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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #225 on: March 12, 2011, 01:48:49 PM »
DON`T WORRY ABOUT OF THE DISTANCE RIGHT NOW. YOU MUST TAKE THE CAR FOR AN ALIGNMENT SERVICE AFTER REASSEMBLING THE WHOLE SUSPENSION. THEY HAVE THE ALIGNMENT EQUIPMENT TO ADJUST THAT DISTANCE. GREETINGS
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #226 on: March 12, 2011, 02:10:11 PM »
It is not so easy in Finland... Here we had no importer of Rambler/AMC after 1973... And nowadays our local aligment services don´t know anything about AMC or Ramblers. All AMCs younger that are private imports. All but Jeeps.

I´ll need this distance to get suspension parts together about right. They were apart and new bushings are different than the original ones.
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #227 on: March 12, 2011, 02:50:15 PM »
HEY MAN JUST MEASURED ON MY 1980 EAGLE WAGON THERE ARE 17 INCHES AND A HALF DISTANCE FROM THE FIRST BOLT TO THE BRACKET AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY EAGLE IS WELL ALLIGNED HOPE THIS HELP
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #228 on: March 12, 2011, 03:03:57 PM »
OK, thank you...

Did you take it from the center of the bolt...
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #229 on: March 12, 2011, 03:08:51 PM »
OH YES I DID HOPE THIS HELP. GREETINGS FROM MEXICO..
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #230 on: March 14, 2011, 03:14:03 PM »
Started last welding job. Left fender needs some new sheet metal...

It isn´t so bad at all... or is it just an illusion...



Without plastic parts it is not so nice at all...



Let´s take a closer look...





Inside there isn´t much metal left.



Do not touch that black area!  :police:



Welding started...

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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #231 on: March 14, 2011, 03:32:35 PM »
The amount of rust really fools you until you investigate further.  EGGcellent work thus far Juhap!
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #232 on: March 14, 2011, 03:34:25 PM »
LOOKING GOOD SO FAR ... LOOKING FORWARD ON YOUR PROGRESS
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #233 on: March 14, 2011, 08:43:09 PM »
Looks pretty tough,but a man with your talent can handle it! I'm sure of that. Nice work!! Looking forward to seeing your progress.
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #234 on: March 14, 2011, 09:27:56 PM »
Being a good metal worker is huge adavantage when resoring there things!! Very nice work!!
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #235 on: March 15, 2011, 03:56:03 PM »
Some progress...

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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #236 on: March 15, 2011, 05:06:47 PM »
Looks good.  Did you form that fender lip yourself or cut it off another fender?
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #237 on: March 15, 2011, 05:57:54 PM »
That's some welding.  they look like tiny solder spots - They're soo neat.
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #238 on: March 15, 2011, 06:03:09 PM »
I hammered a couple pieces of 1 mm sheet metal, and they became fender lip... No pics of fabrication because I had empty battery in my camera...  :banghead:

I didn´t have time  to finish my welding today. When it´s done there are no spots left...
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Re: My 84 Wagon project
« Reply #239 on: March 15, 2011, 11:47:33 PM »
Do you use an English wheel to form the metal?
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