I'm still picking rust out of my nose.

spacemanspiff · 2006-10-05, 09:42 AM

Jay, look into doing those "big" repairs with metal, ie welding in body panels. It's not as hard or as expensive as you think. I used to pile on the bondo until a professional body man showed me the right way, and it really got to be more fun (and easier) after that. I owned a German car repair shop, and we had to do those cars right. I had a lot more fun hanging out in the body shop than the front office.

Oh, and how about some pics?

JayDeeZee · 2006-10-05, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by spacemanspiff

Jay, look into doing those "big" repairs with metal, ie welding in body panels. It's not as hard or as expensive as you think. I used to pile on the bondo until a professional body man showed me the right way, and it really got to be more fun (and easier) after that. I owned a German car repair shop, and we had to do those cars right. I had a lot more fun hanging out in the body shop than the front office.

Oh, and how about some pics?

Pics?...LOL...My Camera went for a "swim" this summer

. I've been spending extra cash on the Tuck lately.

I'll see if I can borrow a camera, and get some pics this weekend.

Still got so much to do....Stereo, undercoating, Wheel wells.....

To patch the holes in the bed, I just used a rivet gun and some sheet metal. It's just a truck bed, doesn't have to be perfect, right!

Welding! Sounds fun! What do you do about the seams? Bang them in then bodo?

spacemanspiff · 2006-10-05, 10:34 AM

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Welding! Sounds fun! What do you do about the seams? Bang them in then bodo?

Pretty much. With a little practice you can make a really nice weld with a mig welder. I got a small one from Home Depot that works with or without the shielding gas. Just make the weld, grind it smooth, tap down the high spots and lay on a thin coat of bonbo.

To cut the pieces, I usually lay the new piece over the old one, line it up and clamp it in place, then cut both at once with a cut-off wheel on a die grinder. That way the edges match.

JayDeeZee · 2006-10-05, 10:46 AM

Sounds easy, but, since the rocker panel is the problem. I don't have much room to work with. It's only about 3.5 inches wide. It really makes it hard to clamp too.

Someone said something about fiber glassing it....Or maybe they said fiber blasting it?

spacemanspiff · 2006-10-05, 02:28 PM

Yeah, you can glass it if it's not to large of a hole. There's also something called "Kitty Hair" that may work. It's like bondo with long fibers added. Sometimes it's good for building up areas.

Here's a complete rocker panel replacement that looks pretty easy.

http://www.minitruckinweb.com/tech/b..._panel_repair/

They're making their own panel but you can usually order them online really cheap.

Damn, I haven't done any restoration work in years. This is kind of giving me the fever.

2006-10-05, 09:42 AM	#1
spacemanspiff Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Looz-e-anna Posts: 1,015	Jay, look into doing those "big" repairs with metal, ie welding in body panels. It's not as hard or as expensive as you think. I used to pile on the bondo until a professional body man showed me the right way, and it really got to be more fun (and easier) after that. I owned a German car repair shop, and we had to do those cars right. I had a lot more fun hanging out in the body shop than the front office. Oh, and how about some pics? __________________ Submit your free sites to Free Sex Pics

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JayDeeZee Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25	Sounds easy, but, since the rocker panel is the problem. I don't have much room to work with. It's only about 3.5 inches wide. It really makes it hard to clamp too. Someone said something about fiber glassing it....Or maybe they said fiber blasting it? __________________

2006-10-05, 02:28 PM	#5
spacemanspiff Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Looz-e-anna Posts: 1,015	Yeah, you can glass it if it's not to large of a hole. There's also something called "Kitty Hair" that may work. It's like bondo with long fibers added. Sometimes it's good for building up areas. Here's a complete rocker panel replacement that looks pretty easy. http://www.minitruckinweb.com/tech/b..._panel_repair/ They're making their own panel but you can usually order them online really cheap. Damn, I haven't done any restoration work in years. This is kind of giving me the fever. __________________ Submit your free sites to Free Sex Pics Last edited by spacemanspiff; 2006-10-05 at 02:31 PM..