-- 68Krolla Re-Build --

[67Rolla-Ken]

Good price, bit much for my budget at the moment (zero)... :lolcry: unless I up the price for my chrome strips by triple :jamie:

[68krolla]

Good price, bit much for my budget at the moment (zero)... :lolcry: unless I up the price for my chrome strips by triple :jamie:

 

haha hmmm bit out of my budget now....

[68krolla]

I Have not been doing much good stuff recently just mainly seam welding like in the pics and trying to find some solution to finding some bushes and stuff. more to come though!!

[67Rolla-Ken]

I can't wait to have this car and mine in a cruise together!!

 

Are you gunna take your car over to SA for the Bay to Birdwood next year??

[68krolla]

I can't wait to have this car and mine in a cruise together!!

 

Are you gunna take your car over to SA for the Bay to Birdwood next year??

 

Thats a real nice thought and if i get it finished by then I will but i don't wanna set deadlines only to be disappointed. haha you know how it is!!

[13BT_KE20]

I can't wait to have this car and mine in a cruise together!!

 

Are you gunna take your car over to SA for the Bay to Birdwood next year??

next years bay to birdwood is for vintage cars, the following year is for the classics again.

 

For you should have plenty of time to finish the car :)

[67Rolla-Ken]

I thought this year was vintage?

[68krolla]

I thought this year was vintage?

 

yeah that should be heaps of time i hope. We will see how i go!!! Fingers crossed.

[68krolla]

I welded in the Dash because i want the car to look clean so in the new place there will probably be a cd player or gauges put in or even the both of them. and i welded up the seams on top of the strut towers for the strength and it looks sweet! All of which still has to be body filled and primed again.

Edited February 26, 2010 by 68krolla

[greenmac80]

lovin it dude great progress. seam welding is a pain in the ass! lol.

Edited February 26, 2010 by greenmac80

[68krolla]

Well i've had this whole week off work to just trying to fix all the rust spots, tidy welds and finish the seam welding and get all those parts back in primer. Its still all the shit stuff but its gotta be done. Any way as it happens I'm usually trying to get the most out of a day and work at a good pace. So sometimes i do forget to wear my safety gear and while i was grinding my wels back i got a few sparks in my eye but thought nothing of it and kept working on. Later that night when i was trying to sleep it felt like there was sand through my whole left lid. It was so uncomfortable that i didn't sleep and tried to wash out my eye 4 times that night. The next morning was no improvement so later that arvo, after my parents and girlfriend convinced me i decided to go to the hospital and get my eye looked at. It turns out i had two tiny shards of metal lodged fairly deep into my eye with rust developing around it and i have been back twice in two days to have it removed. I also probably had arc eye as well. So for those of you who read all this learn by my mistake and wear your safety stuff. It so was not worth the hassle i had to go through and i can't work on the car for at least another 2 days.

 

Any way here is how the car is going Ive cut all the rust out and cut the metal to suit so when my eye is better i can get onto the welding. There will be more pics up by the end of the week hopefully of the car ready to be straightened and ready for my front end to go back on (when i find my new bushes)

[68krolla]

two pack black on the front end and everything spot primed. There Was more rust cutting and welding i had done but now thats finished so ready for front suspension now!!

Edited March 13, 2010 by 68krolla

[anastasios]

Mate, would you be able to give me a nice summary of how to seam weld and what kind of welder you use etc?

[68krolla]

Mate, would you be able to give me a nice summary of how to seam weld and what kind of welder you use etc?

 

Here are some good pointers that helped me with my welding. These Guys are serious drifters though so i didnt go to the extent that they did, but my goal was just to strengthen the chassis but not to a drift cars extent if that helps.

 

http://www.drifting.com/forums/tech-discus...am-welding.html

 

http://www.drifting.com/forums/tech-discus...am-welding.html

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEdtAVlbBw

[68krolla]

The coil overs are only test fitted momentarily because i still have to get the hats sorted out and i will post them up finished. I had all my ball joints injected because it is waaaayy to hard to find new parts. and yes i have a a solution to lower control arm bushes. Pedders did them for me but the are from a toyota Camry from memory. They had flanges at each end of the bush and one side was cut off to suit the length. They are a perfect fit. So thats all my bushes and joints sorted. Oh i also had a coat of two pack to finish them, lovely!!!