ohiofarmer 3,276 #1 Posted March 14 So here as you can see the hole closed up nicely. It hit at a bad spot close to where the captured threaded nut is on the cowling 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,276 #2 Posted March 14 It's right at the corner of the round fan shroud joining the riser 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,276 #3 Posted March 14 So I buffed it off thoroughly and roughed it s bit with sandpaper, taped the crack closed with masking on the back and applied JB to the face. Three tape you see covers the threaded hole 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,276 #4 Posted March 14 (edited) But that's not the secret I want to share. I placed a sandwich bag over the JB Weld to get the shape of the original fan shroud. It's suprisingly easy to do it by feel . Your finger can discern what is a low spot and fill it in.JB really makes good body filler for tiny spits like this and also repairs the split metal. Sorry I don't have the original hole but it took quite a few shrink sessions with a body hammer to close it up. Of course the secret sauce is the sandwich bag which allows you to finger tool the JB and keep it from sagging out if place. Edited March 14 by ohiofarmer 4 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,619 #5 Posted March 14 When it's all finished, apply one of those bullet hole decals over it. 1 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #6 Posted March 14 Old trick. Used to use wax paper 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,888 #7 Posted March 14 Thanks for sharing! Sweet! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #8 Posted March 15 13 hours ago, squonk said: Used to use wax paper And for the younger crowd, wax paper is that stuff that the bag is made of that holds the cereal in the box, like lucky charms. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #9 Posted March 15 4 hours ago, JoeM said: And for the younger crowd, wax paper is that stuff that the bag is made of that holds the cereal in the box, like lucky charms. Imagine eating a box of that in the 60's.during one sitting just so you could patch up your 61 Falcon! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treepep 564 #10 Posted March 15 50 minutes ago, squonk said: Imagine eating a box of that in the 60's.during one sitting just so you could patch up your 61 Falcon! It was a 63 but close enough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 453 #11 Posted March 15 So one of my Allis B has a bullet hole in the seat back. I left it there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
