Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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So I started welding the seams on the other side of the frame. I took Jon's advice and turned the voltage up some and the welds look a lot better. Live and learn!

8-2-2010

No progress (sorry!) but just a few thank yous to a few members for helping me out. I wanted to give props where they are due. It's members like these guys that make this site great and help keep this hobby going strong!

Thanks to Jon (QUAKE WARS) for dropping off a "new" hood at my house and saving me a trip, that was a huge help.

Thanks to Guy (olstyle) for sending me a nice, RUST FREE rear bumper brace that mounts inside the trunk - mine was totally shot

And thanks to Rob (Done Yet?) for sending me a VERY NICE trunk patch for my rusted out area and a VERY NICE three-piece rear spoiler - you are the man!! I also got some brackets a few weeks ago from Rob that mount on the bottom of the driver-side floor pan that are already installed.

I'll be working on the frame after work this week getting welds ground down and then installing the trunk patch Rob sent me. Thanks again fellas!

8-8-2010

I was able to work on the trunk patch today, among other things. I need to do some more welding and grinding, but the patch is installed and it's looking good so far. Thanks again to Rob (Done Yet?) for the trunk patch off his donor car.

The hole in the trunk being addressed



The patch sandblasted and ready to go in



Spot welded from the underside



Spot welded from the top. I installed the patch without trimming it and started with some spot welds along the bottom. I then drilled a few holes to define where the seam was and then took my grinder and scored metal just next to the line defined by the drilled holes. I then was able to move the metal back and forth (I did this in two pieces of course) until the pieces broke off and left me a nice fitting patch.



The patch after a little grinding - have a little more to do but should go pretty quickly