UPDATE 71 dart swinger rot pics
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dusted72
Thanks Hemiroid!!!!
Find a donor car or make patch panels and weld them in. Whatever you do don't just fill them with filler.
abodyjoe
Well-Known Member
donor metal is the only way to fix it.
scroll through these pics. i fixed that corner section a while back on one of my cars. http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/2824267 gonna take a ton of work but its more time consuming then hard to do. whats the rest of the car like? is it worth putting the time and money into?
scroll through these pics. i fixed that corner section a while back on one of my cars. http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/2824267 gonna take a ton of work but its more time consuming then hard to do. whats the rest of the car like? is it worth putting the time and money into?
homecloned
Can't re Member
Here is some of my work. dusted is correct, you want to cut out the old metal and weld in patches. Some filler is ok over the surface once the rust is gone. Treat any hard to reach areas with OSPHO.
I cut panels larger when possible and use the Eastwood flange vise grips to flange the patch to over lap on the underside.
My angle grinder died(good thing to, it was dangerous)so this is as far as I am on the roof seam.
It looks like Frankinstein becuase I cut my patch into pieces to fit it better and I needed to cut more rust out that I noticed.
Check out my thread: changing colors 71 dart 1 man home resto.
I cut panels larger when possible and use the Eastwood flange vise grips to flange the patch to over lap on the underside.
My angle grinder died(good thing to, it was dangerous)so this is as far as I am on the roof seam.
It looks like Frankinstein becuase I cut my patch into pieces to fit it better and I needed to cut more rust out that I noticed.
Check out my thread: changing colors 71 dart 1 man home resto.
Tnplumber
Well-Known Member
good score! that would be your best move, imo.
George R
Mopar Nutcase
Thats a nice replacement part you have there. I read somewhere Waggin is going to make the swap for you? If thats the case, you're in GREAT hands. Curt knows his stuff.
Keep at it!
George
Keep at it!
George
ChazRam
1964 Valiant V200
Hey 71Dodge, look like the bottom cut is going to leave you still making patches and ditto on the dutchman panel, you may want to replace the dutchman too as they are not hard to come by and you will only benefit in the end. By the way, I spied something in your interior like mine. Whatch think, is it the same??
Chas
Chas
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