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> A new guy takes the plunge..., Advice welcome!
Andyrew
post Apr 9 2006, 04:16 AM
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Take tar out, wire wheel, weld any ity holes, replace any patches, por 15 and be done..

You have a solid tub there.

Looks exactly like my tub! Only rust I had was battery tray.
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post Apr 9 2006, 10:57 AM
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It is going to be hard to just weld those pin holes up with a mig without burning a hole and making it bigger You will probably have to buy a pan section and butt weld it in.
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post Apr 9 2006, 11:19 AM
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It is going to be hard to just weld those pin holes up with a mig without burning a hole and making it bigger You will probably have to buy a pan section and butt weld it in.


I have found that filling holes, even up to 1/4" in diamater fairly easy to fill with MIG, you just need to get your settings right on the welder. A good way to practice this is to try and build up/extend the edge of a piece of sheet metal.


A tip to those new to MIG welding (like myself) invest in a box of tips! I bought a used welder, and the tip looked ok but was a little gouged from the PO cleaning it. I couldn't get my wleds to look gooed no matter what I did, until I put a new tip on and it made ALL the difference.


PIB: Nice car! Inspect 'er good! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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post Apr 10 2006, 07:37 AM
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QUOTE (pib @ Apr 8 2006, 08:21 PM)
Yeah, a closer look is on tomorrow's list of things to do, along with pulling the side trim off and looking/poking at the longs. We'll see just how bad it gets.
My son Kyle, hard at work here... So far, he's the best tool I've found for getting into those hard to reach places!

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