My 72 Comet Build.....

I went ahead and bolted the bumper on this morning to make sure everything was going to line up properly..... The I took everything back off so I could cut filter clearance in the stone guard, reinstalled the stone guard and grill to see how the filter clears(my new filter comes Monday, I need to check the fit with that on)..... I also marked up the first pieces of aluminum for the exhaust pipe, I'll take the to work tomorrow so I can cut them and get them tacked together.....

Here's the car with the bumper on and a couple showing the filter clearance.....

 

Worked on the core support area this morning..... Got part of the new tube center support bracket made and welded in..... The new filter came this week so that has been test fitted, had to trim some more out of the stone guard for the extra length.....

Here is today's progress.....

 

Worked on the core support bracketry some more today..... Got a lower mount for the lower valence, still have to make the upper valence mount..... Also made and attached a slotted bracket for stone guard/grill vertical adjustment, still need to make the bracket that attaches to the stone guard/grill.....

Here are some pic's of the progress.....

 

Looks great, Frank! I like the mounting work using tubing. What kind of tubing is it and are you bending it by hand?

 

Thanks, it's .060 wall 1/2 tubing...... I have a very good bender I barrowed from work that works very well.....

 

Today I got the grill mounting and lower valence upper mounting brackets made and installed..... Screwed around with grill and hood fitment..... I also too a look at the progressing aluminum exhaust pipe progress(I'll get some pic's of the exhaust pipe progress tomorrow).....

The rest of todays progress.....

 

Worked on the next piece for the aluminum exhaust pipe(I have to fit each piece and then take it to work for welding since I do not have a tig)..... Next I made and tacked in place a deflector for the stone guard(just enough to keep water from going directly across the top of the bumper/stone guard directly into the air filter pleates if it rains while driving..... Next I started making the front support/dzus mount for the hood.....

Here is a couple pic's of the exhaust pipe so far.....





Here is the deflector for the air filter.....




and here is the progress on the front hood support.....

 

Frank...When I grow up...I wanna weld just like you!!!

 

Hell, I just want to weld like I could when I could see.....

 

Quality workmanship Frank !! I like it better with the Comet Hood and Grille .. a tad more room also eh??
Cometized
(Chip)

 

LOL I hear ya...I cant see either anymore...

 

All good stuff on this page Frank. Very clean work as usual.

 

Thanks Chip..... Definitely gives me the room I need.....

Sometimes it sucks getting old!!!!!

Thanks Jeff.....

 

Finished the support for the front of the hood today.....

 

Not much to update today, removed the block and trans case so I could return the barrowed block..... Then started a major shop cleaning and reorganization(shit everywhere and having trouble finding what I am looking for).....