Fresh Air Door
The door on my driver side, I suppose because of more use, had rusted hinges and the fastening tab had broken out of the fresh air box (whatever that's made of I don't know). So whenever I drove the car, even if it wasn't really cold air, it was filled with bad engine air (not so fresh). So I decided since I can actually kind of drive it now, I though I'd take car of it.
One hinge tab was frozen, so I soaked it with PB Blaster and eventually it loosened up. The lower hinge completely broke off from rust. So I cleaned it up, brazed it to the hinge flange and then riveted it back to the door. I cut some small some small pieces of metal to take up the space where the original rivets tore out of the fresh air box. Cleaned it all up and sprayed it satin black with VHT Epoxy satin. The results below.
The door on my driver side, I suppose because of more use, had rusted hinges and the fastening tab had broken out of the fresh air box (whatever that's made of I don't know). So whenever I drove the car, even if it wasn't really cold air, it was filled with bad engine air (not so fresh). So I decided since I can actually kind of drive it now, I though I'd take car of it.
One hinge tab was frozen, so I soaked it with PB Blaster and eventually it loosened up. The lower hinge completely broke off from rust. So I cleaned it up, brazed it to the hinge flange and then riveted it back to the door. I cut some small some small pieces of metal to take up the space where the original rivets tore out of the fresh air box. Cleaned it all up and sprayed it satin black with VHT Epoxy satin. The results below.
