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> Screw it I'm going in, An amateur restores a car (I hope)
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post May 29 2010, 08:36 AM
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Well we pick up our story already in progress but I hope that by forcing myself to post some pictures I will be motivated to keep going.

I bought the car may years ago and have yet to truely enjoy it. I have started to restore it several times and always get distracted but this weekend the baby (and his mother) is out of town and we have a three day weekend so lets see how far I can get.

Here is where we are starting this morning.

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post May 29 2010, 08:39 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Is that the only bad area?
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post May 29 2010, 08:42 AM
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Unfortunately no. The floors will have to be fixed as well as some other more minor rust repair
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post May 29 2010, 09:39 AM
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Post as many picts as you can....I like to see the action.

Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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post May 29 2010, 10:07 AM
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OK I took a step backward. I removed the dogleg panel that I already put in so I could better access the outside wheel well.

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I am going to sandblast the inside of the areas I can get to but what should I spray/paint onto the bare metal before I weld it back up? I have some weld thru primer but something tlls me this is not the answer. Should I run out and try to find some ospho or something else?
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post May 29 2010, 10:36 AM
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Gonna try POR15. Off to AA and Home Depot for some other supplies.
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post May 29 2010, 11:05 AM
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QUOTE(obscurity @ May 29 2010, 09:36 AM) *

Gonna try POR15. Off to AA and Home Depot for some other supplies.



I'm not sure I'd try and weld through POR 15, but I am a big fan. For the places you can't get to after welding I'd use a weld through primer, weld up the steel, clean the outside VERY well and hit it with POR 15
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post May 29 2010, 11:11 AM
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If you need any inspiration take a look at my thread. In the US you guys have a larger choice of starter cars etc, anyway I am sentimentally attached to my car and cannot wait to get started putting it back together. Today the floors got welded we are back on target. I wish you all the best with your resto just keep going it will be worth it in the end.


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post May 29 2010, 01:28 PM
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QUOTE(veltror @ May 29 2010, 01:11 PM) *

If you need any inspiration take a look at my thread. In the US you guys have a larger choice of starter cars etc, anyway I am sentimentally attached to my car and cannot wait to get started putting it back together. Today the floors got welded we are back on target. I wish you all the best with your resto just keep going it will be worth it in the end.


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Very inspiring!! I'll have to read it much more throughly this evening.

Well, My supplies run is over. George gave me some POR15 so between that and the weld-thru (and some more cut-off wheels) I should be able to make some more progress.

Back to work, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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post May 29 2010, 04:36 PM
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We are all amateurs till at some point we decided to jump in and take on the task and learn from it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Will be a great experience - best of luck to you! This forum has a lot of helpful people on here!
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post May 29 2010, 06:57 PM
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So here is a pic of the car a few years ago before I got the bright idea to fix the rust. The pic is from the Georgia Tech Auto Show.

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post May 29 2010, 07:04 PM
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And this is how far I got today.

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The plan is to sandblast a little more tomorrow, then clean up all the media and paint as much as I can with POR15 and while that drys I'll try to size the replacement panel.
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post May 29 2010, 09:34 PM
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QUOTE(obscurity @ May 29 2010, 06:04 PM) *

paint as much as I can with POR15

Don't!
I'm afraid, POR15 does not work as advertised ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


I have had better luck with Metal Ready or Ospho and then a good primer over that once it's dry.
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post May 30 2010, 06:17 AM
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Don't!
I'm afraid, POR15 does not work as advertised ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)





Just out of curiousity what went wrong? My search indicates that POR has problems for future paint application and in abusive environments (wheel wells, etc.) But tht it might be Ok inside the longs
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post May 30 2010, 10:18 AM
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Inside the longs, I use zinc paint to act as a sacrificial anode to prevent rust, and then top the paint with cavity wax (aka Cosmoline). Cavity wax never really hardens other than on the exterior surface, is waterproof, and contains rust inhibitors.
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post May 30 2010, 10:56 AM
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Inside the longs, I use zinc paint to act as a sacrificial anode to prevent rust, and then top the paint with cavity wax (aka Cosmoline). Cavity wax never really hardens other than on the exterior surface, is waterproof, and contains rust inhibitors.



Whre can you find that stuff? Do you go to an auto paint store or pepboys or online?

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post May 30 2010, 10:59 AM
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How much pitting is too much pitting. Obviously more needs to go on the left but if I take more off the top I am into the outer suspention attachment bracket

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post May 30 2010, 03:21 PM
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If you come across spot welds (in appearance) that are gold in color when you grind them is that a braze? or was the last owner using some othe welding metal?

Can you weld to it or should I cut it out?
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post May 30 2010, 05:29 PM
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I didn't get as far as I wanted today but when the mosquitos attack you have to go in,

I start the day with this

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and finished it up with this. It isn't all the way cut out and I have not started welding yet but I'm pretty proud of it so far.

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post May 30 2010, 07:11 PM
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QUOTE(obscurity @ May 30 2010, 01:21 PM) *

If you come across spot welds (in appearance) that are gold in color when you grind them is that a braze? or was the last owner using some othe welding metal?

Can you weld to it or should I cut it out?



If it is truely a spot weld and is gold ( brazed ) it is not factory. Post a pic so we can see exactly what you are talking about. As steel gets hot it will turn goldish before it gets blue. Perhaps you just got the spot hot when grinding or drilling (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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