So satisfying to put new metal on the old rust bucket!
Once the reinforcement piece was removed, the patchwork of repairs could be seen. Unfortunately, the rust extended into the areas of embossment.
A few hours panel-beating, planishing and using the brake ended up with a nice repair patch. I made it oversized to to ensure the correct bends and concavity were in the correct spots.
Patch cut to size and installed, leaving the lower flange and curved concavity to make next. Filled in a few screw holes along the way.
Front longitudinal flange bent, fitted and welded up.
Welds ground down and hand planished. It's nice to see the correct bends all matched up Pictures always make the grinding marks look really bad! Is the hole in front of the steering large hole original or can I weld it up?
Happy Labor Day and thanks for looking!!
Once the reinforcement piece was removed, the patchwork of repairs could be seen. Unfortunately, the rust extended into the areas of embossment.
A few hours panel-beating, planishing and using the brake ended up with a nice repair patch. I made it oversized to to ensure the correct bends and concavity were in the correct spots.
Patch cut to size and installed, leaving the lower flange and curved concavity to make next. Filled in a few screw holes along the way.
Front longitudinal flange bent, fitted and welded up.
Welds ground down and hand planished. It's nice to see the correct bends all matched up Pictures always make the grinding marks look really bad! Is the hole in front of the steering large hole original or can I weld it up?
Happy Labor Day and thanks for looking!!
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