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Antenna Shaving

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AtlantaSteve

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So continuing to read Nick's other thread, I see he shaved his antenna, something I plan to eventually do.

Here are a few photos of the process:
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Is this the "right" way to do this? I've been trying to figure out how I would do the job cleanly, but basically he did a hatchet job and skimmed over it with body filler. Is that OK? Normally I'd just have taken his post and said "Oh ok so that's one way to do it." But with this person, I'm gonna ask those wiser than myself before following ANY of his steps.

Thanks,

Steve
 
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I was looking at that myself and had thoughts of :barf. I would cut the patch to fit the hole as if it was any other rust spot to repair. Weld the patch flush. You would need a bit of filler as a finish like any other patch. Round holes tend to fill poorly and leave cracks easier so I might even consider reshaping the hole from round also. That is my past experience anyway.

It looks like he just welded a piece over the hole from the bottom.
 
Dios mio! "Hatchet job" is right!

I agree with Pete, I'd probably cut the hole out square, cut out a piece of metal to fit, and weld it in flush. Backing the hole (with poorly welded in steel) and slathering the resulting trough in bondo is asking for problems.

Heck, doing it his way, even if you welded that plate in solid so water couldn't get to the back side of the bondo and eat it up, it would probably still go to crap after a while.

Seems like Nick's definiton of welding is "tack down the corners badly and slather it with bondo". I mean, did you SEE the shave job on the taillights? :rofl
 
Yeah, I don't like that work either....

Like Pete said, it would have been better to cut out a round piece of metal to fit the unused hole in the fender..... weld it in and then grind it flush.

The problems I see are the underside patch is a moisture trap and since the patch wasn't welded flush, but instead filled flush with filler, the filler will likely crack within a year or two leaving a nice circular crack in a very noticable location.
 
Thanks guys. I had a feeling it was wrong, but I just wanted to make sure, cause it sure looks easier that way. I don't know much about bodywork, but I figured that was NOT the place to learn it.

Thanks for the education

Steve
 
There's nothing right about that repair.

The patch should have been cut a tad undersized and welded in place, then ground on both sides.

Note that none of the surrounding area where the bondo is slathered was sanded in order to promote bondo stickage (I made that one up)

The bondo is also the low budget dime store crap you buy at auto parts stores. You can buy Evercoat Z-grip from the paint store for the same price or less.

That repair job would not even make it on a Radio Flyer IMO.
 
yeah, stickage is vital to bondo!
Anyway, every GOOD patch work I've seen has been to cut out the rust, hole, whatever out and cut a patch slightly smaller as Sluggo suggested and fill the gap with weld in small areas moving around so as not to warp the panel. Also the area should be clean and free of paint, primer, 40 years of road grime, etc. My preferance for filler is to put as little as possible on and sand most of that back off!
I'm not the best welder either but I did my rear quarter panels 19 years ago and they still look good. Granted I didn't paint the car until two years ago but they still hadn't cracked. I may have taken the opposite appraoch to Nick a little too extreme waiting 17 years but you can't rush perfection!
I don't have an antena either but it's because I have repop fenders and didn't want to cut any holes.
 
I just dont understand this, I mean, he has ALL the right tools there to do the job right........


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Yeah,the metal plug welded in the hole is definitely the correct way.
I did the same on y new trunk dropoffs .
 

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I just finished shaving the antenna on my 67.

Cut out a circular patch piece to fit inside the antenna cutout (leaving space for the MIG to fill), form the patch to the contour of the fender, MIG in place and grind flush on both the outside and inside. Use a Green Corp 1991 disc to grind down the excess, then a 60 and finally a 120 grit flapper discs on the grinder. Very important to get both sides flush to prevent any sort of moisture buildup or accumulation of road grime. If you manage the heat settings properly on the MIG it won't burn up the epoxy primer in the near vicinity.

I ground off the discolored primer in the area and re-shot it. All thats left is to add a very light skim of Rage Gold, sand it flush and on I go......

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Where is Nick posting his build thread now? I'd sure like to see more. :lol

Based on the thread on VMF wasn't he suppose to be done with the car two months ago?
 
OK, I just checked out Nicks sold car and his new one. I think he gets what he deserves!

First off, Nick decided to buy a car without having it inspected.

Then he wants to whine about paying too much?

The car he bought looks like it sat in a field for a long time and the guy cleaned it up and didn't really refurbish anything. Much less replace any parts.

This guy hasn't got a leg to stand on. The ad did say AS-IS Where IS! So, Nick paid too much for his current car. Period!

I was looking at his pictures of the damages and really there are some issues like the cowl, but look at the antifreeze leak...Hehehehe it is just a thermostat leak! The rust coming through the paint is poor prep on the PO part. It looks like the seller did a NICK job on it and sold it.

Nick got caught in his own web!

Mel
 
Nick got caught in his own web!
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I agree completely. I don't believe you'll find any sympathetic ears over here. The only sympathy he's getting is from guys who don't previously know him.

Did you notice in his AllMustangForums thread where a couple guys replied stating that they had just finished reviewing the work he did on his last car(s) and they're impressed with his work?

Holy Freakin' Moly........ They were being serious!

Maybe Nick has finally found a place that will not harass him..... LMAO.... doubtful!
 
There is no doubt that Nick has some skill, but he doesn't do the follow up. Gets stuff roughed in and then stops. Kinda goes 1/2 arsed!

I have a hard time when I see guys look at his work and say that it is god work. I can't help but think either these guys can't do the work themselves or they are just being polite.

If Nick would just finish something all the way and do it right.

Part of the reason my 65 is still sitting on the lift is I don't have the funds to do it right, so no reason to do anything.

Mel

PS. Oh, and how did we hijack this thread to be about Nick? MH

PPS. The antenna patch looks good! MH
 
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PS. Oh, and how did we hijack this thread to be about Nick? MH
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Did you miss the first post.....it was about nicks ability to do an antenna delete patch.......so, it all comes around.
 
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