A solid day of welding, and the last flare................... |
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A solid day of welding, and the last flare................... |
East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
Buried myself in the garage today and managed to get my last GT flare attached and even got to a few rust spots.........the project progresses (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
Here's the passenger front (and the last) flare being tacked on: Attached image(s) |
East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:36 PM
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nuther.....
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
clamps removed and more welding.....
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
nuther....
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lincoln |
Jan 7 2006, 10:40 PM
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looks good
and to think i almost bought that same welding hood lol |
East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
Took a flat body file to the top of the flare to highlight the ripples (shiney spots) that you get with AA flares. It helps mark them and then it's hammer and dolly time to work them out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
Took care of a couple of rust spots also. Here's a nice hole in the bottom of the drivers rear quarter panel.
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
and underneath...........
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
after........
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
and under....
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 10:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
Made a commitment to Sirius radio too...........welded up the am/fm antenna hole!
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 11:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
Repaired a wierd rust spot at the front bumper mount (dog bone). This was a pain in the ass, it's three layers thick here and all three were affected. The support bracket behind needed two patches and everything in front of the bracket had to be replaced (2 layers).
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 11:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
from behind.....
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East coaster |
Jan 7 2006, 11:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
That's it for today. The flare is about ready for filler and the rust spots just need to be dressed. The drivers side jack post area is the only rust spot left unadressed and it should be taken care of tomarrow.
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Luke M |
Jan 8 2006, 01:35 AM
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Nice job (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif) I'll be installing my flares next week.
Any problems that you ran into? Luke |
East coaster |
Jan 8 2006, 06:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
Best advice I can give is make sure you clean all welding surfaces very well, both inside and out. Any burning paint/undercoating/seam sealer will deplete the welding gas and give you a nice hole in the bead. On the first flare I neglected to prep the inside of the fender well enough and got some burn through. Also, be patient and weld small areas at a time (1" or so) to minimize heat warpage. The little extra time you take here will be saved 10 fold on hammer and dolly time.
If you're doing AA flares, you'll have to work the bottom of the flare into the stock bottom line. The AA flares are flat on the bottom and the stock were angled at the rocker line. A little hammer/dolly work will blend it from angled to flat. Here's a pic for clarity: Attached image(s) |
East coaster |
Jan 8 2006, 06:51 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
from inside.........
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URY914 |
Jan 8 2006, 07:23 AM
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Very nice work! And I would say not your first time. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
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Jeroen |
Jan 8 2006, 08:59 AM
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wish the DPO of my car repaired the bumper mounts like you did the way they are now makes me wanna (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif) |
IronHillRestorations |
Jan 8 2006, 09:57 AM
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That may be a little better than the factory flares |
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