Weise's Little Red Wagon

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Well as some of you know the “little red wagon” is now at the ihcs. Lyle decided that he was tired of the “learn as you go” process of body work. So he tapped me to take over. Lyle had stripped the lrw to bare body so that will save me a bunch of time. Today I started off welding up some of the “extra” holes that were in the body. Things like antenna and mirror holes were all welded shut. I used the mig with .025 ez grind wire. Lyle had taken the body down to bare metal. Because of the amount of time the metal was exposed to air it had a light amount of surface rust. To combat that I gave the whole thing a scrub with a da and 80grit. Here are a few pictures.
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Mirror holes..
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Hood emblem.
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Fine rust.
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Stay tuned for more fun..........:winky:
 
Or is it red Red?:gringrin: you know statistically speaking, people who drive red vehicles tend to drive faster than those who have other colors. So the cops will be watching you, so you better keep the ol' Scout at the speed limit!:winky:
 
michaeldimock said:
or is it red Red?:gringrin: you know statistically speaking, people who drive red vehicles tend to drive faster than those who have other colors. So the cops will be watching you, so you better keep the ol' Scout at the speed limit!:winky:
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I don't know if it will do the speed limit!

And as far as I know just red red....I don't know what Mike and Dad had planned for that.
 
carl wiese said:
I don't know if it will do the speed limit!

And as far as I know just red red....I don't know what Mike and Dad had planned for that.
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True dat, red will make it look like it's going the speed limit. Especially if you put some white go faster cobra stripes on it!
 
A quick update on the lrw. Up until now things have been progressing very normal. The original front nose piece was trashed so lyle brought me another one. It is way better however today I started work on it and noticed that it was bent out on one body line where it would meet the hood. The arrow below points out the problem.
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Because of the nature of the bend and the location the only way to fix it was to take the panel apart and straighten it and then weld the panel back together again. The photos below show that process.
Cutting spot welds…
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Piece removed….
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Nose piece clamped straight and ready to weld.
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Welded and ready for final body work…:gringrin:
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Back to work.....:winky:
 
Good stuff. Mayben has alluded once or twice to a time not so long ago when perhaps you didn't know which side of the sandpaper faced out on a sanding board. From everything I've seen, your b/f skills are pretty impressive. When/where/who did you acquire that skill set from?
 
scoutboy74 said:
good stuff. Mayben has alluded once or twice to a time not so long ago when perhaps you didn't know which side of the sandpaper faced out on a sanding board. From everything I've seen, your b/f skills are pretty impressive. When/where/who did you acquire that skill set from?
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Sandpaper?? I use real sand...:winky: it has been a long process of trial and error. It started when I was 15 and I bought a 1969 Ford Bronco. It was turquoise well there was no way I was driving that to school once I had my license. So I sanded it down and started to learn. Now 25 years later I'm still trying to figure it all out. :dita: (I kinda wish I had that Bronco back too)
 
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Wow!! Great work, Mike!! Probably more of those factory mis-alignments and dings we talked about the other day.

It will look better than new.

Lyle
 
Here are a couple of pics we took on an earlier visit to ihcs.

Lookin' good!!

Lyle
 

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lyle wiese said:
wow!! Great work, Mike!! Probably more of those factory mis-alignments and dings we talked about the other day.

It will look better than new.

Lyle
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Thanks lyle. I'm still shooting for the end of the month....:gringrin:
 
ss2 said:
sandpaper?? I use real sand...:winky: it has been a long process of trial and error. It started when I was 15 and I bought a 1969 Ford Bronco. It was turquoise well there was no way I was driving that to school once I had my license. So I sanded it down and started to learn. Now 25 years later I'm still trying to figure it all out. :dita: (I kinda wish I had that Bronco back too)
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That's very similar to my first car experience, only mine was a piss-yellow '57 f-100. At the same tender age of 15 I took that thing down to bare metal and did the body work, only I relied too much on filler and not enough on metal work. I sold it shortly after purchasing hooty eight years ago. It was a fun truck during my teens and early 20's. You heard it here first folks...ss2 was actually pining away for a fomoco product:dita:
 
Quick update. Body work on the main tub, doors fenders, grill surround and hood is done and all have been sprayed with sealer/surfacer. Still need to finish the tailgate and windshield frame. Tonight I panted inside of the hood and all of the above parts. I have a little wet sanding to do where the clear sagged a bit....:sad: but overall I’m happy with the way it turned out.:p I’ll try to get the tailgate, windshield frame and top of hood panted pretty quickly and get the lrw back to lyle and linda…:winky:
ready for paint...
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Red looking for a wagon...:p
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