Build Thread '83 T-top Coupe - Welding Holes in My Rear

[Davedacarpainter]

I cut the spot welds on the sfc and the pinch weld and put the cs up on a stand to get ready to weld.

This is as pretty as I can seemingly come up with today, sad......

I need to dress the top welds to not be a problem when mounting back up to the floor. I think I'll dress all of them now.

Oh well, it's as solid as can be now!

Tomorrow night I'll be on my back applying the seam sealer to the floor/rocker area. I'll also drill the spot weld holes in the pinch weld and floor for the jr.

 

[droopie85gt]

So, how do you weld the top seam at the sub frame connector? Cut a hole in the new floor pan then weld THAT back up?

 

[Davedacarpainter]

So, how do you weld the top seam at the sub frame connector? Cut a hole in the new floor pan then weld THAT back up?

Nah Drew, there’s enough space between the pan and the tops of the braces to allow a bead to get laid down.

Sure, it’s not the optimal angle for the torch, but it’ll work.

 

[droopie85gt]

Sure, it’s not the optimal angle for the torch, but it’ll work.

That's what she said!

 

[Davedacarpainter]

I made a mistake.....I sat down to have a beer after work. It was a busy day, i deserved a minute of rest, right?

Problem is, I now have one hour to get out to the garage and seam seal the floorpan.

I think I'll make it.

 

[droopie85gt]

I don't know about there, but it was 63 here when I left for work and about 80 when I got home. Unheard of for this time of year. I might actually go do some more wiring, OH YEAH, Amazon didn't deliver my 50 feet of 12 and 14 gauge wires today!!!!

 

[Davedacarpainter]

I did get the driver's side seam sealed.

I didn't get to do it as neat as I wanted, or do as much as I wanted. Someone else was demanding attention.

Anyhow, neatness isn't that important since this area will be not seen again. Though I'll make it much cleaner since I'll be welding in the area.

The rest of the floor can be done tomorrow. Though tomorrow I want to dress all of the welds on the cs and get it coated with POR15.

So, my big/little progress. I sprayed some primer first, scuffed it and spread the seam sealer.

I had to get it on there tonight so it could harden, Cleaning it up will take ten minutes.

 

[Vettn71]

My experience with POR15 under a car is mostly negative. Good luck, Dave

Jim

 

[Davedacarpainter]

My experience with POR15 under a car is mostly negative. Good luck, Dave

Jim

Really Jim? What happened?

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Well tonight I went ahead with something prior to Jim's warning.

I took the cs to work with me today, it seems some people are getting a little crabby with the beautiful sound of grinding metal. What's wrong with these people?! lol

First off, I got the kit for my right side cs. Some assembly required.......

I dressed all of those welds on the cs and hung it in the booth.

Then I decided I wanted to try to spray POR 15. It's a little thicker than most paints I spray at work. It sprayed fine though.

I thought I would try a bake cycle on the POR 15. So I baked it at 160* for thirty minutes. It did almost nothing for it. Heat does NOT speed up the dry time.

So while it was wasting away baking, I got one of the tubes for the right side cleaned up mostly.

Tomorrow night I would finish up those tubes to get ready to work on the right side, but I believe I'll get back on my back and coat at least the driver's side undercarriage with the POR 15 so I can get back after welding the cs in.

 

[droopie85gt]

Looks good....I'll share with you my new theme music that I crank up in the garage everytime I knock something out.

I'm the Man!

Except I'm not USDA certified lean.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Time for me and my little buddy tonight.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Tonight I coated the area of operation in POR15. From the torque box.

To the engine bay.

Then I had to break out the laquer thinner and clean myself up real quick. I looked like a dalmatian and I was TRYING to be neat! Nothing like thinner on your face to make you realize you're alive.

I ground off the areas to be welded on the cs.

Tomorrow I have to go to work for about three hours, THEN.......

I have to scuff all of that new POR15 and get a couple coats of undercoating over it. I will get the cs with undercoating as well.

Obviously I'll need to clean the areas that will be welded. That's for Sunday.

Sunday I'll weld the cs in for good. Then I'll coat the welded areas with POR15 an undercoat them.

Then on to the passenger side. Yay!

 

[Noobz347]

If you go sealing up all the body holes and cavities, the whole damned thing is going to lift right off the ground at 88 mph.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

If you go sealing up all the body holes and cavities, the whole damned thing is going to lift right off the ground at 88 mph.

SHHHHHHHHH! Let's not bring in future mods too soon!

 

[Noobz347]

I know where you can get a reverse rotation AussieNEpoxy motor, cheap!

 

[Ryuk]

I thought I would try a bake cycle on the POR 15. So I baked it at 160* for thirty minutes. It did almost nothing for it. Heat does NOT speed up the dry time.

Unless I'm mistaken, POR 15 is moisture cured urethane. If you'd been in Florida, it would 've cured faster by just taking it outside.

 

[droopie85gt]

The bottom of your car that no one will see, looks 100 times better than the top of my car.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

I’m at work this morning because......money.

I finished what I wanted to get done, so in keeping with my kinder, gentler disposition I ground down the passenger side 1x1’s to get clean metal here instead of at home.

Then I coated them with the same etch paint as before.

Before

After (mostly)

I’m getting ready to leave work in a few minutes. I need to go do the undercoating today too.

 

[95BlueStallion]

I wish I had the time to plug away like you are. I cant wait to get just my subframe connectors on, let alone my jacking rails.