stockstandard Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hey guys....new to the forum and new to owning the 83 wagon. The body has some rust in it and one spot is right underneath the drip rail. So the plan is to just remove them completely and smooth it down. my questions are, has anyone done this before? is the drip rail welded to the roof and body is the rail underneath the roof and welded as one? Wondering if i will need to back weld as i cut and smooth off these rails. Cheers guys Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy-d Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hey guys....new to the forum and new to owning the 83 wagon. The body has some rust in it and one spot is right underneath the drip rail. So the plan is to just remove them completely and smooth it down. my questions are, has anyone done this before? is the drip rail welded to the roof and body is the rail underneath the roof and welded as one? Wondering if i will need to back weld as i cut and smooth off these rails. Cheers guys Christian It would be my guess that the drip rails would be formed and rolled into each individual section,the roof section and the upper body section,and then pressed together spot welded and rolled as the two sections are fitted together.This being the case,if you cut it off the roof would be left un-attached so I would think that as you removed a section you would have to hammer and dolly it into shape and weld before moving on too far ahead,would def. need some bog or lead work to tidy it up.I don't know anyone who has actually done it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAKER Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 jimmy is right. It's not as if they aren't attached, they'll just come apart after a while if you don't weld it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockstandard Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Cheers for that guys....will just cut small sections and spot weld as i go. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh what a nissan feeling! Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 I did my crown wagon, you will need to weld the length of the roof. Was no trouble, time consuming though, the roof didnt warp at all either. enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 A wet rag is handy to keep the heat down too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockstandard Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) when you did your wagon, did you just spot weld as you were cutting it off / grinding it down and then go back and fill in the gaps?? C. Edited November 28, 2011 by stockstandard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 did you just spot weld as you were cutting it off / grinding it down and then go back and fill in the gaps?? Yes- I did one of the Datsun 1600 rally cars years back, can't remember why, but it never gave any trouble. (apart from rain falling in through the open door!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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