Cary's 73 1.7 Rustoration Thread Options

[cary]

Next lesson learned. Make sure you take more time to align the door hinges. Not only was I off 1mm in vertical. I was probably off 1mm in spacing. If I was too do this for a living I'd build a jig to hold the hinges in place while I welded.

Probably not 1 mm. Just Googled credit card thickness. They are .75mm. So probably more like .5 mm.

[cary]

NEVER, NEVER............NEVER
Take the car out of door alignment to tinker with a fit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

I'll let you in on my biggest mistake ...................

First, on both the inner fender corners we created, the bottom edge wasn't perfectly horizontal. This is where the Celette would be nice. Something to measure against.
I'll figure out something for next time........

Second, I was thinking because I didn't have the outer rocker attached I could tweek the long to tidy up the fit. NOT

Here's what I did ........................
Doesn't it look beautiful.



After I cut out the welds ........... That little bit kept me from aligning the doors.

[cary]

Time to prep the right long for closure ..................

Decided to use the Eastwood HD Anti Rust that I'd bought.
So we'll do the test in 40 more years.
Left side is done with Rustoluem.
Right side with Eastwood HD Anti-Rust.

[cary]

Then I started installing the base of the left door hinge post.



Won't be long before I get this thing of the lift.
Then on to the new floor, tunnel repairs and the new pedal box.

[saigon71]

Great progress.

Keep (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) away!

[cary]

Coming together ..............

Wheelhouse trimmed. Took quite a bit fiddling to get the upper edge bent to match.
The next time I'll anchor it to the upper long and do a double cut like you'd cut wall paper.





Ready to stitch weld on the next trip to the shop.

[cary]

New tool cart .................
Tired of chasing around looking for clamps and Vice-Grips.



Super - In - Law project ...................
Just need a divider on the second shelf to separate the small C-clamps and Vice-grips.

[injunmort]

I love this thread, great work. you make sorry I cut up a car that was about in the same shape. keep it coming

[cary]

I keep telling myself the next 4 will be easier. LOL.

Start another vacation on Thursday. Hopefully we'll get it back on the rotisserie by the following Thursday.

[cary]

Great Day ....................

Finished up welding in the wheelhouse. That's gives me a warm fuzzy.



Need to finish tidying up the engine bay side.

Here's where I ended the day ............. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)



Slid the inner rocker in to warm my heart. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

[cary]

Tinkered with the door gaps and body dimensions a bit.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=229264

With Rick's help I'm pretty close.

[cary]

Finally got the car off the lift .............



Bought some leveling jacks



Here's where we started .............

[cary]

Finally off the lift ........................ now I can get back to work.



Here's where we start tomorrow ............
Screwed in and ready to weld.



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[cary]

Adding a new set of door braces.
Kind of a low budget set like Hontek built.



That way I can take the doors off after I weld in the right inner rocker and recheck the door fit.

[boogie_man]

Wow, that's some great work right there, keep it going, looking great !!!!

[cary]

While Super In Law is building our new door braces I decided to do some housekeeping. I needed to cut out a few parts from the sheet metal that will be scraped.



Here's the new door braces. I want to be able to flip it upside down and not have to worry about everything staying in place.

[cary]

Tried some thing a little different. I pulled the puddle up while I was stitch welding the rocker seam.

[cary]

Finally putting her back on the rotisserie.

[cary]

Heading home ....................

[cary]

Spent Wednesday finishing up welding in the inner rockers and grinding down the rosettes.



Then I went after the hinge post bases.
Finished up welding in the left side.