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 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…
Front Beam – Shape Missing Part
I shaped the missing (cut by me) part of the front crossbeam. Next i will paint the cavities inside and i am ready to finish the welding on the bottom.
Preparation for Welding
Punch the new Parts I ordered a sheet metal puncher from AliExpress.COM. I like it, despite one little thing: a lot of force is needed to punch the rocker panels from TrabantWelt.DE. I hope that they are very strong and i am not too old and weak 🙂 The top…
Few Cuts Ahead
Left Rocker Panel Today i did few more cuts on the side of the left rocker panel. New Parts My first order from TrabantWelt.DE arrived partially. It has 67 lines and 6 lines are already here. I also bought 4 ft x 4 ft sheet steel, 18 gauge. The next…
Rocker Panels First Cut
The rocker panels are cut. The final cut will remove all the point weldings and the rest of the rocker panels. Left Rocker Panel Right Rocker Panel Master Brake Cylinder In the meantime i disassembled the master brake cylinder (will replace all the sealings) and the starter (will paint the…
Cut the Right Rocker Panel
The Right Rocker Panel Is cut. I will keep the cross beam on this side, so i cut only the rocker panel. The Face Is waiting for the replacement parts.