"Eric R. Wittinger" wrote:
> Hi all, a quick question to those that have had some experience int metal
> working on cars..
> I looked at a 69 2l last night the car was great except for the rocker
> pannels, the body part that frames teh bottom of the door. The problem:
> is that the lower half of the driver side one is gone, that is you can
> open the door and see on problems but get on your hands and knees and hey
> look a large hole for my arm :-) The passanger side is not as bad just
> places to stick your hand in... The rest of the car is rust free, and in
> great shape? I have pics getting devloped and will put them on next
> monday,
>
> My concerns are cost of getting this fixed, then painting. I have not
> done any metal work before, some weldng n the exaughst, but it doesn't
> count.
>
> It was also my first time to drive a 2L, nice power over a 1600.
>
> Eric
>
> 66 1600 daily driver
> 67.5 1600 daily driver (for sale)
> 69 2L thrown timing chain (getting a 1600 motor temp )
> 67.5 1600 race car in progress
>
> | Eric R Wittinger |
> | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
> | NSD Radiological and Chemical Sciences Group |
> | Web page www.ee.pdx.edu/~wittiner |
> | Email wittiner@EE.pdx.edu |
> | Email (work) Eric.Wittinger@pnl.gov |
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Eric,
My car had the same problem as the car you were looking at actually
the rust was so bad I removed all the metal, and fiberglassed over the
holes. This is not the best repair procedure, but I haven't welded since
High School. You have seen my car , and you probably didn't notice.
I will be using the body of my other car eventually, and would like to
turn the current driver into a race car.
Mike
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