Preparation for Paint – The Metal Body
I continue with paint stripping of the metal part of the body. The under-body i stripped to bare metal, but then i realize that i am stupid – the original primer is very good. This is why i strip the rest to primer. Paint Stripping Under the dashboard i will…
The New Kids in the Block
The new tools I added to the tools arsenal: Two more guns are visible on the image above – the rustproof (i made a mistake that i bought it from Europe. The standards for the inlet and the bottle are different. I changed the inlet and now i need to…
Punch In and Out the Pin of the King Pin on the Front Steering Knuckle
The best way to remove the pin (8mm x 32mm) and replace the king pin on the front steering knuckles (swivel bearings, wheel hubs) is by using a hydraulic press and hot temperature. This is the direction to punch out and back in. The directions are the same on both…
Paint Stripping Under-body
Paint Stripping I continue the paint stripping of the under-body of the car. I use a saw of electric cutting machine (see the end of this post) to remove the top layer of the factory conservation without a heat, i.e., i am scratching it out. The tracks are visible. These…
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,…
Steps to Get Pro
Pro means professional. In this post i already spoke about this 🙂 Professional is someone who does the thing for living, i.e. the car mechanic repair cars to feed his family. Not every professional performs perfectly, but i will use this word as i don’t know the right one for…