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Update on front suspension pan replacement
Just spent yesterday cutting out the old suspension pan. Now I know why everyone charges so much to do this. It took me 5 hours of cutting and grinding to get the pan out! After that, the welding is going to be the easy part. Now for my question. The new pan and gas tank support came painted in a green, semi-gloss paint. What I am thinking of doing is painting them with black Rustoleum and then instead of using undercoating, using spray on truck bed liner leaving the outer 1-2 inches bare metal until after I weld the parts in then spray painting and coating those edges. Any thoughts on this?
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12-11-2000, 06:00 AM
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5 hours of cutting. I was trying to estimate the time it would take. I am considering replacing my pan over Christmas. Did you just use a die grinder and cutoff wheel? What about a nibbler or shear? I think a plasma cutter($$$) would be faster.
I guess you chalked the new pan in place and then cut inside the line by about and inch. This should give a nice strong lap weld if you do both sides. I would think that two inches should be enough depending on what type of welding you are doing. A mig setup should not heat too hot that far away. Stick or torch, I would go stay a little farther away. Maybe only do the two sides that mate together before welding. Then you could cover the bottom of the pan and inside the trunk with the coating material. This would ensure a nice even coating over the welds. Don't forget to clean the edges of green paint so you get nice welds. YOu would not want that paint to cause splattering of hot metal or ugly/weak welds. good luck with the welding. I would like to know more about your procedure, maybe by email. Jamie 71 911T targa http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jpnovak |
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12-11-2000, 06:22 AM
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I just went through the procedure of restoring my gas tank and front suspension pan. Forget rustoleum you might at well use fingerpaint. I used a product called POR-15. Use this and you can skip the undecoating altogether. Its nasty stuff but you will never have the problem again. http://www.rustpaint.com/
------------------ CM Wagner 1968 911 S Coupe Light Ivory |
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12-11-2000, 12:16 PM
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I just went through the procedure of restoring my gas tank and front suspension pan. Forget rustoleum you might at well use fingerpaint. I used a product called POR-15. Use this and you can skip the undecoating altogether. Its nasty stuff but you will never have the problem again. http://www.rustpaint.com/
------------------ CM Wagner 1968 911 S Coupe Light Ivory |
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