One thing I notice jLee did - is make a list. VERY good idea. It will help you keep your tasks organized.
wow fuzzy you are going all in!
I agree with t2, here in IL welding in plates for new floorpans is pretty normal!!
I agree with t2, here in IL welding in plates for new floorpans is pretty normal!!
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This is true. I am making a list now and realizing what all needs to be done. For now, its one project at a time: and that project at the moment is get the interior stripped down and cleaned/fixed/painted and ready to be reinstalled when the time comes.
I may put off the welding projects until after I have dissasembled the car further; this would allow me to spot more problem spots.
But yes, the list, good point.
I have to say... when you get into a project, you take out all the stops.
Although, out of curiosity... what is your end goal when you're done tinkering with the machine?
I just want a good, clean, car. That and the satisfaction of knowing that I made it possible. The main goal with this project is education: just learn 2 car.
I will do it sometime. For now its on my list.
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did a little bit of tinkering over this weekend with the car again. First thing I HAD to do was get my garage organized, and get the parts cataloged and organized as well. Heres the result - should be easy to put it all back in... whenever that will be.
^^floor is wet inder the carpet because I just got done steam vacuuming them.
I also started cutting out the floorboard on the passenger side
Smashing out the old, crusty sound dampener
NOTE: this is only the beggining of my cutting, I'll be taking out another 3" from the left hand side and make corners square later this week.
About an hour after I had cut this hole I got a call from my insurance agent. Turns out she forgot to get me to safety the car before she insured me.... oops.
Well, ill run it in to a mechanic guy I know, the hole shouldnt make a difference on the safety, I dont think.
Today I pulled out the Lincoln welder and began teaching myself to weld - its alot harder than the youtube videos make it out to be. But I think this is ok for only half an hour of practice. It should qualify me for another star on my mancard.
^^floor is wet inder the carpet because I just got done steam vacuuming them.
I also started cutting out the floorboard on the passenger side
Smashing out the old, crusty sound dampener
NOTE: this is only the beggining of my cutting, I'll be taking out another 3" from the left hand side and make corners square later this week.
About an hour after I had cut this hole I got a call from my insurance agent. Turns out she forgot to get me to safety the car before she insured me.... oops.
Well, ill run it in to a mechanic guy I know, the hole shouldnt make a difference on the safety, I dont think.
Today I pulled out the Lincoln welder and began teaching myself to weld - its alot harder than the youtube videos make it out to be. But I think this is ok for only half an hour of practice. It should qualify me for another star on my mancard.
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oh, and im driving it around with the interior completely stripped and one seat. People look at me strangely when I pull up beside them
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wellthankya
the guy who is going to bend and bead the replacement sections for me is also giving me a few pieces of scrap to work on. I definitely need to practice more before I try and put in the pans.
oh, and im driving it around with the interior completely stripped and one seat. People look at me strangely when I pull up beside them
nice!!!!!!!!!!!
make sure you lay some dynamat down inside while you have the interior taken apart like that.
It's totally worth it. If you are on a budget, check out RAM Mat. It works amazingly well and can be bought in bulk.
http://www.raamaudio.com/
It's totally worth it. If you are on a budget, check out RAM Mat. It works amazingly well and can be bought in bulk.
http://www.raamaudio.com/
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Not by any significant amount. 5-10 pounds if you really put a bunch in the car and do multiple layers..
Still heavier
Lightness is good. So are a lot of the noises a car like that generates. Hearing every noise from a car makes for a very engaging driving experience IMHO.
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Im going to be applying a liberal coating of Bed Liner to both the inside and the underside of the vehicle. It should not only help prevent rust but also deaden the noise a little...but like JC said, the road noise is part of the experience with this car.
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Current status: Immobile
Car failed a mechanical safety. Mutliple points were pointed out that needed fixing before it could be considered road worthy and insurable. LOTS of work to be done.
So today, my goal was to get the car partially disassembled down to skeleton to see exactly where I have rust spots and fix one of them.
I did! I forgot to take a before pic, but the section here was rusted straight through (the mechanic who looked at the car said this spot is vital and the rust needs to be stopped, because if the rust spreads it will affect the A-pillar and hinge that holds the hood on).
I took and cut out a major portion with an angle grinder, dremeled the corners, then I cut and formed a new piece of 18guage steel and welded the sucker on. Then I took a wirebrush on my angle grinder to buff it up, stepped back and said, "heh, cool, not bad."
The area between the red brackets is what I replaced... if that wasnt obvious.
Also started banging away on making a new floor pan on the passenger side. I think Im getting there.
Car failed a mechanical safety. Mutliple points were pointed out that needed fixing before it could be considered road worthy and insurable. LOTS of work to be done.
So today, my goal was to get the car partially disassembled down to skeleton to see exactly where I have rust spots and fix one of them.
I did! I forgot to take a before pic, but the section here was rusted straight through (the mechanic who looked at the car said this spot is vital and the rust needs to be stopped, because if the rust spreads it will affect the A-pillar and hinge that holds the hood on).
I took and cut out a major portion with an angle grinder, dremeled the corners, then I cut and formed a new piece of 18guage steel and welded the sucker on. Then I took a wirebrush on my angle grinder to buff it up, stepped back and said, "heh, cool, not bad."
The area between the red brackets is what I replaced... if that wasnt obvious.
Also started banging away on making a new floor pan on the passenger side. I think Im getting there.
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Do you have some cutoff discs to use in your angle grinder? I hope you're not cutting things out with the thick grinding wheel
Very cool to see someone diving in head first, keep it up! :thumbsup:
Very cool to see someone diving in head first, keep it up! :thumbsup:
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Do you have some cutoff discs to use in your angle grinder? I hope you're not cutting things out with the thick grinding wheel
Very cool to see someone diving in head first, keep it up! :thumbsup:
ya, I bought a few 1/16" cutting discs. Things wear down super fast and make ALOT of spark. Burnt my arm a little.
Thanks for the encouragement. I kinda need it after seeing the inspectors report. yeesh.
Yes they do, a light touch with the cutoff wheels is a very good thing. Try to stay out of the "death plane" i.e. don't ever have a body part in-line with the disc unless it is protected. Definitely use a full face shield when using a cutoff tool, they are incredibly dangerous when they shatter.
Edit: it's immensely satisfying when you finish, but you don't really know that your first time though, so my advice is to persevere until the project is done!
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oh snap, just browsed thru phone and found the before pic.
the whole plate that was on there shattered when I lifted it with a pliers. completely rusted thru - all better now!
the whole plate that was on there shattered when I lifted it with a pliers. completely rusted thru - all better now!
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Learn TIG and forget everything else. I don't know how anyone can weld any other way with your electrode vaporizing and arc splattering around in random directions without being able to see anything.
It's like the difference between making art by flicking buckets of paint on a wall while blind folded vs drawing with a .05mm mechanical pencil with a microscope.... or chainsaw vs scalpel :awe:
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