Gerahead's 71 Dart

Finally got the undercoating off :rock: The rears took about 4x the time as the fronts. It was absolutely miserable in the garage yesterday. I got all of the metal adjusted that could be reached from one side or the other. I borrowed a stud welder from a co-worker to try to straighten some depressed metal areas in the underbody framework. Didn't work. The slide hammer is pretty cheezy and doesn't grip the studs well at all. The studs did not seem to weld very well either, even with really clean metal underneath. They broke off at the interface really easily, I thought. Tried longer weld times with no change in how well they held. I'll do a little research and see what I can come up with, but maybe I'll just leave those areas alone. I suppose I could cut the dented metal out and weld in patches................

I noticed that on the quarter panel that had been "finished" prior to my acquistion, there is some bubbling under the primer. I guess I am going to have to sand that down and take a peek. I think that I already know what I am going to find. Maybe I'll be doing a little more patch work than I had planned.

The heat and humidity were worse today than yesterday so I did a few things around the house that Mama has been reminding me about. Stayed cool and earned a few points. L8r

Jim