ive seen them, and had to rip them off cars, they are complete garbage, if i want a decent panel i make my own patches, and since its a stationwagon they never were reprode. i will have patterns made so i can make them for anyone now.
gparis7 said
Feb 18, 2013
Good to know. I've never seen them, just the catalogue listng. But I did buy some 63 Chevy quarter panel patch panels a few years ago that came from there and they were unusable.
Pontiacanada said
Feb 18, 2013
gparis7 wrote:
I was cleaning up some old stuff a few days ago and found an old Cross Canada catalogue from 1980 or 82. At that time they actually listed patch panels for 65 and 66 Pontiac quarters, as well as a good selection from 61-64 and 68-70. I guess they are no longer available now??
Nope, I phoned Cross Canada with an old part # that I got off the passenger-side NOS Cross Canada quarter panel I have, and they couldn't help me. I even gave them the old order # and shipping address (here on PEI) off the carton and their records didn't go back that far.
U.S. quarter panels are longer and need modifications.
Keep on bucking!!!
65wagon said
Apr 22, 2013
finally the body panels are done now for the install while the wether holds
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How EVER do you manage to do that with a stick welder??? Man, I hate arc welders. I could never get the hang of them...
Pontiacanada said
Apr 24, 2013
Very cool! I like to see the work you've put into doing this.
65wagon said
Apr 24, 2013
ive modified it to do sheetemtal, it says its running 70 amps but its more like 35, i like migs but then you have a gas issue, and i cant really afford a good tig, this is the poor mans version, and im used to it. its nice to see progress on all the cars posted, and i blame Carl he talked me into posting the progress, quite frankly rust is imbarrasing, but rust happens. the beauty of this project is that now i have the forms and templates to make more, and besides two wagon specific parts i can use the rest on normal pontiacs.
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4SPEED427 said
Apr 24, 2013
I wholeheartedly accept the blame for you working on your car.
Now get out there and get back at it!!!
timbuk said
Apr 24, 2013
what CARL SAID!
65wagon said
Apr 2, 2014
65wagon wrote:
first prototype 65 66 wagon only inner panels going in , not perfect but close
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here are the inner panel wagon pics
65wagon said
Apr 24, 2017
haven't done this one in a while,im producing lower quarters for one of our members first mold making 24 wood blocks have to be cut for one side, that means also 24 templates have to be made, I have nine more to go before one side is done and I can start the final smoothing on them and can start bending sheet steel.
24 patterns made 24 molds made screwed together to form the shape , paper template made to cut steel and figure out were to put all the proper bends, cuts and pinches, will need to be shrunk and stretched too.
oh ya. one arming it with a belt sander, Ill be sore after this, I should mention these panels are regular 65 66 Pontiacs two and four doors , its for one of our members whom requested them.
65wagon said
May 5, 2017
one side done and fitted on my 4 door to see how everything fits, I almost don't want to sell it
Now that you have the wooden set of bucks made, how long will they last after forming the metal over top of them?
65wagon said
May 6, 2017
im not pounding on it , just forming so I can make quite a few copies, wood becomes work hard the more its used the denser it becomes, now its the other side and the quarter supports inside the wheel well, I didn't think it wood turn out like this id say its about 85 percent of the original and a good body man can get it the rest of the way.
ive seen them, and had to rip them off cars, they are complete garbage, if i want a decent panel i make my own patches, and since its a stationwagon they never were reprode. i will have patterns made so i can make them for anyone now.
Good to know. I've never seen them, just the catalogue listng. But I did buy some 63 Chevy quarter panel patch panels a few years ago that came from there and they were unusable.
Nope, I phoned Cross Canada with an old part # that I got off the passenger-side NOS Cross Canada quarter panel I have, and they couldn't help me. I even gave them the old order # and shipping address (here on PEI) off the carton and their records didn't go back that far.
U.S. quarter panels are longer and need modifications.
Keep on bucking!!!
-- Edited by 65wagon on Monday 22nd of April 2013 08:49:59 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Monday 22nd of April 2013 08:51:44 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Monday 22nd of April 2013 08:52:25 PM
first prototype 65 66 wagon only inner panels going in , not perfect but close
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:37:50 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:39:38 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:41:22 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:43:21 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:45:17 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:48:01 PM
WOW !! Awesome .. you have OCD worse than me !!!
great work !!!
Very cool! I like to see the work you've put into doing this.
ive modified it to do sheetemtal, it says its running 70 amps but its more like 35, i like migs but then you have a gas issue, and i cant really afford a good tig, this is the poor mans version, and im used to it. its nice to see progress on all the cars posted, and i blame Carl he talked me into posting the progress, quite frankly rust is imbarrasing, but rust happens. the beauty of this project is that now i have the forms and templates to make more, and besides two wagon specific parts i can use the rest on normal pontiacs.
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:37:50 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:39:38 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:41:22 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:43:21 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 09:45:17 PM
Now get out there and get back at it!!!
here are the inner panel wagon pics
haven't done this one in a while,im producing lower quarters for one of our members first mold making 24 wood blocks have to be cut for one side, that means also 24 templates have to be made, I have nine more to go before one side is done and I can start the final smoothing on them and can start bending sheet steel.
24 patterns made 24 molds made screwed together to form the shape , paper template made to cut steel and figure out were to put all the proper bends, cuts and pinches, will need to be shrunk and stretched too.
Lots of work involved there!
oh ya. one arming it with a belt sander, Ill be sore after this, I should mention these panels are regular 65 66 Pontiacs two and four doors , its for one of our members whom requested them.
one side done and fitted on my 4 door to see how everything fits, I almost don't want to sell it
Cool.
Now that you have the wooden set of bucks made, how long will they last after forming the metal over top of them?
im not pounding on it , just forming so I can make quite a few copies, wood becomes work hard the more its used the denser it becomes, now its the other side and the quarter supports inside the wheel well, I didn't think it wood turn out like this id say its about 85 percent of the original and a good body man can get it the rest of the way.