All in a days work: Pics (1/2 MB)

seaboltman · 03-21-2005, 05:43 PM

What ever shal I do today? Lets fix the car

I didnt get any before shots, but it wasent anything special. Lets look at what has happened.

The Whole Car

The OLD fender

Wheel Well.. still gotta figure out what to do about this

This is going to suck

The parts car

Any suggestions on what to do about the wheel well. I'd prefer to find some way to pull it out, but that is going to be hard.

mambodave · 03-21-2005, 05:48 PM

Im no body man, but it looks to me its gonna have to be cut out, then weld a new piece in...

im curious as to what other folks say though.

docsafi · 03-21-2005, 05:54 PM

It can be pulled out but would require equipment that you do not have there. The easier thing to do would be to cut it out and weld in new.

seaboltman · 03-21-2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally posted by docsafi
It can be pulled out but would require equipment that you do not have there. The easier thing to do would be to cut it out and weld in new.

Sounds like what im going to do then. Probably was what was going to happen, but i was undecided Gotta get some sheet metal now i guess.

Wolf1 · 03-21-2005, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by seaboltman
Sounds like what im going to do then. Probably was what was going to happen, but i was undecided Gotta get some sheet metal now i guess.

You should be able to use the inner fender from the parts car.

However, it looks as though you may have already cut the new quarter from the parts car, otherwise you could have replaced it in one piece.

Always, Always, Always, have a real good plan of attack before you make the first cut. It just makes life a little easier this way.

Looks interesting!!!!!!!!!!!....

seaboltman · 03-21-2005, 06:21 PM

I had a plan of attack, i Just didnt realize how messed up the wheel well would be. Silly me. Other than that, its gone smoothly, execpt the dremel bits that i keep breaking. at $8 for 5, im running out of money

Tomorrow, everything should get fitted, and then on wed. everything should be done and welded in. Thats if it all goes smoothly from here, which it wont.

Oh while im thinking about it, what should i coat the sheet metal i get with? Color dosent matter, of course, so any suggestions.

Wolf1: Your pics you gave me have guided me through this with relative easy. I always function better when i have a model to look at.

Wolf1 · 03-21-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally posted by seaboltman

Wolf1: Your pics you gave me have guided me through this with relative easy. I always function better when i have a model to look at.

Great! glad they helped.

If you look closely at the pics you will notice that I removed the inner fender with the old fender, and replaced it with the new fender.

Notice that I cut along the pinch weld flush with the side of the tub. This gives you a nice straight edge to align with and helps with the welding process.

Be sure to use lots of seam sealer on both sides of your welds when finished, and then cover that with undercoating.

Wolf1 · 03-21-2005, 06:30 PM

Here is the pic that I am referring to.

seaboltman · 03-21-2005, 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by Wolf1
Great! glad they helped.

If you look closely at the pics you will notice that I removed the inner fender with the old fender, and replaced it with the new fender.

Notice that I cut along the pinch weld flush with the side of the tub. This gives you a nice straight edge to align with and helps with the welding process.

Be sure to use lots of seam sealer on both sides of your welds when finished, and then cover that with undercoating.

Looks exactly like how i plan to cut it tomorrow, so i must be doing something right. ill be sure to get some undercoating and what not. If only the door jam wasent messed up, this would be 10x easier.

livewirevoodoo · livewirevoodoo's Garage

seabolt, sorry to jack your thread man, but, do me a favor if ya can, and while everything is apart like that, can you take some flics of the back speaker wells and where the gas filler neck & vent tubes run on the inside of the back pillar? (i think i can actually make out the sunroof drain tubes in that last pic, but i'm mostly interested in the gas vent/filler to attack the fuel smell symptom.. thx) it'd be greatly appreciated and paid back 10 fold in good karma.

seaboltman · 03-21-2005, 08:07 PM

got ya livewire, ill take pics of the parts car, that is more totally destroyed. if I dont get the right angle, let me know, ill cut anything away I need to. The car is being sawzalled into about 25 pieces after I pull the engine, trans and all that good stuff that I may use one day.

CJFusco · CJFusco's Garage

hmmm those look like some nice seats in the parts car......

tifosiman · tifosiman's Garage

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Originally posted by CJFusco
hmmm those look like some nice seats in the parts car......

............................and a decent dash..............................(insert sounds of buzzards flapping wings here).................

Is the dash cracked?

DumasDemon84 · 03-22-2005, 10:09 AM

So that's how you replace the rear speakers!

seaboltman · 03-22-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally posted by CJFusco
hmmm those look like some nice seats in the parts car......

They are. Im also willing to part with them.

seaboltman · 03-22-2005, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by tifosiman
............................and a decent dash..............................(insert sounds of buzzards flapping wings here).................

Is the dash cracked?

dash is cracked