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…
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…
First (not very good) Weldings
Did i say “not very good”? This is actually ugly, disappointing and a shame to show! But… c’est la vie – we can not be perfect in every way. And i knew: the first try should be on separate sheet metal until i get something acceptable, but i started directly…
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…
The First Body Patches
Cardboard Patches I am using some random pieces of a cardboard to define the body patches. Sheet Metal Patches The first two small patches are cut. They just need to be formed with the grinder and they are ready to weld. What is Next I still don’t have a MIG…