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[Literati914]

^ frustrating, when I use the forums 'attachment' buttons for pics, they get turned in all kinds of directions - is there something I can do to fix this?


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[mb911]

^ frustrating, when I use the forums 'attachment' buttons for pics, they get turned in all kinds of directions - is there something I can do to fix this?


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If your using your phone before uploading just go to edit your picture on the phone and just make some silly edit and that will be all that is needed to ensure they post correctly.

[TargaToy]

When in the world do you sleep? In addition to the fence (looking great!), it appears you've painted the house in the meantime too. And STILL got a bunch of stuff done on your car--OUTDOORS! Major kudos to you!

[Literati914]

Thanks, however it’s been two years that this car’s been in that spot.. so I’m seeing it as I’ve been too lazy. The lack of a garage is a big deal though as it seems as though it’s done nothing but rain around here (when it’s not 95+ degrees out)! I’m trying to do better.. thanks for the encouragement!!

Ps- I do plan on addressing the hideous chimney this fall (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (I have a plan believe it or not)

[Literati914]

My longs are generally in good condition on this car, but there was a small amount of perforated metal (outer skin) where the two rear firewalls meet the longs on each side, so I’ve been cutting and patching:
Passenger side, before, during and after-

[Literati914]

Welded up holes from spot welds and the crack under the belt mount:

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..after phospho acid and primer to the inner layer:

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Now to do the driver’s side:

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..in process:

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I actually finished up just before dark (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) , will post a finished shot tomorrow.

Btw, I had a practically new bottle of welding gas empty on me after sitting a couple weeks and I had to run and get a replacement. The frustrating thing is that I had the valve closed tight. Supply house wouldn’t hear it.. my gauges must be leaking they said.. I checked them when I got back and they’re not leaking. The valve knob on the empty felt particularly loose but was normal according to them.

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Driver’s side long repair, done:

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.. here’s a picture showing the reason I broke down and built a rotisserie...

The first pic is what my miserable welds were looking like while trying to weld a patch to the floor while laying on my back and the car a ft or so off the ground (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) . Couldn’t really even manage to get anything clean enough for consistency. Had hot slag dripping on me and trying to dress the welds with a grinder between me and the car felt really dangerous.

The second pic is the very same area that I managed to clean up today and make look a little less embarrassing. So much easier with the rotisserie!

[Literati914]

AFTER clean up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

[bkrantz]

I can't imagine doing the underside work I did without a rotisserie--and certain not being able to enjoy any of it. Being able to turn the car on either side or upside-down made most of the cutting, welding, and grinding fun(ish).

[Literati914]

Ok so today I removed the rear under side of the tunnel and cleaned up the lips on the tunnel where the floor will be welded to eventually, as well as cleaned up the inside of the tunnel forward - in prep for internal chassis paint there. Note, the tunnel had been left intact before I had a rotisserie and this was going to make installing the floor easier somehow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) . This way is much more thorough but also helpful because my clutch tube needed securing at the firewall as well as some repairs needed to the area around the throttle cable tube (see last pics):


Here’s the a shot showing the rear floor completely removed and tunnel flanges cleaned

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Very Loose clutch tube

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..both repaired

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Here you can see marks for the cuts I made at the bottom of the outside firewall..I will be fabricating the lower section of the firewall - buying a whole panel seemed wasteful since most of it is in good shape. Hopefully these repairs will last a long time, the car will be a driver, if not a daily driver.

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Here’s a before shot of the PS inner firewall panel that I bought..followed by a shot of how I cut it length wise. Only the bottom most part of my inner and outer firewalls were in need of replacing. I’m using the upper part of this panel to create the lower section of the outside firewall, pics of that to come.

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