Guest bigjim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 here are some rough pics of the welding i did the other day. im shaving the side markers and all emblem holes. still early in and i have alot to do, but im moving foward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigjim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 all the side markers and emblem holes are welded in. now if my compressor will stop giving me problems i can da sand the car. i plan to have the compressor fixed by tonight. friday i will da sand the whole car, then move on to getting the flares ready to be welded on. once the flares are in place ill start with the filler work, primer, block sanding, more block sanding, more block sanding, then final primer sealer and paint. ive got alot of work to go, but i know when the compressor is up and going to night i can really start moving on this project. if you want to see more pics, there are a few posts in this forum with pics. see ya jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEW Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Looks like you are doing some nice work. I will be getting into the bodywork stage of my project. I will be learning as I go along the way. Good luck and good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Hmmm....brings back fond (???) memories: Good luck....it looks great when it's done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Sorry if this is off topic but I cannot view the pics you posted Tim I can't view your Avatar either but on my computer @ home it is no problem. Is it a flash plugin I am missing. Once again sorry, but I figured it would be better to post here with an example rather than in site support due to the fact that it is only certain posts such as this that I cannot view. Thank you for the help!! Rufus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigjim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 i cant see em either...and i would love to see em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Cool....well not cool...but at least I am not the only one!! Your welding looks good jim!! I am doing the same thing myself. What guage of sheet are you using?? Rufus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigjim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 you know what i did for the metal..lol.its kinda funny, i had an old datsun hood out back of my house, so i cut flat peices out of it and cut them to fit in the side marker holes. worked perfect. im gona also shave the vent holes in the cowl. so ill use more of that old bent up datsun hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Damn Yahoo photos...I reloaded them to ImageStation. I couldn't see them either!!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 you know what i did for the metal..lol.its kinda funny, i had an old datsun hood out back of my house, so i cut flat peices out of it and cut them to fit in the side marker holes. worked perfect. im gona also shave the vent holes in the cowl. so ill use more of that old bent up datsun hood. Jim, Think very carefully about if you want to do this. I would not do it again if I were to do it over!!!! That metal on the cowl is very thin and very hard to sand the filler on. When you weld on it, it WILL warp, and you will have to recreate the bodyline that follows the hood power bulge. It took me about 60 hours to get mine right. It's alot of work. But if you have the time and patience, go for it. If it wasn't for the excellent advise from my neighbor (long time body man), I would never have gotten it looking right. What i would do instead, and my neighbor agrees, is just glue (with a body epoxy) a piece of sheetmetal under the vents, then fill the vents with fiberglass reinforced filler. Sand that down, then skim with plastic filler. Just trying to help someone from my limited experience..... Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 See em now!! Thanks Tim!! I will try a newer flash plugin or something for the avatar. I also have trouble seeing things like "big grin", smileys not loaded into the web page. Hmmm...... I wonder if our buddy in IT can help? What about it Aux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 The avatar is just an animated gif...should not be a problem....maybe your IE settings are too restictive? (sorry to hijack your post Jim)!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 That is useful info Tim. As I posted before I have a rot spot on that very cowl. I was planning on welding in a new piece of metal as a patch. Maybe I should look into a new piece? I wonder if you can get it in glass? EDIT: I apologize as well. I will investigate on my own. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 VB and MSA sell them. Not too expensive. Worth the money!!!! Don't even try to fix it, not worth the effort!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigjim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 hey tim, i know its gona be a major b*tch. this isnt my car, its bpatrols (philip). this is somthing he asked if i could do. im gona give it a shot, if it fails i will talk it over with him and just stick on another cowl that i have here already. i figured it was gona warp when i welded it in, but i didnt realize it was as thin as you said, ive done a few like this on s10 chevys and they turned out good, but the chevy cowl is very thick metal. well all i can do is try and see how it goes. philip, what do you think about this new discovery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigjim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 man tim, 60 hours? theres no way im gona have enough time to put 60 hours into a cowl..wow! hope all goes well, if not i have another perfect cowl on a part car ill have to throw on. i just got an idea though, i might just fiberglass it, this way there is no welding or getting it hott to distort it. whatt ya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Could work, but I would still suggest the glue, filler route. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigjim240z Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 i reread your post about the glue and epoxy filler and im gona do it that way, seems much easier and safer for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Zone Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Thanks for that input, I have already shaved the marker lights, emblems and rear valance, I was eyeing the front cowl next. Maybe I will re think that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 I just pulled my cowl off alongg with my whole front clip and threw it in the dumpster!!! no turning back now!!! Rufus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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