{"id":2344,"date":"2009-04-26T20:35:08","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T06:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2009-04-26T20:35:08","modified_gmt":"2009-04-27T06:35:08","slug":"1951-chevy-door-shaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/04\/26\/1951-chevy-door-shaving\/","title":{"rendered":"1951 Chevy door shaving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So after friday eve&#8217;s rumblings about shaving the door handles on J&#8217;s &#8217;51 Chevy, the call went out to do it in the afternoon, when its not as hot.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/04\/26\/1951-chevy-door-shaving\/img_8921\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89211.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 30D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1240669458&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8921\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89211-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89211.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2345\" title=\"img_8921\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_8921-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"img_8921\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So the basic idea is to smooth the lines of the car by removing the exterior handle.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/04\/26\/1951-chevy-door-shaving\/img_8929\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89291.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 30D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1240670263&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8929\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89291-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89291.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2346\" title=\"img_8929\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_8929-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"img_8929\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <img data-attachment-id=\"2349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/04\/26\/1951-chevy-door-shaving\/img_8973\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89731.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 30D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1240678534&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8973\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89731-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89731.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2349\" title=\"img_8973\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_8973-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"img_8973\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/04\/26\/1951-chevy-door-shaving\/img_8971\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89711.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 30D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1240678511&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;109&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8971\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89711-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89711.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2348\" title=\"img_8971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_8971-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"img_8971\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <img data-attachment-id=\"2347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/04\/26\/1951-chevy-door-shaving\/img_8938\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89381.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 30D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1240672993&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8938\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89381-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_89381.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2347\" title=\"img_8938\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_8938-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"img_8938\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lots of Cut! Weld! Grind! involved.\u00c2\u00a0 Lots of re-learning how to weld.<\/p>\n<p>It all went pretty fast, and after the project, we&#8217;re pretty confident we can do more difficult projects, like frenching the headlights, or replacing the doorskins.<\/p>\n<p>Heres a video of the project.\u00c2\u00a0 Five hours in 3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>[flashvideo file=media\/chevy_door_renewal.flv \/]<\/p>\n<p>Difficultly: Moderate (you need someone that can weld)<\/p>\n<p>Stuff required: Welding gear, angle grinder, Bondo, and related accesories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So after friday eve&#8217;s rumblings about shaving the door handles on J&#8217;s &#8217;51 Chevy, the call went out to do it in the afternoon, when its not as hot. So the basic idea is to smooth the lines of the car by removing the exterior handle. Lots of Cut! Weld! Grind! involved.\u00c2\u00a0 Lots of re-learning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[24],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paJYlx-BO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}