OK the end of December is hear and time for the big update.
What was accomplished in December?
Actually a great deal and I am now well on my way!!!
So in December I was able to:
1) Repair 4 different rusted out areas in my tunnel.
2) Cut out and repair the bad remaining sheet metal in my floor pans.
3) Weld in my new Driver's Side Middle brace from Restoration Design.
4) Clean up and treat tunnel and tubes in tunnel with Internal Frame Coating.
5) Strengthen and reinforce Clutch Tube in the tunnel.
6) Fit-Up Driver's & Passenger side Floor pans and then trim
and cut pans in preparation to Butt Weld together.
7) Butt Weld floor pans together and spray primer in preparation for attachment.
Here we go with a few photo's:
Driver's side Mid Tunnel Repair piece
Click to view attachmentPass Side Front Firewall Repair
Click to view attachmentPass Side Front Tunnel Repair Area
Click to view attachmentPass Side Tunnel Repair Piece Fabbed Up
Click to view attachmentBoth Pieces Welded in and Rough Grinding done
Click to view attachmentClutch Tube strengthening, looked at the original and created this with 16 gauge
Click to view attachmentFit-Up of Driver's Side Middle Brace (Restoration Design Piece 355L)
Click to view attachmentFit-Up of Pass Side Middle Tunnel Repair
Click to view attachmentRight after initial welds to both
Click to view attachmentGrinding done
Click to view attachmentI think that will hold?
Click to view attachmentInitial Fit-Up and tack down of Floor Pans done in place. Please note the Cleco's doing their job they are the best!
Click to view attachmentOnce tacked we were able to rotate the rotiserrie and then start to stich the seam
together
Click to view attachmentI called in the BIG GUNS for this job!
Dr. Kristoph Kinzli many of you may be familiar with his amazing thread on Pelican called "Saving the Rat" a 66 page journey about his beautiful 1969 911T that he found in a field in Northern New Mexico. Kristoph took the car through an amazing transformation and drives it to his Engineering job at Florida Gulf Coast University on a daily basis. I cannot thank Kristoph enough as his enthusiasm has helped me to get going on my project. He has 3 children under the age of 2 so he is very busy, we did get a lot done on Monday Floor pan wise though.
Click to view attachmentWe did a lot of stitch welds on the seam but also decided to add some 16 gauge plates along the flat ribs to just OVER-Engineer it a little!
Click to view attachmentKristoph was loving the chance to get some welding time in!
Click to view attachmentPrior to grinding down the seam
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