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metal fabbers...report., I need your help |
Trekkor |
Dec 30 2004, 12:00 AM
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I do things... Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California |
I'm repairing the battery tray and related hot spot. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)
I need your tech advice on the procedure. I want to first make paper templates and then fit the sheet metal. Maybe hang it with rivets or screws before the big weld off. Stock look is not important to me. Just needs to drain and support the new battery tray and pedestal. I will sand off the remaining surface rust before applying rust converting primer. I'm scratching the naval jelly approach. Also, please post pics of your repaired areas. Here's my project. Thanks, as usual! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif) KT Attached image(s) |
Bleyseng |
Dec 30 2004, 07:16 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Set up your pieces like Ben said but buy the engine shelf as its pretty hard to make the curves fit right. Clean everything first to bare metal then use a weld thru primer. Spray the rust stuff down into the long and into the wheelhouse. To get a stock look lay the pieces over the hole, tack them in, and then cut along the new piece to get a perfect seam to butt weld. or just slap the new metal on over the hole and stitch weld it in slowly.
DWD, we all get it sometime! Guess I and getting my fair share this winter with the engine repair. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) Geoff |