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Posted by: mb911 Mar 18 2016, 07:53 PM

So I know doors are available everywhere and there are more rust free tubs out there but that is not the point of my project.. As many of you know I teach welding and fabrication at a local college.. I had a student that is talented but not the most driven in class so I found a way to engage him and show him a skill he will be able to use for years to come..

Posted by: mb911 Mar 18 2016, 07:54 PM

Here are some pictures of the project


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Posted by: mb911 Mar 18 2016, 07:57 PM

This the progress we made on it in a couple of hours.. My student was so excited to learn how to do this properly


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Posted by: mb911 Mar 18 2016, 08:02 PM

I sand blasted the door inside and out previous to cutting out the former bad repair. The old repair was a lap weld of the wrong thickness steel. And then the upper part of the door was also perforated so that also got a new piece of steel.. I will update pictures Monday.. I now have the door primed inside and out in epoxy primer.. And here is a quick picture of the car


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Posted by: r_towle Mar 18 2016, 09:45 PM

How many rusty doors did you have?
Saw loads of thread...


Seems like a great project to teach on, what state are you in?

Posted by: mb911 Mar 19 2016, 05:48 AM

QUOTE(r_towle @ Mar 18 2016, 07:45 PM)

Posted by: Valy Mar 19 2016, 10:37 AM

Posted by: mb911 Mar 21 2016, 02:00 PM

Here the door is epoxy primed and ready for body work.


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Posted by: zambezi Mar 21 2016, 10:09 PM

Looks like he earned some extra credit. Good work.

Posted by: mb911 Mar 22 2016, 09:08 AM

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