Glacial progress on my '67 project

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:41 am

Hopefully I haven't forgotton how to send photos. One problem is I'm mounting a 1967 body to a 1973 undercarriage. I ordered rear wheelwells for a '67 but the frame mounts are in a different location on the '73. So I drilled out the mounts and moved them up.

EDIT: This is Class 11 streeter. I am editing so the pics show up to help you out, but if you didn't intend for this or any other image to be seen in this thread, please say so!

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:42 am

Second try

EDIT: Removed these parts from the links and the photo works: ?action=view&current= -Moderator

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:58 am

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here with the photos.

Another problem was rust holes in the windshield frame. Someone suggested I would need to cut out the rusty place and weld in a new/old section from a junkyard. Instead, I filled the holes with weld, dropping molten weld wire to fill the hole from the base up. I'm not done yet but eventually I'll have enough weld there that I will have to grind it back down smooth.

Post by **david58** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:06 am

crvc wrote:Hopefully I haven't forgotton how to send photos. One problem is I'm mounting a 1967 body to a 1973 undercarriage. I ordered rear wheelwells for a '67 but the frame mounts are in a different location on the '73. So I drilled out the mounts and moved them up.

crvc wrote:

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here with the photos.

Another problem was rust holes in the windshield frame. Someone suggested I would need to cut out the rusty place and weld in a new/old section from a junkyard. Instead, I filled the holes with weld, dropping molten weld wire to fill the hole from the base up. I'm not done yet but eventually I'll have enough weld there that I will have to grind it back down smooth.

Post by **david58** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:10 am

I copied the url put it in my browser went to the pic then right clicked it and copied the properties then pasted it then clicked on Img after highlighting the new url.

Class 11 streeter · Post by **Class 11 streeter** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:54 am

Duplicate pics removed.

crvc you have PM. Please continue with your topic.

Monte

dbcflash · Post by **dbcflash** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:02 pm

Man! That has to be the NASTIEST class 11 streeter I've ever seen. Looks more like badly beaten ankle to me...

Class 11 streeter · Post by **Class 11 streeter** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:15 pm

Don't you know? Chicks dig scars.....

dbcflash · Post by **dbcflash** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:17 pm

Even emotional scars

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crvc · Post by **crvc** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:14 pm

Thanks for the help. I don't know why I sent a photo of my ankle. Maybe because I fractured it while working on the VW.

Actually I was resetting the spring plate angle using a homemade rig to compress the spring plate. My ankle was under the car when the jerry-rigged contraption broke and the spring plate chopped into my leg. It took a few days to find out it had a stress fracture.

I've saving all my photos on Photobucket with the idea of eventually having a photo essay of all my screwups from start to finish.

I thought I had removed the ankle photo from photobucket.

One more photo attempt. This is the best tool I've found in a long time.

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:27 pm

Class 11 streeter wrote:Duplicate pics removed.

crvc you have PM. Please continue with your topic.

Monte

Thanks for the help. What does PM mean?

crvc

Class 11 streeter · Post by **Class 11 streeter** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:39 pm

crvc wrote:
Class 11 streeter wrote:Duplicate pics removed.

crvc you have PM. Please continue with your topic.

Monte
Thanks for the help. What does PM mean?

crvc

PM = Private Message.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:43 pm

crvc wrote:

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here with the photos.

Another problem was rust holes in the windshield frame. Someone suggested I would need to cut out the rusty place and weld in a new/old section from a junkyard. Instead, I filled the holes with weld, dropping molten weld wire to fill the hole from the base up. I'm not done yet but eventually I'll have enough weld there that I will have to grind it back down smooth.

This method is very time consuming.. another route is to cut a small piece of steel.. tack it at the top and bottom.. tap it in slightly.. then fill.

Seems as if the tack and sit method always ends up cutting more steel than it repairs.

Never tried filler rod - has anyone?

T.

crvc · Post by **crvc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:23 pm

I have these rusted areas on both sides of the windshield. If a person is getting out of the car, the rusty areas are where one might use the frame as a support. 40+ years of sweaty hands gripping the frame at that spot probably led to the rust. My idea is filling the spots with weld rather than cutting and mig welding new metal in By filling the spots with weld I hope I'm strengthening the frame at these points. Just a guess.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:36 am

Bigger issue with a puddle weld repair is it's close to impossible to get a consitant fill... it normally has small voids... filler works not aas well if the substrate has issues.