My first rust repair, Looking for some direction |
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My first rust repair, Looking for some direction |
Rhodes71/914 |
Jan 7 2005, 06:07 PM
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Glacier Group: Members Posts: 1,374 Joined: 8-August 04 From: End of the Road, Alaska Member No.: 2,482 |
It's time for my first rust repair project.
Thankfully I got lucky when I got lucky when I bought my car, it doesn't have a lot of rust, just a couple of spots. I am going to tackle the worst first so I can get the refreshed 2.0 in. Here is a photo of the spot. It is foward of the batt. tray and right in the lower front corner of the engine bay. I removed a funky metal patch that the previous owner had riveted and thrown some kind of gunk on to seal it up, How much more should I cut away? and then ... (IMG:http://homepage.mac.com/seanrh1/.Pictures/914%20Pics/rust%20hole.jpg) |
elocke |
Jan 7 2005, 10:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 9-February 03 From: Georgetown, MA Member No.: 272 |
When I learned to weld and practiced enough to take the wire to the car, I practiced on the circled spot on the right on the pic below. It was pitted metal, and I had trouble and kept blowing though. So I repaired the big hole, welding to mostly pit-free metal, and it went much better. Later, I replaced much of the upper wheelhouse metal with a piece from Restoration Design.
An ice pick may identify areas that you definetly want to cut out unless you're really good with a mig on pitted metal. Ed Attached image(s) |
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