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RUST REPAIR

Postby Peter Preus » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:44 pm

I wanted to share how I was able to rescue the rotted out lower hinge area in my 65 Monza. I made the mistake of storing my project in a shed with a dirt floor. The tin worms had a feast. The first time a poked a screwdriver through the lower door hinge mount my heart sank. It was really bad. Then I remembered what Jackie Howerton said about metal work; if you're really skilled, you can fab big pieces. If you're not so skilled, you have to fab smaller pieces.

Since I'm not so skilled, that's what I did. I figured out where the rot ended in the hinge area, drilled indexing holes to locate the piece, and cut it out. I used crude wood hammer forms to make shapes that I could handle and replaced rotted areas one by one. I fitted the rebuilt piece using the index holes and finished welding. Then welded the piece in where I cut out the spot welds. I have yet to mount the door, but i have no doubt that it will fit. The process was tedious, but not too difficult. The photos tell the story.

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Re: RUST REPAIR

Postby Rick Andersen » Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:02 pm

You are quite the metal man! your work is fantastic.
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Re: RUST REPAIR

Postby Peter Preus » Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:20 pm

Rick,
I truly believe most of our members could do this repair if they have access to a welder. It's tedious, but it's not difficult.
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Re: RUST REPAIR

Postby Rick Andersen » Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:26 am

In my younger years I used to love to try to weld rusty exhaust sytsems. I just put a reproduction exhaust system on my wife's '56 Bel Air. Without a torch it would have been difficult. Not sure I could have done the artwork that you just created! I am looking forward to your completed work of art!
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