Project Deeds
This is what we did today. (And when I say "we" I refer to my brother and myself. My son had a football fund raiser today that he couldn't miss.) The area underneath the battery tray. Most all of you have seen or experienced the rot that happens in that area. In this case Project Deeds wasn't too bad. I sandblasted the small area we needed to work on and at the same time recalled why I hate sandblasting! Next we cut 2 metal patches, tacked them down and completed final welds. The patches on the frame will look real good once the welds are ground down smooth. The vertical and two round "messy" looking welds you see up higher on the fenderwell was an attempt to fill where the metal had rusted out. That area was rusted bad and the metal was really thin. We tack welded a piece of metal to the backside of the fenderwell and then filled it in the best we could from the front side. The right way would have been to cut that area out, form the patch and weld it in. I don't think any of you would disagree there, BUT we were limited on time. We got it to where the metal is structurally sound. The plan right now (once the welds are ground down smooth) is to use a little fiberglass and a little filler on the upper fenderwell portion to cover the welds and smooth it out and make it presentable. We didn't grind down the welds because it isn't our car. That's all left to my son. It's his car, he can have some fun sweating like we did today!
This is what we did today. (And when I say "we" I refer to my brother and myself. My son had a football fund raiser today that he couldn't miss.) The area underneath the battery tray. Most all of you have seen or experienced the rot that happens in that area. In this case Project Deeds wasn't too bad. I sandblasted the small area we needed to work on and at the same time recalled why I hate sandblasting! Next we cut 2 metal patches, tacked them down and completed final welds. The patches on the frame will look real good once the welds are ground down smooth. The vertical and two round "messy" looking welds you see up higher on the fenderwell was an attempt to fill where the metal had rusted out. That area was rusted bad and the metal was really thin. We tack welded a piece of metal to the backside of the fenderwell and then filled it in the best we could from the front side. The right way would have been to cut that area out, form the patch and weld it in. I don't think any of you would disagree there, BUT we were limited on time. We got it to where the metal is structurally sound. The plan right now (once the welds are ground down smooth) is to use a little fiberglass and a little filler on the upper fenderwell portion to cover the welds and smooth it out and make it presentable. We didn't grind down the welds because it isn't our car. That's all left to my son. It's his car, he can have some fun sweating like we did today!
