and back to the metal work!!!!!

[bigscaht]

so as you all kow Ive replaced the roof skin, patched the front fenders & modified the side marker lights..got pretty good at welding but the battle with rust continues..so my next mini project is the lower cowl sections..both sides..urgh!!!

boy i love new metal.. I have to do both sides but only took a pic of where im starting....wish me luck and there will be more pics to come of this!!

[Sam (Bones)]

if you notice....right below where the blower motor goes is another VIN stamp, it's usually upside-down

[black07ss]

If those are Dynacorn they fit great on my 71. I also used these to keep the sheet metal cool while welding.

 

http://www.eastwood.com/plugweld-pliers.html

[bigscaht]

hey Sam if your talkin bout the originals on the car..they sure do was wondering if i could reproduce that stamp...hummmmm.

Yes they are Dynacorn. those plug weld pliers are gonna get ordered before Im ready to weld the new stuff in!

Hey Black07ss how hard was it for you to weld the new ones back in?

im lookin forward to finishing this project then the only rust Ill have to fix is the trunk.....thats gonna be the last rust battle...

[black07ss]

I did not do the entire side cowl piece. I just did the outer skin and made a few patches for the other piece. I wanted to save the VIN stamp and I figured you cant see it any way where I patched it. I drilled 1/4" holes in the outer skin about where the original welds were. I then used vise grip clamps to hold it in place. Took my spot blaster and cleaned the hole. Took the plugweld pliers and set them at the hole and gave it a blast with the mig to fill it in. Those plugweld pliers really help to keep the sheet metal cool. Not once did I burn a hole through

[bigscaht]

yeah imma definately get a set.....dont want no burn through. im gonna replace the whole thing since I got both pieces...might as well!!

[bigscaht]

this dam snowball is in full effect...check these pics out!!!

 

now I jus gotta figure out how to get this piece out so I can shove the new piece in there..looks like im gonna have to make a few pieces before its all said and done......

[bigscaht]

Heres one more pic..while taking this car apart its kinda cool to see how its put together and trying to put it back together the same way! Man rust never stops..urgh!!!!

[cny first gen 71]

I'll be damned I never saw a caliper spring before

Keep up the good work.

[bigscaht]

hahahah yeah they only came on the 72 ss models..hahahaha!!!

[black07ss]

Can you send it back Scott? This is what might work better for your application. It is one complete unit

 

http://koniksklassiks.com/index.php?rout...;product_id=287

[bigscaht]

it looks like with that complete unit you wouldnt be able to weld

the upper inner cowl area together & a few spot welds that you wouldnt be able to get and theres a brace inside the car that needs to be welded to that also but i guess that could be done from the inside besides the one i got its the same jus seperated..not a big deal..

speaking of got the whole shoulder(lol) out today, cleaned it up and covered it wit some POR-15....

Heres where I am now!!!

[Sam (Bones)]

caliper spring '72SS

[502ci]

Good job, keep plugging away at it...

 

Oh, and I did a double take on that caliper spring too...

[bigscaht]

got the passenger side almost done this weekend....

The outside isnt welded on yet..gotta get some seam sealer to seal up a few places on the inside before I close her all the way up..so on to the drivers side now!!

[black07ss]

Looking good Scott!

[bigtankjones]

Looks good Scott. I have two caliper springs just like that. But I use the lower priced factory option coat hangers.

[MGD72Monte]

Good work!

[70mcarlo]

Really nice work, Scott!

[Sam (Bones)]

moving right along, very nice

[Vaughn]

Nice work Scott, looking good.

[bigscaht]

thanks guys..this site keeps me motivated to finish my baby!!!

[Mo's70MCs]

Man! Nice progress Scott.. soon enough it will all be behind you. Keep the pictures coming.

[LostnFound]

Great work Scott. Just think how rust free your "baby" will be when it is all done. You'll only need to do this stuff once....unless of course you decide to do another one.

[Slaman]

Looking good Scott.