Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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Added the other patch piece to the inside of the toe board and did some grinding on the welds. I will make it look pretty after I a do a little more grinding. Should turn out fine.




Did a dry run on fitting the driver side floor pan. Not a bad fit for such minimal adjustment. Should be a really nice fit once I secure it with some screws. Got all the seat track holes drilled in the right spots, so that was a plus.



The underside of the pan

5-2-2010

Kind of a ho-hum weekend. Didn't get jack done on Saturday - wife "asked" me to go to a boot camp at her our gym at 2:00 (which I have never done, I lift weights mainly) and it kicked my a$$. Felt like crap the rest of the day.

Worked on the toe board today and got the floor pan mostly fitted. Will need a little more tweeking to get the floor pan "perfect" before I begin welding it but should be able to start welding it in Wed night.

For the toe board, I heated the seam with a propane torch and hammered the gap closed as much as I could to make the welding a little easier. My welding skills are improving, but not quite there yet - they're still too globby. I adjusted the way I was holding the gun to give me more control and cleaned the welds more frequently with a wire brush. At least I am not blowing holes through the metal and not getting as much spatter as before.

First round of welding



After a little grinding