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post Dec 2 2021, 02:49 PM
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coming along great, keep it up !!


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post Dec 2 2021, 02:49 PM
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Then I turned my attention to the floor plugs. The four larger ones up front and the giant on from the trunk had to have all of the undercoating removed befor blasting them clean to bare metal. So for hours I scraped until I got the majority of it off, I swear Porsche paid the guy who applied the seam sealer by the gallon that he applied in a day. But finally got them all blasted and cleaned.

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post Dec 2 2021, 02:50 PM
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Painted them with self etching primer...

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post Dec 2 2021, 03:02 PM
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Not wanting to watch paint dry I turned my attention to the 4 small holes that were in the floor, not sure exactly what these were for, but I decided to weld them closed. First I had to remove the metal cover from the inside, remove the seam sealer and hammer the flaps flush, then welded each one and ground the welds flush.

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post Dec 2 2021, 03:07 PM
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After removing all of the seam sealer from the other plug holes, I re-installed the plugs with new seam slealer applied to the mating surfaces. Will go back after I blast the entire floor and apply the final coats of seam sealer.

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post Dec 2 2021, 03:09 PM
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Nice thing is, by the end of the day I got to cross two tasks off the white board. I am hoping that I can cross the rest off by the end of the week.....and now its time for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)

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post Dec 2 2021, 04:31 PM
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Your project is coming along nicely Kevin...keep up the good work! Enjoy following your thread!
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post Dec 3 2021, 05:21 PM
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QUOTE(9146C @ Dec 2 2021, 04:31 PM) *

Your project is coming along nicely Kevin...keep up the good work! Enjoy following your thread!


Thanks Rob, If it hadn't been for our meeting I wouldn't be near as far along.
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post Dec 3 2021, 05:28 PM
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So I finally found someplace in east Texas that sels weld through primer, which I desperately needed before welding the rear jack points back in. The drivers side triangle was already cleaned and primed, but for some reason I couldn't remember what I did with the other one. Found it in my parts boxes this morning, so that was my goal for the day. Took about 2 hours to get it all cleaned up, blasted and primed. Then it was on to the task.

First I had to strip the primer I had sprayed as a rust preventative.

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post Dec 3 2021, 05:34 PM
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The good thing about re-installing the same supports is that the alignment is exactly the same as they were installed at the factory....How do I know, because the holes drilled through the triangles line up with the dimples in the long, where I drilled them out....

So I painted both the mating side of the triangles with the weld through primer as well as the portion of the long and the floor where they are welded together.

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post Dec 3 2021, 05:37 PM
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The weld through primer I used is a zinc based primer, hopefully it will provide some level of protection between the the mating surfaces.

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post Dec 3 2021, 05:42 PM
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Got the passenger side all welded in. The welds were a bit of a challenge welding with the primer in place, got allot of spattering. So after a bit of reading I discovered that it works buch better if you remove the paint where you are actually welding. Live and learn.

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post Dec 3 2021, 05:48 PM
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then I ground the welds flush and primered it with the black primer to keep the rust at bay.

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post Dec 3 2021, 05:50 PM
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Then it was wash, rinse and repeat on the driver's side. Here is a pic of both of them in place. Its starting to look like a complete car again.

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post Dec 3 2021, 06:02 PM
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Thank you for sharing!

I especially appreciate the steering column bearing swap tutorial . . .

Your front support donut pics show why (according to some veteran sources here) the donuts were never meant to support the car (and why so many are bent). . .I do believe (as stated by others) they were only used for the body in white on the production line . . .glad I spent the time to make a 4x6' wooden dolly with slots that supports the entire rocker flange.
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post Dec 3 2021, 07:14 PM
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QUOTE(MM1 @ Dec 3 2021, 06:02 PM) *

Thank you for sharing!

I especially appreciate the steering column bearing swap tutorial . . .

Your front support donut pics show why (according to some veteran sources here) the donuts were never meant to support the car (and why so many are bent). . .I do believe (as stated by others) they were only used for the body in white on the production line . . .glad I spent the time to make a 4x6' wooden dolly with slots that supports the entire rocker flange.


Thanks for your post. Glad the steering column post was helpful to you. Still a long way to go, but now that I'm retired I hope to get er done someday.
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post Dec 3 2021, 08:52 PM
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@Puebloswatcop

thanks for the emission sticker info.

i worked out the dates on our cars when i had some time this morning.
mine is friday 25 jan 74
yours is monday 28th jan 74.
not quite same day cars but close.
exactly 30 after mine in the vin numbers.

yours copped the kalifornia vaping motor on the smog front.
mine was a 49 state marlboro smoker.

i'll be watching your rebuild thread.
only a weekend between these cars 40 odd years ago.
good luck with the rebuild mate. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Dec 4 2021, 06:56 AM
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@Puebloswatcop

thanks for the emission sticker info.

i worked out the dates on our cars when i had some time this morning.
mine is friday 25 jan 74
yours is monday 28th jan 74.
not quite same day cars but close.
exactly 30 after mine in the vin numbers.

yours copped the kalifornia vaping motor on the smog front.
mine was a 49 state marlboro smoker.

i'll be watching your rebuild thread.
only a weekend between these cars 40 odd years ago.
good luck with the rebuild mate. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


Thanks for sharing that info. Not sure what day is worse in manufacturing, Friday - I cant wait for the weekend so I can party, or Monday, I am hung over from partying all weekend....lol. When mine is done it will be a marlboro smoker as well. the plan at this point is a 2056 motor. Take care and thanks for watching. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)
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post Dec 4 2021, 06:26 PM
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Today I decided to weld in the rear traction bar mounts.

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post Dec 4 2021, 06:29 PM
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After checking the placement and fit, it turned out the short tail of the bracket needed a little tweeking to get it to sit flush to the surface...

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