Saturday, August 21, 2010

Floor Bolt well patch and inner fender patch




Here is a photo of a patch I made for the indentation of the floor where the body-to-frame bolt goes. It had rotted out around the washer of the bolt. The patch came out pretty good but, upon doing some more cleaning of the rust, I discovered a small strip of metal has to be replaced too. I haven't made that patch yet, and this one isn't welded in yet either. I've also included a photo of the patch I made to the inner fender. It is welded in but there are still some pinholes that need to be fixed. The weld wire I was using was too thick so it was burning through. I'm going to switch to .023 or .025 wire to finish the job. I need to set up my welder with gas first though. 'Til next time, keep those cards and letters coming!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Some new pics






















I've done some more work on the left rocker panel, or what's left of it. I've removed most of it, both the inner and outer. There's a little more to go on the inner but, its welded in pretty good. I also need to take measurements of it before I remove it so I can have a replacement made. My plan is to spot weld the inner fender to the floorboard and the supports that are there, though one or two of them will have to be remade. I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to do that though. The first photo (which I meant to be last) shows the replacement rocker in place though it isn't attached yet. I just wanted to see how it was going to look, and it looks pretty good I think!