[Riot Racing]

Originally Posted by deadbodyman

I almost forgot...Heres what I was talking about when we were talking about cutting the inner door so you can gain accessto the back side of the skin..It just so happens I was doing this today to make installing my power locks and windows..
So I started by marking a line through the middle of the door panel holes but first I drilled them out to 5/16 so I could put a few bolts in the holes ,it makes cutting easier and when it comes to temporily putting it back on to see how everything works before you start welding...when the time comes to weld it back on it'll be exactly where it was before you started cutting..it just makes EVERYTHING much easier...
Once the piece is cut and out you can still see the bolts all you do is slip the piece back in and give the nut a turn to hold it tight....You want to be carefull not to cut the hinge supports...That would be bad...I started cutting at the holes then put some bolts in right awayso the piece would stay in place when all the cutting was done and not fall on the floor or most likely my foot..

I stated in my original post and in other post of this thread that I have cut the sheetmetal that holds the door panel to the door. That is easy, however there are still a bunch of areas that I am not able to clean. Your door is much simpler than my door for some reason???

[123pugsy]

Originally Posted by Riot Racing

I stated in my original post and in other post of this thread that I have cut the sheetmetal that holds the door panel to the door. That is easy, however there are still a bunch of areas that I am not able to clean. Your door is much simpler than my door for some reason???

Take the skin off and clean both pieces as previous mentioned.

Epoxy prime both halves before reassembly.

[rusthater89]

Originally Posted by deadbodyman

But the BEST way would be to seperate the two pieces clean them and epoxy the two pieces then put them back together...It's a lot more work than most are willing to do or pay for so it rarely gets done...I did make a skin seperating tool that allows you to unfold the lips of a skin without distorting the outer skin...Its a pretty simple tool to make, if anyones interested...

They sell that tool at Harbor Freight. I used it to remove the skin from a trunk lid, works well. After blasting and epoxy primer I sprayed eastwood heavy duty anti rust then I just hammered the edges back over.

[deadbodyman]

Originally Posted by rusthater89

They sell that tool at Harbor Freight. I used it to remove the skin from a trunk lid, works well. After blasting and epoxy primer I sprayed eastwood heavy duty anti rust then I just hammered the edges back over.

They sell a skinning tool or the tile nippers???

[123pugsy]

Originally Posted by deadbodyman

They sell a skinning tool or the tile nippers???

Skinning tools.

I picked up 3 last year when I went to the States.

[deadbodyman]

Well lookie there and from HF at that....

[rusthater89]

Originally Posted by 123pugsy

Skinning tools.

I picked up 3 last year when I went to the States.

Yea, that's the one I bought.

[John long]

Hey Mike, You hired an attorney yet? Hope your patent is in order.

John L

[deadbodyman]

Actually, I think the Chinese are getting this stuff from the patent attorneys..the Chinese arnt steeling the patents the patent attornnys probably are.
I went through all of this a while back when I wanted to get a patent for a self connecting trailer .I got the idea from watching my neighbor try to guide his wife to line up the ball with the trailer after 4-5 trys he got all pissedoff ,hoped in the truck and promptly put the trailer hitch through the tailgate...I made all the proper drwings and actually built one .I contacted a company that does everything for you they even build them but in the end they get 98% of everything...I didnt think that was such a good deal so I didnt go for it...I'm now wondering if mabee I should, 2% of something is better than nothing.

[67Mustang Al.]

You can probably buy these hooked screwdrivers somewhere in China but i had these chewed out screwdrivers so i sharpened the ends into a ball point on the bench grinder then heated the ends and quenched in oil. I hate taking tension springs off as they normally fly off or you end up with pinched fingers from pliers. I call them the "hookalls." They are good for yanking out oil seals too.
Al.

[John long]

I had a friend who tried to market a product called a Threshlock. It locked a door by bringing up a bar across the bottom of a door preventing anyone from kicking it in. Anyway the cost of marketing it, applying for patent, AND INSURANCE almost bankrupt him. The product was too expensive and didn't fly. I am one of those guys who just wants to work hard, get paid on Friday and be able to leave it behind until Monday. It is way to late in my life to think about getting rich.

On the other hand I am rich. Just don't have money.

John L

[cobalt327]

Db and 67Mustang Al. and all you other genius inventer types, it would be cool to see those tools added to Home Made Tools (link also at the top of the page).

[Riot Racing]

My thread got Hijacked by old man banter!
Deadbodyman is a clever guy and is always willing to give advice and help others out.

[John long]

Woops. Sorry Riot Racing.

[67Mustang Al.]

Originally Posted by cobalt327

Db and 67Mustang Al. and all you other genius inventer types, it would be cool to see those tools added to Home Made Tools (link also at the top of the page).

Hi 327.
I have taken your advice and have some more home made tools to post on Home Made Tools website. After signing up i thought i would post some pics but do you think i could find where to start. There are only 4 headings there Home,
Forum, Builders and About. I have looked under all headings and found nowhere there to indicate "Post New Tools" or similar. I have missed something obvious there and posted a question there without a reply so.............any ideas.....
Al.