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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Finnish girls appreciated the Imperial!  
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Work goes forward, piece by piece... 
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | WOW what color is that Chrysler above? Stunning! |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Thanks Ian!
Neil has named it "Magnus Red" in a previous post, which is the working name right now... |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Today's photos from the garage. 300 F gets its convertible top installed, the 57 gets some new sheet metal
and the Polara get some much-needed service. 
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Here are some more photos from last month's WPC meet in Falköping, Sweden.
Enjoy! 
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Location: Perth Australia | I hope the guy leaning on the 300c wearing the jeans owns that car
Absolute pet hate when people think that paint and panel equals something to sit on
Got that off my chest now
I love the cars in this thread
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Location: Magra, Sweden | I would never lean on my own car wearing any kind of clothing.
I know this guy, he's a 300 owner but this isn't his own car, Lollo shame on you!
I've met the owner at the Power Market earlier today. |
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Location: Arizona | I remember when Levi's still had rivets. Leaning on a car then was quite risky. |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Some photos from Carlo Notaros place ... 
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | The top of everything :) 
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | From the garage... 
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Location: D-70199 Heslach | Great picture of garage. Thanks Magnus, to share alway such inspirations
I think, thats a 68 Charger Fender |
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Location: Melbourne, Australia | For the person who owns the 59 Desoto in these above photos , I noticed it has a license plate frame from the Dealer Dunmire . I just found a business card on ebay I was going to buy but thought it was better for someone who owns a car from that actual dealer . Here is the listing on ebay . Hope the person who owns the car sees this , as it would be a nice addition to the car .
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290878140995?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT... |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Thank you very much James!
Wake of you to discover!
DeSoto came from Charles Kee auction in Oregon earlier this year
I inform car owner Mr. Notaro. Thanks. |
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Great pics, Thanks Magnus |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Thanks Joakim! Are you back at home again? |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Convertible top mounted, small adjustments remains ... 300F will be really good, we think. 
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Location: Perth Australia | Just a question on that fender repair
That is an odd shaped patch, but I was thinking that maybe the curved corners would even out the shrinkage as its welded?
Is that why its like that, or am I way off the page?
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Location: Melbourne, Australia | Glad to help Magnus , its the least I can do after inspiring us all with these great photos of what goes on in Sweden in the real home of Forward Look Land . |
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| the oval repair on charger fender is because if i used a square it will be a dent in 45 deegre angel out of ea corner because the weld chrink one line now insted of 4 lines if you going to put in the rear half of a cuarterpanel and it gors 4 inch over the weelhouse lipp fot example ane is half weelhouse long insted of cut straigt up and then 90 degree back to tailend of quarter you curve the cotner 2 or 3 inches in bouth derections to have a better chanse to avoid the shrinking dent so it will be one line insted of 2
Hope this help you
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | New treasures arriving in the container, this 300 is the one from the French lake..
Another "no rare" 300 to Sweden!
http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/editors-picks/salvage-yard-adds-c...
http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/editors-picks/salvage-yard-adds-c...
Edited by Chrys 68 2014-11-03 3:39 PM
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Location: Perth Australia | Thanks Jan
I will try that on my next rust repair project
Cheers
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | In the container was also a 59 DeSoto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buAj6zxdiMQ&feature=youtu.be It is joined in the garage by this 300E .... 
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | "Julia's" 59 is now sandblasted and ready for new healthy sheet metal, as you can see,
it requires a whole lot of welding....
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Trunk lid and side moldings in place... 
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | She'll be a real beauty once all is mounted and finished Magnus. As for the tire, what brand and dimesions are those? |
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Thank for very nice cars pisc.
I must come upp and see all FL cars in Live some time (Road trip in Svedala) |
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Location: Perth Australia | This must be an optical allusion, but behind that 300 looks to be a spercharged engine with cross rams mated to the top of the blower
Is it possible to get a picture of both (must be 2) engines please (mad blower fan and mad cross ram fan)
I have thought about a combination of the 2 by fitting 1 blower at the end of each ram (say 2x4-71 blowers)
This is all pipe dreams so far
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Location: Parts Unknown | Chrys 68 - 2014-11-06 2:18 AM
"Julia's" 59 is now sandblasted and ready for new healthy sheet metal.
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I have a couple questions:
a. Where is all the beautiful new sheetmetal I see being grafted into these cars being sourced from ?
Is this a Sweden thing, or are these trunk and floor pans available to us Americans ?
b. Given the severity of Sweden's winters, what is the construction of these walls and roof I see in the shop ?
I see the heavy contouring of the sheetmetal for strength, but how to they incorporate insulation in to the mix ?
Is it double layered ? ... and if so, what kind of insulation and how is it applied ? How thick are the walls ? roof ?
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| There is 3 engines ther one 59 383 super d500 one 60 polara cross ram 383 belongs to a polara coupe and one supercharged 392 hemi that will go in a 59 dodge convertible to keep some BMWs in tailpossition
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| the sheetmetall is handcrafted in sweden some in my shop and other parts by some frends the roof is insulated with 8 inches and the walls have 8 inches to the steel in roof is profiled to handle the snow
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Location: Parts Unknown | d500dodge59 - 2014-11-10 11:08 AM The sheetmetall is handcrafted in sweden some in
my shop and other parts by some friends ... JAN
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So, if I needed similar sheetmetal to rebuild the trunk in my DeSoto, how might I get it ???
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d500dodge59 - 2014-11-10 11:08 AM The roof is insulated with 8 inches and the walls have
8 inches too. The steel in roof is profiled to handle the snow. JAN
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Is the insulation an injected foam that hardens between the inner and outer metal surfaces, or something
else ? I understand the extruded profiling for strength. We get LOTS of snow here in Spokane.
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| about sheetmetall shipping is the problem and the insulation are blocks in 2 laiers to move the splits avay from eatchother so warm dosent leek out |
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Location: Perth Australia | Be really cool to see the 59 convertible with the blown engine in
Sucker for monster motors
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Location: Parts Unknown | d500dodge59 - 2014-11-10 1:22 PM
About sheetmetal, shipping is the problem. The insulation are blocks in 2 layers to move the splits away
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I guess I need to ask then, how are you making these very pretty trunk and floor pans ??? They sure
look good to my eye. I am tired of forming and bending every little curve.
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I have worked a similar wall/roof product called K-Span. It was simply sprayed over with a hardening
foam to about 12" thickness and left exposed to the elements. Somehow, this seems like asking for leak
and/or corrosion problems as the foam deteriorates from UV or develops water absorption in other ways.
I would think foaming the interior would be better from a weatherproofing standpoint, but would be ugly
as a mud fence and make the wall surfaces difficult to use. A multi-layer system with foam blocks (or injected)
between an inner and outer metal skin would be the best of all options. I am just not sure how one would
make it work with such heavy contouring.
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Location: Layton, Utah | Mangus, What do you do about the rust under the spot welded seams of the fins on the 59 dodge like around the gas cap. You can cover it over with epoxy primer but the rust is still there hiding and growing and will eventually come back in bubbles under the paint. Am I wrong ? I'm not the best body and paint guy, but it seems like the rust will come back if it's not 100% removed. I have been told if you can keep oxygen from getting to rust you can stop it from growing. Like covering it with Por-15, but the problem with that stuff is it's so slick and getting paint to stick to it. Could you give me some pointers on what primer, sealer, paint and clear you prefer and have had the best luck with. You do awesome work and take on some pretty massive jobs !!! I enjoy watching your stuff, it gets me excited about attacking my projects. Thanks, Cory. DeSoto lives !!! |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Sorry for late response, but here it is: Wizard: The tires on the 300F are Coker Classic 225 / 75-14. Ttotired: Detailed pics of the monster engines will come later. Hold on! Doc: Almost every piece of sheetmetal are made by Fridberg in his shop.
I will try to take pictures when he makes a trunkfloor next time.
Shipping costs makes it impossible to send over to U.S. It is also an advantage to build directly on the car.
Hope you understood Frid's answers to your garage/shop questions, and you get your own ready soon. 60crossram: You have to replace all the metal that can not be saved by sandblasting.
Fridberg blast carefully and then fill the smallest pores with epoxy, to prevent oxide formation.
He also frequently use "lead sheet"
For those who wants extra corrosion protection also acid-dipping is possible.
58wedge on this forum know more about it.
Currently is used chemicals from DeBeer's product range with good results. Have a nice Saturday! |
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Location: Bjorneborg, Finland | Nice job! I'd need a handcrafted sheet metal for the outer left sill panel of a '60-62 Chrysler/'60-61 DeSoto 2-door. Only the part between door and rear wheel..
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| boys i am in the plans to do a new run doorsillplates for 57-59 2door dodge , de soto , chrysler , and 300 i will allso make some set of the brushed aluminiumpanels on doorpanels for 60-61 300 cars conv and coupe this panels is the last run i will make have had some problems with the last serie i made they sent the wrong aluminium so i could not get it anodised 70 sets went in the garbagecan if you have some intrest let me know the doorpanels have to be anodised othervise they will be so fragile that you cant handle them i have order the material now i will have Magnus to take pictures when we make the parts and put up a new thred abouth reproparts Thanks JAN |
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Location: Melbourne, Australia | Put me down for a pair of 58 Desoto sill plates Jan . |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | The beat goes on... 
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | Looki´n sweet in gray epoxy 
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Location: Melbourne, Australia | Awesome job Guys as always ! |
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Location: North Australia | Some outstanding cars in this thread. Those Imperial convertibles are awesome. Are there any more pics of the 60 Imperial above here? I have never seen a black 60 convertible before!
Steve. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Any updates on the '57 Adventurer hardtop? |
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Location: Layton, Utah | Yes lets see some pics and get some updates on the 57 Adventurer hardtop. Best looking forward look car IMHO. Thanks. |
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Looking for info on a white 300 F Conv from Texas
