RC Cooler Restoration

[cokemachinesandmore]

Hmmm who ever came up with the number 200 for the vmc 81's  I bet the coca cola cowboy has bought and sold 200 rc's alone LOL

[vintage-air]

Here some more pictures of what I completed yesterday. Some of you were wondering about burning the new foam under the welds. the 1" strips of sheet steel I placed under the seam kept the heat down so the weld never touched the foam. Plus a wet rag right after the spot weld keeps things cool and helps with possible warping.

Here is my mig welder that I will be using for the job.


This picture shows the cooler welded up before grinding the welds smooth. Notice how I alternated the welds to control heat distortion.


Here is the small grinder I use for detail grinding.


Here is the final picture after welding and finish grinding. The picture on the right shows the seams didn't line up perfect but will be corrected during bodywork.

[Crazzy Canuck]

Nice working there Bro. Smart using the damp rags as well. A clint of mine works on high end vehicles. Prosches. Fararri's  etc. He taught me that trick some time ago. He'd be buffing this cars for high end clients for shows and sometimes too much heat when polishing would cause the hood to cave and he'd grab a wet rag and throw it on it, and pop, it would pop right back into shape. Pretty cool to see.
 Looking forward to finished pics

[BrianB]

This has to be one my favorite, if not my favorite, tutorial of ALL TIMES!!

Keep up the great work, Jeff!

[Funtronics]

Wow what a great job. You need to call Rick at Ricks Restoration and see if you can be on his show. 
Very nice job. Can't wait to see finished pictures.

[Gumbo]

Nice work Jeff.  I wish I had those type of skills!

[Creighton]

>>Wow what a great job. You need to call Rick at Ricks Restoration and see if you can be on his show.<<

Agree on great job! Better yet call History and get your own show :-)

Creighton

[cokemachinesandmore]

nice to see someone with old school skills.  great job jeff