A new build.....if you're interested.
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Spent another 7 hours in the shop today working on the Cougar. Got the front intakes for the driver's side made. These were way more time consuming than I thought they were going to be.
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Discovered that the steering wheel that I made for the Hummer was much more suited to the Cougar, so I removed it from the Hummer and installed it in the Cougar.
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Of course, that meant that I needed to make a new steering wheel for the Hummer and install it.
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Also started working on the towing hooks for the rear of the vehicle as well.
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And lastly, I made and installed the steps for the rear entry into the Cougar. This was also way more time consuming than I thought it was going to be.
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And that, was my day in a nutshell.
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Discovered that the steering wheel that I made for the Hummer was much more suited to the Cougar, so I removed it from the Hummer and installed it in the Cougar.
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Of course, that meant that I needed to make a new steering wheel for the Hummer and install it.
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Also started working on the towing hooks for the rear of the vehicle as well.
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And lastly, I made and installed the steps for the rear entry into the Cougar. This was also way more time consuming than I thought it was going to be.
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And that, was my day in a nutshell.
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Ken, I am so enjoying watching these builds! Thanks.
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Spent another 7 hours in the shop today working on the Hummer. This working on two vehicles at once is a challenge, just to keep things straight in my head. :wacko1:
Continued working on the side panels of the Hummer today. The bevelled side panels are proving to be quite a challenge and my modifications that I have made are causing a few problems which I hope to overcome later.
I had to make a few router templates to rout the back panel details and the side panel details. While waiting for glue to dry, I turned and installed the gas fill cap.
That, pretty much sums up my day. If the words don't tell the story, I'm hoping that pictures will.
Thanks for looking in.
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The weather is still cold enough that I can't work in the shop during the week. So it looks like I will have to wait another week before I get to work on the build again. I really need some warmer weather. :dash2:
Continued working on the side panels of the Hummer today. The bevelled side panels are proving to be quite a challenge and my modifications that I have made are causing a few problems which I hope to overcome later.
I had to make a few router templates to rout the back panel details and the side panel details. While waiting for glue to dry, I turned and installed the gas fill cap.
That, pretty much sums up my day. If the words don't tell the story, I'm hoping that pictures will.
Thanks for looking in.
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The weather is still cold enough that I can't work in the shop during the week. So it looks like I will have to wait another week before I get to work on the build again. I really need some warmer weather. :dash2:
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Still very much enjoying this, or should I say these, builds. 
Ken - you take detail to a whole new level. I am always amazed. ~ Scott
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Today was another day to work on the Cougar. I didn't really feel like getting into anything serious today, so I figured that I would work on the tires. :dash2:
The tires are way more work than I thought they would be but I had a great day working on them.
I started off, making a jig and a marking disk so that I could mark each wheels at 18 degrees for the treads. I attached the jig to my miter fence and set the fence at 30 degrees. I then cut out the 15 circles needed to make the tires.
Then, to the saw to cut the 200 kerf lines for the treads.
After cutting all of that, I cut the holes needed to accept the rims. But at this point, I had already put in 6 1/2 hours and was pretty much done for the day. I was going to work on the Hummer tomorrow, but I think I would like to see these tires done. I might just spend the day doing that.
So much for not getting into anything serious
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The tires are way more work than I thought they would be but I had a great day working on them.
I started off, making a jig and a marking disk so that I could mark each wheels at 18 degrees for the treads. I attached the jig to my miter fence and set the fence at 30 degrees. I then cut out the 15 circles needed to make the tires.
Then, to the saw to cut the 200 kerf lines for the treads.
After cutting all of that, I cut the holes needed to accept the rims. But at this point, I had already put in 6 1/2 hours and was pretty much done for the day. I was going to work on the Hummer tomorrow, but I think I would like to see these tires done. I might just spend the day doing that.
So much for not getting into anything serious
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Sweet Jesus we have tires! Are you going to leave them natural or are you going to dye them black?
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Good call Ken, I'd just oil em up and they will darken nicely.Kenbo said:
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Spent another 5 1/2 hours working on the tires today.
I turned each rim, one by one on the lathe and got all 5 wheels assembled and ready for installation. I still need to make the hubcaps though so they might not be on the vehicle for a while.
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I turned each rim, one by one on the lathe and got all 5 wheels assembled and ready for installation. I still need to make the hubcaps though so they might not be on the vehicle for a while.
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Those look awesome! Do you do full size trucks. LOL
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Sorry I haven't been posting on this one guys. I had to work last weekend and I haven't been able to get any shop time until today.
With that being said, I didn't get as much done today as I would have liked to. I made some templates for the fenders today and then spent a lot of time doing test cuts and test methods to determine how to best cut these pieces.
I ended up cutting them using compound cutting.
I cut the angles on the table saw first and then I taped everything back together and cut the rest on the scroll saw.
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After a dry fit, I realized that things didn't fit quite right, so I spent a lot of time with a chisel and a file to fine tune things.
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I finally got it to fit and now, tomorrow, I will finish sanding it and try to make some more pieces to complete the fenders.
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With that being said, I didn't get as much done today as I would have liked to. I made some templates for the fenders today and then spent a lot of time doing test cuts and test methods to determine how to best cut these pieces.
I ended up cutting them using compound cutting.
I cut the angles on the table saw first and then I taped everything back together and cut the rest on the scroll saw.
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After a dry fit, I realized that things didn't fit quite right, so I spent a lot of time with a chisel and a file to fine tune things.
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I finally got it to fit and now, tomorrow, I will finish sanding it and try to make some more pieces to complete the fenders.
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Ken, the skills you are developing are going to be used for something you can't foresee. I told you that on WWT last year or the year before, and I hold to it. Keep on Chooglin' brutha.
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I spent the entire day working on the Hummer again today. Pretty much took the whole day to finish the fenders. Compounds cutting, chisel work, filing and more filing, sanding, some lathe work and some scroll saw work. Definitely tested my problem solving ability. A good day really.
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Wow, it's really coming along nicely.