The Floor and the Front Wheel Hubs are Painted. The back wheels are Installed. Rustproofing Mix.
Seam Sealer I seam sealed the floor after i primed it. Welding I had a little surprise – 2 little holes opened above the front window. The misery is that it is already painted inside and the welding will burn the paint. Floor Painted The floor was masked and painted…
Back Suspension Arms, Etch Primer, Harmonic Puller (Air Turbine Belt Pulley)
When I woke up this morning I felt a pang. Not true. This is just a Primus song (see the end of the post). When i woke up this morning i looked outside and there was snow. A wet and heavy snow that bent the branches of the trees. The…
Side Reinforcement
Site Reinforcement- Right Side I reinforced a little the doors and the back quarter panels with angle bar (1/8″ x 3/4″ x 48″). It’s mostly for a side hit. The needed lengths are: The 48″ bar was not long enough for the quarter panels and i welded it. I will…
Paint Stripping, Painting, Welding
I said “welding is over”, but i remembered that there are 3 more points: Paint Stripping I started the preparation of the under-body. Strip to bare metal will be followed by zinc primer and urethane paint. I started removing the top layer with a heat gun, then this: , but…
Welding is Over
The Roof I finished the welding. The last area was the roof, i.e. under the roof. As it was originally lap welded, i decided that this is a nest of rust and i cut it all. This is what i did instead: The right side above the windshield was good…
I Almost Have a Car
Front Side I welded the front grill. I spent more time on adjusting than welding. The result is good. My procedure: Front right light is connected. A little piece of sheet metal is needed right in the corner. This will be grinded with the Dremel. I spitted the left side…
Preparation for Welding the Face
Almost there, almost there 🙂 Today i started the preparation of welding the face of the car. I bought a lot of lock pliers just for this operation. I used few of them before, but now i use them all. Here it is: There are a lot of locking pliers,…
Additional Rocker Panels and Front Grill
I reached a “midpoint” when i cleaned the garage and turned the car on it’s side. I will finish all the weldings that point to the floor and then i will flip the cat on 180 degrees and will finish all the other weldings that point to the floor. Additional…
Plug Weld Logic
When we weld 2 pieces of sheet metal, one of them is perforated and we weld through the holes, we speak about plug welding. Here i will explain my logic about “how to do this properly”. Because one of my sheet metals (the body of the car) is not flat,…
Fill up the MIG gas bottle
I filled up the gas bottle. It is 80 cu ft, 75 % argon, 25 % CO2. I paid ~ 90 CAD + tax. How much and what i welded with 1 bottle can be seen on the previous posts. Of course this info is not reliable for any forecast…