Lots of progress on the Delivery
Floors welded,frame painted,302/Aod installed and 605 power steering box mounted.
Life is good
Lookin' good! Sorta makes me wish (not really) that was still living in Western WA...I could come up and see.
Outstanding! Looking forward to seeing this progress. :003:
I like your color selection. Looking great...nice progress.
What headers are you using? Are they for a Mustang?
Quote from: tpierce on 2022-10-14 05:34What headers are you using? Are they for a Mustang?
5.0 Mustang headers
John
More progress today
Oh hell yes! Painted! such a grand feeling! It is how you know for sure you are on the right track, and that light up ahead...is NOT an oncoming train! Congrats! Looks real nice.
X2! Looks really SWEET!
Very very nice......single stage or bc/cc?
Looks great, John, is that the same blue you used on the Ranchero?
When I look at vehicles such as yours, I see all the work to get them to that point. Nice job!
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2022-11-16 09:01Very very nice......single stage or bc/cc?
Single stage
John
Quote from: 59meteor on 2022-11-16 09:13Looks great, John, is that the same blue you used on the Ranchero?
Hey Rory
Yes,same blue as the Ranchero
How's the weather back east?
I'm at Franks until Friday,it's cold and cloudy here in Cherry Creek
Cheers John :canada:
Back glass in and new rims and tires.
John :canada:
Very nice!
Outstanding!
Quote from: rovohn on 2022-11-17 01:22Hey Rory
Yes,same blue as the Ranchero
How's the weather back east?
I'm at Franks until Friday,it's cold and cloudy here in Cherry Creek
Cheers John :canada:
Hi John, it`s starting to get cold out here on the East Coast now, only about 5C today, was in the high teens -low 20s a week ago. We took our dog to the beach this morning, pretty brisk, no more walking barefoot in the Ocean! I guess the Coquihalla Highway is on a "Need to moniter" mode for the winter, I imagine. Do you have the Canadian Sedan Delivery emblems for the front fenders? Even back in the 70s they were tough to find, even more so for unbroken ones! Usually break at the "N" of Sedan.
Quote from: 59meteor on 2022-11-18 19:03Hi John, it`s starting to get cold out here on the East Coast now, only about 5C today, was in the high teens -low 20s a week ago. We took our dog to the beach this morning, pretty brisk, no more walking barefoot in the Ocean! I guess the Coquihalla Highway is on a "Need to moniter" mode for the winter, I imagine. Do you have the Canadian Sedan Delivery emblems for the front fenders? Even back in the 70s they were tough to find, even more so for unbroken ones! Usually break at the "N" of Sedan.
Hey Rory
I usually go via the Fraser Canyon as the snowfall is significantly less than the Coquihalla.
No I don't have any Sedan Delivery emblems,they are really hard to find.
A guy on the island has a pair but he needs them for his,I took a couple of pics with measurements and I might try to see if I can get decals made.
Cheers,John
Quote from: rovohn on 2022-11-19 12:14No I don't have any Sedan Delivery emblems,they are really hard to find.
A guy on the island has a pair but he needs them for his,I took a couple of pics with measurements and I might try to see if I can get decals made.
There are some guys out here in MO who have messed around with sand casting things like emblems. Let me ask around and maybe we can come up with some thing. I need some Courier tags as well...though sounds like yours are a bit more elaborate, we might still be able to create something if you have pics. I know a guy who has a lot of contacts in the car world here. He constantly surprises me, and I will see him this next week.
Quote from: mustang6984 on 2022-11-19 17:47There are some guys out here in MO who have messed around with sand casting things like emblems. Let me ask around and maybe we can come up with some thing. I need some Courier tags as well...though sounds like yours are a bit more elaborate, we might still be able to create something if you have pics. I know a guy who has a lot of contacts in the car world here. He constantly surprises me, and I will see him this next week.
That would be great,I've attached a couple of emblem pics
Cheers John
Quote from: rovohn on 2022-11-20 11:27That would be great,I've attached a couple of emblem pics
Cheers John
You have a PM in your box....
John,
I know a car guy in Coquitlam that can 3-D print them.
Terry
:canada:
Terry...that would be even better. Maybe he would be interested in doing a few things? He could make a lot of people happy...and some jingle in his jeans as well.
Wow I have never before seen actual 'SD' scripts. must be a Canadian only thing ?
My old 57SD was Canadian built as well but all emblems had been shaved off before I got it. except for the tailgate handle.
The color is great ! is that Dresden blue or a darker shade ?
Interesting because the (painted) US SD brochure featured a SD in a similar medium blue color.
Quote from: djfordmanjack on 2022-11-23 15:40Wow I have never before seen actual 'SD' scripts. must be a Canadian only thing ?
My old 57SD was Canadian built as well but all emblems had been shaved off before I got it. except for the tailgate handle.
The color is great ! is that Dresden blue or a darker shade ?
Interesting because the (painted) US SD brochure featured a SD in a similar medium blue color.
Yes,Canadian only script,Courier in the US
The blue is a PPG "Essentials"single stage
Cheers John :canada:
UPDATE on Sedan Delivery tags (and others)
I went to a shop today an hour north of me that does laser cutting. He can cut them but cannot get the beveled edges that are on them. HOWEVER...he told me to try a water-jet cutting place north of him in Joplin. They have the ability to do more intricate stuff than he can with his lasers. So...weather permitting I will be heading up there within the next 7 days. I took my one good Courier tag with me and showed it to him. I will do same when I go to Joplin.
I am on a mission to find a place that can do all of our tags no matter what they are...so something should break soon I hope. Sand casting is a nice idea, but the work involved to do just one cast is insane, and the casts cannot be re-used.
I will open a thread when I have something concrete to report. I am hoping to land one shop to do anything we need.
Sandcasting is extremely reasonable. I had some slide handles that were originally cast in 1888 for the Ash street Prison, sand casted locally by the Henry Perkins Co (founded in 1848 Bridgewater, MA) for less than $400 each at a quantity of 3 pieces. (More pieces would have been cheaper)
These are extremely large pieces that were almost 1.75" thick on the gear end with a length of around 18". I have attached a picture to show one installed. The same piece CNC machined was over a grand. Might be worth a try.
Just my $0.02
(https://i.imgur.com/QFyHcMt.png)
I was looking into doing it myself...and by the time I bought all I needed to do mine and any one else's needs...I'd be out a bunch of money...plus there is the learning curve thing.
I'll check out the water jet company further. The stuff I saw was pretty sweet looking. I'll keep everyone in the loop.
just a thought.
if you cut it from thin ss, like 18 gauge or 19 or 20. you can make it a peel and stick. will look good from 10 ft and will not have that very edgy lasercut look up close. certainly not a concourse version, but definitely better than to have a rough cut 1/4" thick laser plate script protruding like it came from a modern stealth bomber. :003:
nice to see another sedan delivery. Nice job, Scott
Okay...HEADS UP!!!
I visited a water-jet company today. He is pretty sure he can do my Courier tag replacements for about $25.00 each. Then send them to a powder-coat friend who would seal it in clear powder coat for maybe another $25.00 At most then the tags would be about $50.00 each.
These guys work independently, but also do projects together. These are not backyard guys, they do this stuff for a living. Just did signage for the local Ford dealer down the road this past summer in fact.
I left him my one OEM Courier tag and he is going to work u a template for it. These would come with the pins in the back as well....so no double sided tape and crossing your fingers they stayed on.
So...Rory...if you can send me your Sedan Delivery pieces when he gets mine done, then I can take them up to him (he is about 2 hours north of me) and will create a one piece replica for you. As many as you need. We can wait until mine are done...then I will post pics of the original and the ones he has made and everyone can see the quality of his workmanship.
You must have confused with with rovohn (John), I sold my 57 Sedan Delivery many years ago, along with the Sedan Delivery fender emblems. John showed a photo of such a emblem.
Rory
Quote from: 59meteor on 2022-12-30 08:09You must have confused with with rovohn (John), I sold my 57 Sedan Delivery many years ago, along with the Sedan Delivery fender emblems. John showed a photo of such a emblem.
Rory
ME? CONFUSED?!?!?! :043: