It's been a bit and I have started a build thread so I figured I better get it started before I deploy. First we got Stewie home... Thanks my brothers for all your support. And cleaned up Most of the crap came of with a lot of elbow grease :shock: :lol: Surveyed the damage of 50 years on Illinois' roads Then due to lack of time and funds it sat for a bit while I gathered up the tools to get to work on it
And nearly a year later I'm actually working on it. Drivers Side Rocker: The before shot I started on the rockers yesterday got everything marked to cut and made a few passes with the cut off wheel before the rain. I got the fender pulled off for access to the front of the rocker panel Yeah the wheels suck but they work for rollers Hacked away until the old rocker was gone.
Looked at it hard and decided it had to go Off it came As you can see there is more to cut out before I can get anything welded back into place. And heres what I got so far Welded in the rest of the support and tacked in the rocker. Hopefully I'll figure out this damn mig before I kill the rocker. :shock: Still have some fitting to do with the front fender once the sill is welded in place. More to come before I leave
looking good brother i wonder who will have the biggest pile of rust cut off your car or my rambler lol
I like the post cars,2 and 4 doors,check this thread out. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=232217 almost pulled the trigger on this one last year but let it slip through my fingers
NICE, another, you cant do that job! Make them eat their words... Yes a challenge, but you seem toi be doing well with it. Really looking forward to progress on it. It will be a nice save!
And I'm back at it again recharged after the HAMB Drags and landing a new job as Sous chef!!. Ripped the rocker and floor out because I hated the way it looked and figured it would be easier in the long run to replace bigger sections of floor. So welded in a new inner rocker and brace the today got started on the floor. Gonna be lots of welding and grinding and grinding and welding, but I’ll get there eventually No oil canning because it does have some bead rolls and the brace supports. It might not be the prettiest but I'm gonna get it done eventually. I hope to have the driver's side floor done by the end of the week.
thats what was on my boxer shorts the day he got it from me. Its also the previous owners (before me) name. It fits the car I think. Good job so far Dude glad to hear you got a job! less time to work on it but more money to spend on it. Keep at it or I'll have to call your more unflattering names!
Ryno I might be back in the sandbox as a DOD contractor by then, but I'll be making serious bank and I'll have DaTinMan finish it for me if thats the case.
For what they are willing to pay me to run a mess hall I'd be stupid....er?? not to take it. Somebody's got to get some our tax money back.
Okay a bit more progress. I got the driver side floor mostly done just needs stitched up. This week I attacked the passenger side floor. The before shot. After a stogie, a beer and a few cut off wheels. The new addition to my patina collection Bending an inner rocker in my new fangled tin bender Rocker installed Weather and time permitting hope to have a full floor in it next weekend
And after much welding, cussing and a few beers and cigars Stewie has a floor again Still have some small patches to do and finish the seams up but it's in there.
i think he is working on it right now in his backyard this guy doesn't even have a garage but he is still working on it in the cold. Makes me a pussy i have a garage with a woodburner in it at least
Welded up a 1/2 a metric shit ton of pin holes on the floors and patched up some small areas as well that needed it. Also got a few small holes in the body welded up today. going to see about getting the front seat mounted again by this weekend. As for the outer rockers I think I'm going to wait until I can afford to get the lower front 1/4 panel sections so I can get it all cut out and welded in at one time. as it is the rockers don't look right and I I need to place the lower corner of both door jams as is.
Started to put in a fender patch today. Got the bad stuff cut out and the patch fitted so now all I had to to is start welding and hammering to finish it up. Thankfully DaTinman beat it more or less in to shape to giving me "a how you do it lesson" so I could finish the fender on my own.. Thanks Jay Hopefully I'll get it tacked in tomorrow morning before work so I can finish shaping the lip Tuesday.