Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400
Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2018/11/15 20:51:08
Hello Gents, did you miss me?
As usual farm life keeps me busy all summer but I have been back working on my 400 for a couple weeks now. Still trying to get the body work done.
Back in March, I cut the gutter trim off the passenger side roof line. The gutter itself was OK but the metal strip welded to the door frame was in bad shape and had to be removed.
What I have now are 3 pieces of sheet metal that meet in the same place but are no longer connected. The first image below is a drawing that shows a cross-section view of what I am dealing with. "A" is the roof. B is the interior brace and C is the door frame. A and B used to have a flat strip that folded under the door frame but that all rusted away.
So, I need to get them all connected again. I'm thinking I can spot weld A & B together about every 4 to 6 inches (image 3 below). Then I can add some new metal to the door frame (image 4) and weld it to the roof.
My main concern is that layer B is not accessible and can not be cleaned. If I try to spot weld it is just going to pop and sputter and do nothing but make a real mess. Toying with the idea of connecting a small tube to my media blaster and pushing it between A & B from the inside out.
Just thought I would bore you all with my nightmares.
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As usual farm life keeps me busy all summer but I have been back working on my 400 for a couple weeks now. Still trying to get the body work done.
Back in March, I cut the gutter trim off the passenger side roof line. The gutter itself was OK but the metal strip welded to the door frame was in bad shape and had to be removed.
What I have now are 3 pieces of sheet metal that meet in the same place but are no longer connected. The first image below is a drawing that shows a cross-section view of what I am dealing with. "A" is the roof. B is the interior brace and C is the door frame. A and B used to have a flat strip that folded under the door frame but that all rusted away.
So, I need to get them all connected again. I'm thinking I can spot weld A & B together about every 4 to 6 inches (image 3 below). Then I can add some new metal to the door frame (image 4) and weld it to the roof.
My main concern is that layer B is not accessible and can not be cleaned. If I try to spot weld it is just going to pop and sputter and do nothing but make a real mess. Toying with the idea of connecting a small tube to my media blaster and pushing it between A & B from the inside out.
Just thought I would bore you all with my nightmares.
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