Back at work again
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Le Mans Master
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From: I can walk to MA
Back at work again
Well, Its been a while since I've done any appreciable work to the vette.
Yesterday, I turned that around by finishing up some frame repairs on
the rear corner. I still have to do mucho cleaning and a little more welding
before I paint her up, but here are a couple pictures. I have a new camera,
and I'm still learning the ins-and-outs of it. So, ignore the crappy picture quality (for now).
How I started the day (first piece being put on to square up a cut I made).
Note the rot on the inside corner, which will be taken care of after flipping
the frame back onto it's belly.
The two vertical ribs freshly welded into place:
The outer plate being dry-fit:
Welded in place and ground clean:
End cap in place:
All in all, it came out OK. If I wanted to make it look really nice, a skim
coat of JB weld would smooth out the rough edges. I think I'll just end up
painting it.
Next step: flip the frame over.
:seeya
[Modified by NHvette, 5:38 PM 12/29/2003]
Yesterday, I turned that around by finishing up some frame repairs on
the rear corner. I still have to do mucho cleaning and a little more welding
before I paint her up, but here are a couple pictures. I have a new camera,
and I'm still learning the ins-and-outs of it. So, ignore the crappy picture quality (for now).
How I started the day (first piece being put on to square up a cut I made).
Note the rot on the inside corner, which will be taken care of after flipping
the frame back onto it's belly.
The two vertical ribs freshly welded into place:
The outer plate being dry-fit:
Welded in place and ground clean:
End cap in place:
All in all, it came out OK. If I wanted to make it look really nice, a skim
coat of JB weld would smooth out the rough edges. I think I'll just end up
painting it.
Next step: flip the frame over.
:seeya
[Modified by NHvette, 5:38 PM 12/29/2003]
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 8,339
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From: I can walk to MA
Re: Back at work again (lbell101)
This is my replacement being repaired properly. A previous owner had fixed
these corners ... and not very well. Most of the "new" metal was removed
with a screwdriver and my bare hands.
these corners ... and not very well. Most of the "new" metal was removed
with a screwdriver and my bare hands.
