. Doing fine. ---- It was getting increasingly time consuming to work with Photobucket and that was the main for the slow down of the Posts. Also there was talk out there that Photobucket was going to make this move. I don't know what it requires but I am on another forum that allows you to post pictures directly from your computer to the forum as an attachment. This is exactly the reason they set up there sight for attachments. I started out with Photobucket over there also and lost 95% of the posts there also.
Never did know how Photobucket could offer the service for free unless it was through advertising sales. The deal with me is I am old school. You tell me you are going to do something as a person or a business I expect you to live up to your word. If not ----- I HAVE NO USE FOR YOU.---- Good bye Photobucket and good reddens. Go bait and switch someone else.
Steve Kioukis (Qkiss)

EXACTLY ... changes for the future is OK but, including all past transactions IS totally "Chicken $_it", business or personal, as far as I can see.

In this country today, no ... the whole world, it is all about the money and integrity seems to have no place anymore.

QKiss July 17th 2017, 10:13 am

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Test photos to see if I have this figured out. --------- If these go through This is 480 feet long railroad rails being unloaded from special built ship.
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Shot from cargo hold.
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All three cranes are tied together in unison to one single control.
Qkiss

QKiss July 19th 2017, 7:45 pm

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Aerospace vacuum pump install.

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Custom made pulley mandrel with extended crank snout bolt to bar motor over.

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Making up bracket to mount oil accumulator w/3/8 4130 tube in the bender.

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Poster board pattern layout for mount plate development.

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Accumulator in its new home.

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The oil goes into the clearview filter first (hiding directly behind the tube) to filter the oil before entering the accumulator.

QKiss July 24th 2017, 11:58 pm

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Start on front mounted fuel system. ---- Weld tabs top and bottom are for the fuel cell base panel.

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Roughed in base made with .050 6061-T6 aluminum.

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Lay out and cutting started on the nesting fence.

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Finish cut out with punched rivet holes.

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Finished base panel and nesting fence installed with buck rivets.

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Upper base panel tabs double as fuel cell strap mounts.

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Fuel pump mount and filters layout. The receiver tube welded to the frame in the lower left corner is a radiator mount that locates it in between the fuel cell and the fuel pump

BBFTorino July 25th 2017, 12:39 am

Looking awesome!!
The oil accumulator is not too close to the engine block, is it??....I only say because you're going to have to fit an engine diaper on there!!

QKiss July 25th 2017, 11:26 am

BBFTorino wrote:Looking awesome!!
The oil accumulator is not too close to the engine block, is it??....I only say because you're going to have to fit an engine diaper on there!!

OUCH ---- Thanks for the catch. Definitely a brain fade moment. The way it is now minimum room is 5/8" buy changing billet clamp to hose clamp style mounting I am looking at 1 1/8" minimum. How much room is needed for a diaper? Checking the rule book a belly pan is also an option. By what I can see lower SFI ballistic devices are not necessary until Pro Mod??

pmrphil July 25th 2017, 12:44 pm

5/8" is enough for a diaper but no room for air (or error), but the diaper is about the smartest insurance (for your butt) that you can get.
Pretty much mandatory for anything quicker than 9.99 at most (sanctioned) tracks.

QKiss July 27th 2017, 1:15 am

Thanks for the input guys. I have a diaper on order and it will fit even if something needs to be moved. Smile

BBFTorino July 27th 2017, 1:33 am

QKiss...definitely go with a diaper instead of a catch pan. That diaper saved my ass (no pun intended!!) as it caught all the shrapnel, oil and water, and prevented me from crumbling up the car on the guard wall.

QKiss July 30th 2017, 12:33 pm

BBF Torino Thanks ------ Your incident with the diaper containing oil and parts paints a very clear picture. The question rolling around in my mind is was your diaper a balistic unit or a standard style?

BBFTorino July 31st 2017, 1:14 am

Mine was a standard type...multi-weave Kevlar mesh, 2 layers I believe, with the absorbing pads inside.
The ballistic ones are a bit thicker I think, and probably a real pain in the butt to install.

slurm July 31st 2017, 11:44 am

Car is looking great. Question, did you remove the other photos? Started working on mine again was looking for some ideas.

69F100 July 31st 2017, 7:45 pm

No I think Photobucket did they want to charge for your pics now

QKiss July 31st 2017, 11:26 pm

Slurm ----- Yes the missing photos are compliments of Photobucket. If you have areas of intrest of the build I would be glad to post or email them to you with comments The current photos are downloaded direct to the forum cutting out the untrustworthy middel man.

QKiss August 2nd 2017, 1:30 am

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Mounting panel layout for the MSD box/fuse panel.

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Cut panel and punch holes.

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Forming Panel.

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Mounting electrical panel in door X bar for easy access for maintenece.

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By removing the door it puts everyting in the open.

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Switch panel mounted overhead that plugs into the fuse panel.

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BBFTorino August 2nd 2017, 11:59 pm

Did you angle the windshield posts back from the stock angle??

QKiss August 3rd 2017, 9:01 am

Yes -----The top was chopped 3" in front and 2" in the rear. In the proccess the top was shifted back 2"to keep from major sergery on the top. This leaned the windshield back a fair amount. I was trying to not be obvious with the chop. For those that don't know Fairlanes it sneaks by but if you know Fairlanes its real obvious.

68formalGT August 3rd 2017, 6:48 pm

QKiss wrote:
Test photos to see if I have this figured out. --------- If these go through This is 480 feet long railroad rails being unloaded from special built ship.

Shot from cargo hold.

All three cranes are tied together in unison to one single control.
Qkiss

Who's rail? What section height? Is it head hardened?

QKiss August 3rd 2017, 11:56 pm

Don't Know if there is a standard rail or not but they are comming from Japan and the ship loops back and forth from Japan to Stockton Calif. There is a second ship being built so they can have one comming and one going. That being said they are bringing in alot of rail of all the same size. Don't know much about the rail itself my involvment is unloading it.

68formalGT August 4th 2017, 12:03 am

Nippon steel.

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