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Welding longs with engine in?, Beginning a resto... |
mbseto |
Oct 15 2014, 09:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Cincy Member No.: 17,743 Region Association: North East States |
Howdy all;
About to start a restoration, hoping to do a rolling resto. After looking over some of the threads on prep for repairing longs, I see two things everyone advises: 1) brace the doors 2) get the car off the wheels, i.e. jackstands under the donuts It looks like the engine is nearly always pulled... Is this a must, or can the longs be repaired with the engine in? If so, is additional support under the engine/trans needed? Thanks for the input, M. |
mbseto |
Oct 20 2014, 09:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Cincy Member No.: 17,743 Region Association: North East States |
Do you have any rules of thumb for deciding whether to part out or proceed with a restoration?
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worn |
Oct 20 2014, 05:50 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,155 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Do you have any rules of thumb for deciding whether to part out or proceed with a restoration? It depends on the idiot. I carried a lot of two British cars out of the garage to the trash in grocery bags. Panel availability is a bit better with some of those. More air than car it would seem. But. I didn't want tmem just destroyed. And I wanted to learn how to weld and form panels with hammer and dolly. I wanted to learn to paint and do the mechanicals. I have a desk job, and wanted more. If it is the car you want, my suggestion is this may not be the one. If the experience excites you, well there remains the outside chance that it could be worse. Cary 914 has certainly devoted hours as a Dr Frankenstein bringing life to the dead and many other even more spectacular stunts have been pulled recorded here. On the other hand I visited Scotland and was fortunate enough to visit the tower where the Pythons recorded the famous words: Run away! Run away! You decide. |
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