'68 Lincoln "Lift-off hardtop" sedan- mild custom resto

[sykolincoln]

glad to see you alive man!! you on facebook? hit me up Syko Simmons and the group SUICIDE SLABS !! we need you on there!

[DetroitDeviant]

Thanks Skyo. No im not on the slab side FB. I'll check it out. Heading to the laser cutter now to pick up my handles and other parts for the roof.

[sykolincoln]

Really need to check out our group man. Alot of ga and fl members....and im really interested in those handles homie, and I know some more will be for sure.

[DetroitDeviant]

Made a simple self aligning dimple press to french in the key lock on the door. Now its flush like the handles.

Key lock dimple tool and results.

[darrylqmiller]

Man you got some skills. Wish I was closer so I could volunteer to "help" you on your project.

[66Lincoupe]

Made a simple self aligning dimple press to french in the key lock on the door. Now its flush like the handles.

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Okay, thats really cool! A small detail that will make people think but not something huge. Nice.

[DetroitDeviant]

Thanks Darryl and Rob. Any Lincoln maniac is welcome to my shop.
Going to try and post these pictures again. I kept getting errors during upload the last few days.
Installed the door handle pockets this weekend. I should be receiving the stainless handles from the water jet guy this week.

Planning out the cut. Decided to move them to stock location instead of door face.

Complete mechanism designed in Solidworks

Self jigging lasercut stainless parts

First one installed with a plastic handle I 3d printed

Used a bar to align rear one perfect with front.

Driver side installed. Looks cool I think.

Before dimpling in the key hole.

[DetroitDeviant]

#Deviantlincoln doors are going to be the death of me. Spent hours getting them aligned as good as possible. Perfecting the door gaps today. 3/16" +/- 1/64 is my goal. Had to add to rear door to get it tight. Top is before, bottom is done. Hard to see in pictures. The little things I guess.

I don't believe in using bondo to work gaps. And really impossible on these doors anyway.

[sykolincoln]

Badass homie!

[sclair4]

Nice work !

[66Lincoupe]

Wow. just wow. I can envision the handles now. What a great display of fabrication.

And about the gaps... I feel your pain. My car is by no means a show car but I like even gaps. I have a coupe so I have half the work you do but I think I pulled out most of my hair getting the gaps as even as I could - I didn't fill or cut - just adjusted. Then came the windows... whew.

[Dan Szwarc]

If the car isn't sitting on its wheels right now, those doors will shift the moment you put it on the ground!

[DetroitDeviant]

Yes, its on the ground on its wheels. I noticed that on the lift, gaps widened a bit between the front and rear doors.

[DetroitDeviant]

Working pretty hard on the lincoln. Everything needed for top latching in the rear is fabricated, door handles are in. Finally making steps forward.

Sketch I doodled this week

Solidworks 3D model of latch/catch assembly

[DetroitDeviant]

Update on the Deviant Lincoln.

Machined the catch blocks out of stainless steel.

Laser cut plate with bung welded to it.

Complete roof latch /catch assembly fabricated and ready to install.

Water jet stainless handles installed to check fit.