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Originally Posted by Tomas356
Hi!
Feel free to reach out if you’re unsure; maybe I can help you with the information I have. I also have a good friend who is well-versed when it comes to the original specifications if that’s what you're aiming for.
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Thanks, Tomas! I'll likely follow up with more questions. I feel like I should understand the original specs, even if I don't stick to all of them. If it doesn't cost additional time or money and there's not any problems caused by the original spec, I'd like to stick to it where I can, but this isn't going to be a concours car.
One question for now - I just bought some SKS stone guard and I'm wondering how much of the car was covered with that. Have any good references or threads here to look at?
I had some more time off around New Year's and feel like I made some major progress. I spent a whole day measuring, cutting and fettling the 2-layer pieces from RD that support the torsion tube. It seems wasteful to only use half of the pieces, but I think it was the best approach, given the amount of rust that I had.
Once I was sure that all the critical measurements were correct and the sheet metal was prepped and secured in place, I had two sort of unpleasant surprises:
1. I was almost out of CO2/Argon and it was Friday afternoon, so I had to stop immediately and run to the welding supplies shop
2. I still had to cut into the seat pan and heel panel to properly weld in the torsion tube. Fortunately, that really didn't take long but it will take a while to clean up the welds and it will be a long time before it is warm enough to lay down more primer.
While I was at the weld shop, I did buy a bottle of Argon and filler rod, so I can try the multi-process welder in TIG mode. I still haven't shelled out the $360 that Miller / Hobart wants for the TIG pedal, since I'm still holding out hope that there's a more reasonably priced alternative.
I was also happy to get back to the piece that I made forever ago and find that it fit perfectly. I'm hoping to knock out the passenger side this week.
Once that is done, I'm going to take a really close look at the measurements for the targa top and door openings before I weld up the lateral supports.