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post Mar 8 2020, 07:09 PM
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Welding done, and initial grinding. Might be a few spots to touch up.


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post Mar 10 2020, 08:43 PM
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On to the last thing in the hell hole area: the right engine shelf. Here is the piece from RD.


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post Mar 10 2020, 08:45 PM
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First fit check after my initial trim. I need only the front half of the shelf, and a bit more of the rubber seal channel.


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post Mar 10 2020, 08:46 PM
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And after about a dozen cycles of check, trim, bend, repeat. About 90% fitted.


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post Mar 10 2020, 10:49 PM
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Looks good Bob.
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post Mar 11 2020, 07:48 PM
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Thanks, Doug. Still lots to do on the body shell (finish the shelf, remount the front fender, straighten the rear fender and rear panel, miscellaneous brackets and braces) and then both doors and the replacement trunk lid need a bit of work.

But we do this for fun, right?
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post Mar 12 2020, 08:25 PM
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Had a couple of hours of garage time and worked to finish the fit. I could not get both ends just right, so I tried tack welding one end and working the fit as I welded towards the other end. Seemed to work OK.


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post Mar 13 2020, 08:14 AM
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Bob, I'm really enjoying your thread! Thank you for the excellent documentation! Its great to see that top-level workmanship can still be achieved without a fully-outfitted fabrication shop. This will be a great reference for me as I go through my project.

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post Mar 13 2020, 08:42 AM
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I'm going to start calling you Bob "Dunwright".

Thanks for saving your car and installing so very much love into it. Great stuff. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Mar 13 2020, 08:36 PM
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Thanks, guys. Encouragement always helps.
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post Mar 13 2020, 08:41 PM
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Got the engine shelf welding done. I am pretty happy with results except where I fumbled the grinder inside the groove for the rubber engine shelf seal. I will probably splice in a piece to fix this.


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post Mar 13 2020, 08:43 PM
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On to the rest of the issues in the engine compartment. First is the right trunk hinge bracket. Grinding out the old, torn bracket resulted in a couple of small holes (and some brass from the brazing done by the PO).


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After welding the grind the holes.


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post Mar 13 2020, 08:46 PM
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And after measuring, and re-measuring, I tack-welded the new bracket in place. I will triple-check the position tomorrow and finish the welds.


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post Mar 13 2020, 08:48 PM
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Meanwhile, I started the next task. Both the left and right engine lid hinge brackets were torn out. The PO "fixed" these by bolting through the firewall. Left side.


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Right side.


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post Mar 13 2020, 08:50 PM
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I cut out just enough to get straight edges, and did a bit of metal work to even things up. Left side.


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And right side. I will cut some patches tomorrow.


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post Mar 14 2020, 08:07 PM
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When I measured the right trunk hinge bracket today, I found it to be about 1/8 inch low. So I cut off the tack welds, repositioned, measured about 5 more times, and welded it in for good (I hope). My MIG welder is acting funny, so I may grind these semi-ugly welds and redo it once I figure out what is wrong.


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post Mar 14 2020, 08:09 PM
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Back to the engine lid hinges, here's the patch for the left side.


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