Screw it I'm going in, An amateur restores a car (I hope) |
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Screw it I'm going in, An amateur restores a car (I hope) |
obscurity |
May 29 2010, 08:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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. |
Lennies914 |
May 29 2010, 08:39 AM
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Slacker Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 9-January 10 From: NorCal Member No.: 11,216 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Is that the only bad area?
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obscurity |
May 29 2010, 08:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
Unfortunately no. The floors will have to be fixed as well as some other more minor rust repair
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arkitect |
May 29 2010, 09:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 3-March 10 From: Stockton, CA Member No.: 11,426 Region Association: None |
Post as many picts as you can....I like to see the action.
Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
obscurity |
May 29 2010, 10:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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.
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? |
obscurity |
May 29 2010, 10:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
Gonna try POR15. Off to AA and Home Depot for some other supplies.
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rohar |
May 29 2010, 11:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 924 Joined: 25-October 08 From: spokane Member No.: 9,685 Region Association: None |
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 |
veltror |
May 29 2010, 11:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 928 Joined: 27-April 08 From: Potters Bar Herts UK Member No.: 8,978 Region Association: None |
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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obscurity |
May 29 2010, 01:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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. Roman 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) |
corsepervita |
May 29 2010, 04:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Redmond, OR Member No.: 11,631 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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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obscurity |
May 29 2010, 06:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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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obscurity |
May 29 2010, 07:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
And this is how far I got today.
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. |
SirAndy |
May 29 2010, 09:34 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
obscurity |
May 30 2010, 06:17 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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 |
Katmanken |
May 30 2010, 10:18 AM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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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obscurity |
May 30 2010, 10:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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? Thanks, |
obscurity |
May 30 2010, 10:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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
Thanks, |
obscurity |
May 30 2010, 03:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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? |
obscurity |
May 30 2010, 05:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
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 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. |
scotty b |
May 30 2010, 07:11 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
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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