my falcon econoline van

you will be better off in the long run...

dix wrote:you will be better off in the long run...

it sure will be "dix"

Just chalk it up as experience for the next door! Nice work again Coupe.

vanny wrote:Just chalk it up as experience for the next door! Nice work again Coupe.

thanks "vanny", it appears all these van cargo doors need new lower skins.....

Well, got the lower section off the rear of the door, welded the holes, and treated with zinc......also removed the spare tire holder. I'm not going to re-install it. I'm just going to weld in the holes.....

MUCH BETTER, YOUR ON A ROLL,

on it again.......got the lower door skin on the rear door and the lower skin on the side door fabricated and tack welded in.......

LOOKIN GOOD,

That looks really good! Inspiring me to do the same on my Chevy's doors!

Tom

moving right along now.

Nice piece of work coupe. Before you know it, your gonna run out of door skins to replace!

thanks guys, your positive input is a great motivator, I really enjoy your comments .....it's pretty easy to fabricate these door skins..the last skin was the hardest (side cargo door), my air sizers could hardly cut through the metal. I measure the gauge of the metal and it was 16 ga. The other patch panels were 17 ga.metal. The 17 ga. metal is a lot easier to work with, although the 16 ga.metal gives you bigger muscles!

IT's a voltage limiter mounted on the back of the dash cluster. It has 2 studs and looks a little like a breaker. It must be grounded/screwed to/ the cluster to work properly.

Dude. You're doin hard work, and its coming out great! Keep pluggin along and it'll be a show van before ya know it!

Hey Coupe

Nice job on the van.
The heater you picked up is a 65 to 67 unit.
I might have the cables and the knobs for the heater, plus the mounting hardware to the nose.
Really easy to put in with the windshield off.
Send me an IM if you want them.

By the way...when you are all done with your van..you have to bring it to Carlisle, PA in June and Jackson, NJ in July for the shows.

Can't do all that work and not show it to other Econo guys.

Jim in NJ aka Casimier

thanks Casimier, Gothboy and 66 ThunderVan.......well finished welding the panel on the side cargo door. Turned out pretty good......

well got the lower patch door skin welded in on the rear door........
also re-fixed the other rear door...put some relief cuts in the shape of a cross through the center of the weld. That relieved the pressure so I could weld it "flat", turned out better than it was........
started on the front floor repair......I ran into a support "beam", so now it's a slow process of grinding the metal off the beam.......

I gotta give you Props Coupe! A lesser man may have given up by now but not you my friend. "Once more unto the breach, my friends, once more." You certainly don't back down from a challenge.

Keep up the hard work. Oh...and don't forget the pics!

If you can grind down the rust to see where the spot welds are you can hit those with a 3/8 shallow angled bit and help pop that piece off. Just did that on a chunk of floor myself. Might help speed that up, I know grinding sparks in tight areas suck.

3/8 Bullet point drill bits work good too. Spot weld cutters tend to break real easy.

lookin good keep motivated,one day you'll stand back and think damn i did a great job

Digz wrote:If you can grind down the rust to see where the spot welds are you can hit those with a 3/8 shallow angled bit and help pop that piece off. Just did that on a chunk of floor myself. Might help speed that up, I know grinding sparks in tight areas suck.

that was a good idea Digz, I used a cut off wheel to grind down the spot welds........
got the floor patch panel fabricated, now just protect those wires and weld her in.......

Wrap the harness in aluminum foil? I am going to embark on my front floor soon enough, this is very good reference.

Looks great Coupe...and you're inspiring others to take on the task as well. Win, Win!! That's what I love about this site!

That's coming along nicely coupe. Keep up the great work.