Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/8/29 20:09:39
Floor repair continues. Close to being done now. I cut out the rotted body mounts (one driver, two passenger, one in the trunk). Prior to that I formed replacements with 18 gauge steel. They aren't perfect, but are the same general shape.
I tacked in the new patches, drilled through them for the mounting bolts, and used new grade 8 hardware when the old bolts were unusable. I will have to wait for my friend to finish burning them in because he's far better at welding. He finished the driver's side body mount, and I cleaned it up. The others will all be totally welded in on Monday.
We hope to get the header installed on Monday too. Getting close to wrapping up the floor....once the welding is done I can clean everything up and prep for primer.
-Kevin
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I tacked in the new patches, drilled through them for the mounting bolts, and used new grade 8 hardware when the old bolts were unusable. I will have to wait for my friend to finish burning them in because he's far better at welding. He finished the driver's side body mount, and I cleaned it up. The others will all be totally welded in on Monday.
We hope to get the header installed on Monday too. Getting close to wrapping up the floor....once the welding is done I can clean everything up and prep for primer.
-Kevin
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