Project Riddler's Ride - 1976 Plymouth Duster
Well I got to work a bit today with the help of my brother in law Jim. Jim's great with metal and knows how to weld much better than me. The welding helmet had dead batteries so we only got tack welds done. Everything still needs to be welded in. We started with the RMS Street Linx. Sorry didn't catch a picture of this yet.
We then moved onto the passenger side front floor. This is what the front rails looked like after I used POR-15 a few days ago.
Here's the panel just getting put in, I think there are 2-3 tacks so far.
This picture shows what it looks like tacked in. It doesn't move at all. I need to get some autobody pinch weld clamps so we can have a nice pinch weld.
Another view of the passenger side in.
This is the driver's side panel with the holes for the spot welds. Lots of drilling going on!
While I was drilling the holes in the driver's side panel and waiting for the rechargeable drill battery to recharge, Jim got to work on getting the new Challenger gas door installed.
Fitting the fuel door body ring and measuring a few times before cutting.
After cutting Jim cleaned up all the burrs with a file.
This is the fuel door body ring tacked in with the new fuel door. This was to check to see if it was straight.
Well until next time...
The plan, finish the driver's floor, then do the subframe connectors and maybe relocation boxes.
Riddler
Well I got to work a bit today with the help of my brother in law Jim. Jim's great with metal and knows how to weld much better than me. The welding helmet had dead batteries so we only got tack welds done. Everything still needs to be welded in. We started with the RMS Street Linx. Sorry didn't catch a picture of this yet.
We then moved onto the passenger side front floor. This is what the front rails looked like after I used POR-15 a few days ago.
Here's the panel just getting put in, I think there are 2-3 tacks so far.
This picture shows what it looks like tacked in. It doesn't move at all. I need to get some autobody pinch weld clamps so we can have a nice pinch weld.
Another view of the passenger side in.
This is the driver's side panel with the holes for the spot welds. Lots of drilling going on!
While I was drilling the holes in the driver's side panel and waiting for the rechargeable drill battery to recharge, Jim got to work on getting the new Challenger gas door installed.
Fitting the fuel door body ring and measuring a few times before cutting.
After cutting Jim cleaned up all the burrs with a file.
This is the fuel door body ring tacked in with the new fuel door. This was to check to see if it was straight.
Well until next time...
The plan, finish the driver's floor, then do the subframe connectors and maybe relocation boxes.
Riddler