Kidney is welded in. The kidney and chassis were sprayed with weld-through primer and I sprayed some fluid film in the chassis cavities before welding it up for peace of mind.
I also managed to roast some of the interior. Not sure what I was thinking but I didn’t remove the interior panels and the insulation lit up near the seat belt. That was stupid and could have been worse. I caught it right away and no damage was done. The seatbelt got a little scorched so I’ll probably be looking to replace those…
That little incident got me thinking about the fire risk so I checked the car with a thermal camera a couple times to make sure there wasn’t something smoldering out of sight. I’d rather not wake up to find my garage gone.
Next up is repairing the rocker.
