John
Beautiful Cobra. Nice job! You have some real ugly welds on the 356 with lots of pin holes where moisture can leak in(or out). Tough decision on how to proceed. But, if as you stated that you want to make it look factory, you might consider removing the bottom 6" that were poorly repaired and start over. Might me able to save the pan with careful removal, assuming it is correct for the car. I have replace the bottom 6" on my 63, but had a little easier time of it because it had never been repaired before. Most of the lower sheet metal repair parts are not too expensive. I am using 6" as a general term. May need to go higher in a few areas. Ron Roland's restoration book has excellent description on repairing the bottom 6".
Good luck
Phil Planck
Beautiful Cobra. Nice job! You have some real ugly welds on the 356 with lots of pin holes where moisture can leak in(or out). Tough decision on how to proceed. But, if as you stated that you want to make it look factory, you might consider removing the bottom 6" that were poorly repaired and start over. Might me able to save the pan with careful removal, assuming it is correct for the car. I have replace the bottom 6" on my 63, but had a little easier time of it because it had never been repaired before. Most of the lower sheet metal repair parts are not too expensive. I am using 6" as a general term. May need to go higher in a few areas. Ron Roland's restoration book has excellent description on repairing the bottom 6".
Good luck
Phil Planck
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