Miles Pinz Restoration Progress (pic heavy-milestone thread)

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I found the vacuum leak today, Intake manifold seal blowout. I put on the spare set of carbs and got all 4 cylinders firing smoothly, more on this in another thread.

The door holes will have flat sheet metal welded in for now, untill I can get some original side panels to cut and weld in for a more factory finish.

If anyone has some of the side panels off a K top I need some.

Just need to tune her up and find some reasonable insurance here in Vegas. The rest of the work will continue here and there.

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Well it's been a while since the last update and there have been a lot of design changes on the interior which will be revealed soon.

I also decided that the side panels need to match the original design, so I worked out a way to bend it up myself.

First I bent up a test sample, and then started bending.

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I had to raise the pieces in the break press, with a 1/8" steel plate, in order to get the tight chamfer bends.

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I'm really happy with how the panels came out, but I still have to cut the panels to fit the contour and weld them in. More pictures and updates to follow on these panels.

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Post by dr4yrk9 »

that is just amazing, pretty cool that you can do all that. I cannot wait to see the finished product. Great job.
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Post by M Wehrman »

Very nice!
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Great panels!!! Just weld them in!!! We want to see!!!
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Post by David Dunn »

Miles,
Great work. I am glad to see someone take the time and effort to put the structural folds into the panels. :D
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Post by Erik712m »

Miles, Looks great.
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Thanks guys.

Fitted one of the panels and thou I can adjust them a little more during the welding, they fit pretty good. Not bad for a first time metal fabrication on a $50.00 bender.

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I won't start welding untill all the panels are cut to fit, still have the fronts to do.

Sometimes I wish I could just do some things the easy way. :roll:
It would make life a lot easier. :lol:

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Post by pcolette »

Very nice job! I'm impressed!
I also see a new toy in my future - a bender. Where did you get yours?

Keep up the great work - and thanks for the photos.

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Post by andy »

How cool is that! Nice piece of work Miles.

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Post by chacaocop1 »

I bow to you, oh great Miles.... :lol:

Thanks for those pics. It really shows the details very good. Without a doubt a great job. Congrats.
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Post by EvanH »

Wow - you guys are about two steps shy of proposing marriage! :o

Seeing Miles' work fills me with motivation. I wonder if he could fill my bank account, too?

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Long time overdue update.

Been holding off welding the side panels so I would have access through the open holes.

Finished off the welding on the cab barrier with lockable access/ exit door for security, will make another door with wire mesh and insect screen for air flow.

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Couldn't find a rear upper door so I made my own. Will add the rest of the vent hardware when final paint is done.

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Got the driver side panels welded in but not finished.

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Also got the side rub rails going, but more on that later, if anyone wants to see more detailed pics go here:

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Going slow due to the heat 108 degs average as of late, only get to work for a short time early in the mornings.

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Miles,

Where did you find the vents for the rear door? Been looking for something like that.

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Post by Pinzgauer Pete »

Excellent work in all facets of this restoration, I am particularly impressed with the fabrication work, when a part wasnt readily available you simply figured out a way to make one, and your attention to detail allowed for a almost factory standard. Panels that originally were made in a hydrolic press with factory molds you made painstakingly by hand. I can see you are one of those guys that holds himself to a high standard. I can imagine all the panels you made that might have been a fraction off but were cast to the wayside because to your eye they were unacceptable before you finally got it to a level you could live with, and even those you most likely still have flaws in your eyes. When this project is completed you will have a basically one of a kind vehicle that you can be extremely proud of. Thanks for sharing the pics and commentary, and expieriences.
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