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And also!

I patched a hole in the A pillar.

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And I finally got around to putting some tacks on the rear of the tunnel seam. This is all I will do, it's seam welded all the way on the other side.

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And I noticed my Argoshield is on 'empty'. 

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I drilled the spot weld holes and cleaned up where welding is going to happen. I also added some holes so I can stick some more paint in the back of the seams once welded.

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And just in case, I added some drain holes. The original had a hole in the top, that let water in but no way for the water to get back out, so the bottom rusted out.

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Only took five attempts.

The one on the right is the rusty original. 2nd from right is the closest I could get it.

I made the up-bump on the bottom by bending it 90 degrees, then trying to un-bend it again.

To do the folded over lip, I used a 8mm plate as an anvil and hammered the edge over, then kept hammering until I got it flat. 

I also made it long enough so I have enough for the other side of the car.

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So I thought, I'll just do an easy quick patch. LOL.

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Small holes

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Big hole

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Patch the edge of the .... filler hole bowl.

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Grind weld back.

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Weld in patch.

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Grind down welds.

 

Realise I went too fast and hot with my welding, so it shrank and pulled the rest of the panel in causing a crease/dent down to the top of the wheel arch.

I'd like to fix it rather than fill it because my straight edge makes the dent at least 5mm deep and about 200-300mm wide.

I'm not sure  of the best way to fix it...

  • Cut a vertical slit through the patch and hope it relieves the tension, then weld the slit up much slower?
  • I can sort of access to back through a hole big enough for my hand with a dolly. Could I panel beat it flat? Or is this too advanced for a beginner and it just get worse????

Help!

 

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I also made a start on recreating the end of the 'outrigger'.

2mm is so much more forgiving to weld.

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I made the shape by banging a block of wood on the end of the outrigger to leave an impression. Then cut along that line with a jig saw(I cut it a little too big, should have been smaller), so I ended up with a little block. Then I clamped the metal to the block in the vise and hammered it around the profile of the block. It worked quite well. 

The top flange is not quite right, I cut and shut/ trimmed it a bit afterwards, but didn't take more photos.

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Made most of the jacking point. I still need to linish the welds a bit. no one will see it... but I will know. And sacrifice a big bolt, or something suitable for the stub thing. 

Mine is made from 2mm, the original is 1.2 or 1.5. I started off trying to use my bender... it's only rated for 1mm, I did one bend and realised it was damaging the edge of the clamping 'finger'. Dang. So I moved to the vice, a block of wood and a big hammer.IMAG0416.thumb.jpg.eb9e1f142c162f39ed29e7dcc7c61332.jpg

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Then after much fettling I glued it in.

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And made the bit with the step in it to fill the gap. I made this in two parts otherwise I don't know how I would do the step.

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I didn't bother grinding the welds down completely, since they won't be seen, I did tidy some of them up a little.

 

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