Tough_little_ke20 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thats the left hand side done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted October 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Come up pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollienewc Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Very nice work mate! I've got the same rust issues in my seventy wagon, need to bust out the welder. Any tips at all? Keep the updates coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) Thanks bud, most old cars rust here, dust gathers, add water and you get mud which makes rust. Only weld small amounts at a time, I'm using a tig and doing 5-10mm at a time and then cool it with an air nozzle on the compressor. If you use a mig do the same but do a series of tacks so you don't blow a hole. Also tack the panel every 5-10mm before any welding, it's only thin and doesn't take much heat to move the panel Edited October 6, 2015 by Tough_little_ke20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot35 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 If you're using MIG, see if you can run narrower wire too. I ran 0.6 when repairing a roof, seemed to make things pretty easy. Didn't try with 0.8, so it's all theoretical :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 100% agree with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Made good use of a day off work and fabbed up the panels for the driver side, should be finished tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 That's that done, bit of dolly work and she'll be sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Rust finished and I've mounted my window net, wasn't paying $50 for a mounting rail so I made my own for the cost of a $5 spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmac80 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 epic build. love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot35 Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 I just logged in to say the same thing. Epic! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Thanks guys really appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Started on the tank mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 With this much bodywork I'd be too scared to race it! Much too nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough_little_ke20 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 There's not too much body work needed, actually started out as a bloody good shell, would've been a good body for a resto, the real work will come when I start the fiberglass front end. Front tank mout in and a couple of L shaped tags to try and cut out some viabration in the floor, ideally I should've pressed some ribs into the floor before welding it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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