SHOP UPDATE: Bought a new shrinker-stretcher

 So we scored a new piece of tooling for the shop. We got a Baleigh shrinker stretcher.

 So this is what I am trying to duplicate. This is the wooden door jamb post for the rear door.

 I started out with a flat sheet 4 foot long by 4 inches wide.

 I want the face of the new steel jamb to be 1 3/4" wide so I bent the sheet in the break.

 Here I am using the stretcher to put a curve in the lower half of the post to duplicate the original wood one.

 This is the finished product after shaping and trimming

 I also made the opposite side as well

This is the new steel post installed along with the sub-rail extension I made earlier. Today I will work on the other side and hopefully tie them together at the top and bottom.

SHOP TRUCK: Susi and I made some real progress on the 40 today

 This is the gap on the drivers front fender

The passenger fender gap

 So, we decided today was the day to get those fender gaps sorted out.

 I cut the fenders at the corners so we could pull the flange tight to the cowl side. I added 3 threaded inserts to bolt the flange to the cowl. Then located the fender to the running board which showed the true gaps. The drivers side was much worse than the passengers.

 We opened the gap to 1 inch for ease of fabricating the filler strip

 We welded in the strip in 3 pieces just because it was easier to manipulate the fill in shorter runs.

 This is the finished filler all tacked in. Nice tight gap. Should go together without the fender welting which is what I am trying to avoid.

 Here, Susi is cutting the fender open to the 1 inch gap so I can weld in the filler strips

 Ready for the filler to be welded in

 Susi was finish grinding the welds on the new rockers, sorry I forgot photos

 Here is the finished drivers side fender. Tight and right, gonna look good

 We also finished the custom hood latch. We went with a little more modern technology on this one.

I need to finish the hood safety catch and this job is done

SHOP UPDATE: We are caught up on Bill's roadster

 we got the grill buffed out and assembled

 I finished all under dash wiring and installed the steering column and steering wheel

 The dash looks pretty sweet, nice and clean

 The heads came back from the polisher. They look great. They are all torqued and ready to go.

I also finished installing all the steering linkage. We are all caught up. We cant go any further until we get the intake and then its a mad dash to get it finished up.

SHOP TRUCK: Making a little progress on the 40 pickup

 So we had to replace the rocker panels in the cab due to rust and bad repairs.

 Once the rockers were removed we were able to start cutting out the rusty panels and fabricating some new pieces.

 I started cutting while Susi made all the patch pieces.

 This is the bottom corner of the B pillar Susi cut out and I welded together.

 Here Susi is fitting her patch panel so I can weld it in place.

 This is the finished repair of that B pillar

 Now she's fitting the front patch.

 Finished repair

 This is the new rocker tacked in place, ready to weld tomorrow

 Just a little trim to get the fit just right

 Here is the other rocker tacked in  and ready for final weld

Pretty good job for the day today. Hopefully we can finish the rockers and sort out the fender gaps tomorrow and back on the roadster and delivery on Monday