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…
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…
Weld the Right Rocker Panel (part 1)
The right rocker panel goes much better because: Outer Side Again… the old metal burnt while i touched it, so i switched to 2.8 A and built the little mountain of metal. Join the old and the new. Inner Side Weld new metal to new metal is much easier. It…
Weld the Left Rocker Panel (part 3)
I’ll drill a hole Ø22 mm, clean the welding with the grinder, prime and isolate with polyurethane sealant. This welding tells me that my hands shake (open another beer to fix this) or my eyes are too weak. Most likely the light around me is not sufficient while i work.…
Weld the Left Rocker Panel (part 2)
Rocker Panel Inside I welded the inner side of the rocker panel. It doesn’t look good, but i hope it is strong. The trick is: Front Crossbeam Outside This is the nice surprise for today. I did it very well (as i can). I spent more time on shaping and…
Weld the Left Rocker Panel (part 1)
Adjust the Welder In the previous post i explained that welding on 3 B do not penetrate well and i switches to 4 C and the plug weldings are now OK. Re-weld Failed Weldings As i mentioned before, some of the weldings had no penetration. This is how i checked…
Sheet metal and welding thoughts
Sheet Metal I bought 16 ft2 from here. The guy i was in communication with was very king. He defined himself as Human Forklift (formerly known as “Sales”) in his email signature 🙂 He offered me to cut it to 2 pieces of 8 ft2 to decrease (~ the half) the price of…