TINKERGINEERING FIRST TIME STUD WELDER & SLIDE HAMMER, Fixing tricky stubborn dents in the engine, err.. Motor bay Options

[TINKERGINEERING]

Frances - I would suggest wearing a respirator when you sand and grind. When you are older, your lungs will thank you.

Ahh good point. Done and Done. Thanks for saying something. Plus it was sitting 3' away.

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Nice work. Great that your grandfather is there with you to help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

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Frances - I would suggest wearing a respirator when you sand and grind. When you are older, your lungs will thank you.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) And I would extend that to priming and painting as well. Some of these rattle-can paints and primers are actually very good products, but they also contain some pretty caustic stuff. BTW....Nice Work...Ya got mad skills!

Will do! I know better (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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I also learned what Granpys first car was and what car he took to get his driver's license- turns out it wasn't a horse-drawn carriage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

OUCH! You probably just burned 80% of us on this forum. I love it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
Keep up the great work. I love your project and the videos. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

Haaa OOPS!! He took it well. Lots of shop teasing these days. I am trying to keep up!
Thanks for checking in

[TINKERGINEERING]

Capslock / all caps... You are too young for that and the SHOUTING it means. Maybe ease up on it. And then...

I am so happy to see what you are doing. Keep up the great work! You will influence many people.

NO WORRIES... err all good- one speed these days -the go gear
any interaction is a good thing! Actually, the comment likely gained more comments which is good I say.

Thanks for checking in too!!

[nathanxnathan]

The thing about stud welding is that it burns the paint off the back side of the panel, so it's important to paint both sides when you're done.

I think that bracket is relatively accessible from the back — I would have used a pry bar from behind, possibly used the pry bar as a dolly as I beat out the dent from the front with a body hammer.

I was thinking with the mods you are planning, you might have just taken the mps bracket off. I guess it depends how reversible you plan to make the mods for the conversion.

Haa yes there was lots of smoke. I don't know what that little piece is for. Okay cut it out? Makes sense

In a 1.7 or 2.0 4 cylinder car that bracket is for the manifold pressure sensor and the decel valve.
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On 1.8 L L-jet cars there was no MPS so just the decel valve.
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914-6's didn't have the bracket afaik.
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If I were gonna take out that bracket, I'd use a pneumatic die grinder, probably a 1/16" x 2" cutoff disc, and grind the spot welds at the edge of the bracket. Grind just shy of the suspension console. Then gently (if it won't come gently, grind more) tap a screw driver (I have specially ground screw drivers that I use for prying and scraping) between the layers and "pop" the spot welds. Then use a Roloc sanding disk or a flap wheel on an angle grinder to clean up the welds. Could be another video (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[wonkipop]

i dunno about the USA but in my country we have been de-valueing manual skills and trades for two generations. .........and now we are paying the price.
i want to see more females in the trades (as well as more men).

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in 40+ years of driving cars i have never once seen a female mechanic on the shop floor at any place i have taken my car. i know they must be out there. but never once come across one. i think that is astonishing.

I have seen a few female techs. Most were working in the local Sears/Goodyear/Firestone (corporate chain, simpler repairs type places) or oil change places. I did see one most recently that looked to be a 'junior mechanic' (she was young and still learning I think) at the Porsche dealer in Dallas (I was there for a PCA ladies event). So they exist, but are still very rare in the US from my experience. Granted, we do all our own work on our cars so we don't go to mechanic type places frequently. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

i am pleased to hear that @Betty
i've held to the theory that aus is 10 years behind USA since living in chicago.
i just want it to come true. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[ConeDodger]

Having seen pretty much everything Francis has produced on YouTube, I’d say mechanical engineering might be in her future. It seems to be the natural path she’s on.

Love the enthusiasm.