Cary's 73 1.7 Rustoration Thread |
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Cary's 73 1.7 Rustoration Thread |
cary |
Jun 6 2012, 10:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Jun 6 2012, 10:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Jun 6 2012, 11:46 PM
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...boola la boo boola boo... Group: Members Posts: 1,053 Joined: 22-April 10 From: South Carolina Member No.: 11,645 Region Association: South East States |
I see some good metal here and there (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Pull James' interior out of the packing every now and then so the carpets don't develope wrinkle seams - if it takes longer than 12 months that is. That and Mark's rubber kits get fresh oxygen and prison exercise every 6 months in my garage, since the timelines to finish have stretched soooo much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) A rotisserie, welder and Resto Design parts are always a sign of good progress... Good Luck, Dave |
cary |
Jun 7 2012, 06:45 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Thanks for the words of wisdom.
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Jul 23 2012, 09:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Jul 23 2012, 09:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Jul 23 2012, 09:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I'm tearing into the drivers long.
It's going to be some work. Back 8 years ago we kind of claubered it together to get it on the road for my oldest son. More welds and more metal was better. It was square and stiff. But at a price. But now trying to get it back to normal will be some work. Because of all the extra welding finding the spot welds is a bit tough. |
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Jul 23 2012, 09:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yes, I cut it open with a disc and a sawsall.
I wanted to be able to see the bottom seam. It was really over welded. |
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Jul 23 2012, 10:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Super In-Law is building a jig to line up the four corners and keep it square.
One inch square tubing. The door braces are good. And we have the measurement from the targa bar to the windshield frame written in a couple places. But we'll need to remove the suspension ear on the passenger side. So making preparations. |
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Jul 23 2012, 10:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Did have one mishap.
I tore the sun visor pad as I was taking it out to remove the windshield. Looks like the dumbass windshield tech glued it in when PO changed out the windshield. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Should have left it in when I cut out the windshield. Lesson learned. Would have had a better angle to look at it. Oh yeah, ran out of wire and gas for the welder. Dandy. Consumables. I now know it takes 45 seconds to use up a cutting disc on my 4 1/2 inch grinder. Took 3 to open up the drivers long. |
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Jul 31 2012, 06:37 AM
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Aug 17 2012, 09:26 PM
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Aug 21 2012, 07:02 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
As I'm really beginning to disassemble the car.
It would be nice if we had something ( Thread or Forum ) that showed you how to remove body parts without damaging them too much. Maybe going back to the Body Work Forum idea. Must common locations of spot welds. Was it spot welded or tack welded? Tools used. I going to try and restore this better than new. Primarily focusing on sealing it up so the restoration will last 20 years. Just a thought. This car is tough. We WAAAAYYYY over welded it to get it on the road for my son to drive to high school. Never thinking we would be taking it apart to restore. |
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Oct 14 2012, 09:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Taking a time out to finish the rebuild/restoration of the Better Engineering parts washer I bought last winter.
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Oct 15 2012, 09:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Oct 15 2012, 09:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Oct 15 2012, 09:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Double Post (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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cary |
Oct 15 2012, 09:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Oct 15 2012, 09:15 PM
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...boola la boo boola boo... Group: Members Posts: 1,053 Joined: 22-April 10 From: South Carolina Member No.: 11,645 Region Association: South East States |
Ooh, new toys! What's the plan for her?
How old is she? |
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Oct 15 2012, 09:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Looks like its going to take some recreation.
I have a new passenger side to design from. The primary question being where to cut. Then where to tie the new dual layers back into the old. Oh yeah it would help if I could figure out the depth on the spot weld cutter. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I just switched to the HF cutter and drill bits. They work pretty well. |
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