Dirtbag Duster
Body work
Patches were fitted carefully, butted to the existing metal, and tacked in place. Then my friend Craig used his mini torch to gas weld the seam. (I did some seams in areas that are not conspicuous) It causes a lot of warpage, but the weld is malleable. He would weld a spot, then hammer and dolly it to flatten the weld and stretch the metal back out. Once the welding is done, you can hammer and dolly the panel without much cracking.
You can see an area here where a strip of metal was butt welded below the tail light. This is after sandblasting, but you can see the dimples where the weld is.
I got an AAR hood and it RULES! I always wanted a hood scoop. Kick ***.
This is how the body work looks now. It will stay like this until the mechanicals are done. That way we don't jag up the body work.
Body work
Patches were fitted carefully, butted to the existing metal, and tacked in place. Then my friend Craig used his mini torch to gas weld the seam. (I did some seams in areas that are not conspicuous) It causes a lot of warpage, but the weld is malleable. He would weld a spot, then hammer and dolly it to flatten the weld and stretch the metal back out. Once the welding is done, you can hammer and dolly the panel without much cracking.
You can see an area here where a strip of metal was butt welded below the tail light. This is after sandblasting, but you can see the dimples where the weld is.
I got an AAR hood and it RULES! I always wanted a hood scoop. Kick ***.
This is how the body work looks now. It will stay like this until the mechanicals are done. That way we don't jag up the body work.