Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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Got the idea from another member here, szalkuskt. I did a write-up on how I built mine: http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=178058

I did not know how to weld, much less didn't own a welder, so this was the next best thing. Guy (olstyle) made a rotisserie using two engine stands and some metal stock. If you want to make your own metal rotisserie, you might PM him for advice.  

Re: the trunk patch. I thought about it on the bus ride in this morning and I am going to see about eliminating that drain area and just run the patch all the way across. We'll see though, I need to look at it more. It shouldn't be too hard a patch to make in any case. I'll post pics of the patch and the install, so check back later.

7-25-2010

So spent the weekend working on the "new" front subframe I got from procharged_z28 the weekend before. I sandblasted all the seams and then started welding. I ran into a few speed bumps, so did not get as much done as I had wanted to. First I had issues with the welder (it was user error) and finally figured out that the gun line was not all the way in the welding unit. Then my Northern Tool welding mask stopped working - it wouldn't "undarken" so I had to go exchange it for a new one.  

So got one side of the frame welded. I will clean the welds up later, although I am not as concerned about making them "perfect".