Baby steps...decided to start on small tasks and get some traction. Left rear quarter need some help, so I cut a larger area out around the rust
sized in replacement steel and shaped to fit
and welded in and ground the excess off
then found out that I was out of welding wire on my mig.
Ok...I can now dive in to the spot welds on the front of the car. The front drip sill was not looking great, but I have ordered a replacement piece so it was first to go
All cleaned up and ready for zinc and the new piece to be welded in place.
I hadn't planned on diving into the removal of the front suspension pan, but as it too was en route, and I couldn't weld anything else today....lets drill out 300 spot welds. I have another couple of hours of prep, but the pan is 85% drilled out and ready to be cleaned up and prepped for replacement. I will have some peripheral steel to replace next to the pan, but not too much. To my surprise, this area had a botched repair done at some earlier time that I uncovered while drilling out the welds on the lower drivers side.... what a hack job. The good news is that the inner fenders are in good shape. I will need to refabricate the battery ledge after I get the suspension pan welded in place
I realize the last picture looks pretty gnarly with missing metal, rust and power tools....hey, it's a project.
I was supposed to get my hybrid rotisserie going, but I was having too much fun breathing burning undercoating , and tatooing my arms with molten metal flying off my grinding disc. I now have three grinders set up, each with a different application...a grinding wheel, a wire cup , and a braided wire wheel . Thank goodness for $14.99 grinders at Harbour Freight.