In reply to AxeHealey :
Some are much smoother than others. Just as reminder.
In reply to AxeHealey :
Some are much smoother than others. Just as reminder.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:NOHOME said:That right there, is some top-shelf A-post repair.
Pete
High praise, and well deserved. You do nice work, Axe. Or is it Mr Healey?
High praise indeed. Thanks, Pete!
AC - Axe. Mr. Healey is my father.
There have been some blow throughs, yeah, but it's mostly just not welding very clean. You can hear/see it. I also don't know if I've mentioned that this section of the floor and the bottom of the vertical part of the foot well were covered in body filler. Yuck.
Unfortunately, I know all too well that rust repair doesn't always go smoothly. I think this method of patching is definitely an inefficient way to do it and it's probably always the right move to just replace an entire panel.
My day is stacked with meetings but I was able to run out last night for more welding wire and I hope to have the floor patch done at some point today.
In reply to AxeHealey :
Still looking good, but yeah, contaminated metal is a bitch to weld.
In regards to "Mr Healey", etc.-
When my dad passed, I became the oldest male of the family. I suppose that means I'm now Mr. Harding...
In reply to Recon1342 :
I had the realization after having our son that, without him, the family name (at least the ones we know as part of our family) would have ended with me. Crazy thought.The only male cousin I have with my last name has two girls.
Between the busy-ness that was my work day I was able to finish the floor patch as well as locate and finish a surprise floor patch!
Under the surprise patch is what I think(?) is what Ford designed to be a drain but it was instead packed with tons of E36 M3. It wasn't perforated when I started this process but I'm guessing the combination of heat, some hammering and all the other work I've been doing I noticed a thin crack there in the floor.
That's the finished A-pillar and floor patch! Technically I still need to patch the fender but damn do I feel accomplished especially for how relatively quickly I was able to complete it.
Seam sealing has begun.
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