[Spridgets] Hi, I'm new. Please help me and my '76 Midget.

[Chris King]

I had some friends help me with the welding on mine. I also had bought a
extra tub that was a bit less rusty than the car I was starting with.
 
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-=Chris

Chris King
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 <-----Original Message----->

 	  	 From: Andrew Payne [andrewpayne at intrex.net]
Sent: 9/14/2008 8:42:45 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spridgets] Hi, I'm new. Please help me and my '76 Midget. 

My name's Andrew Payne from Boone, NC. I recently bought a 76 Midget
that 
runs pretty well, but has a lot of rust. I broke most of the rules about
vehicle inspections when I showed up to see the car and it turned out to
be 
the car that I owned in high school and sold some 15 or so years ago. I 
recognized the car from 50 feet away, despite the new color, by the
small 
diameter wooden steering wheel and the roll bar (complete with scuffs
from 
my rollover during my earlier ownership). 



So, there are many panels with rust and I know how to deal with them,
but 
the real problem is the driver's floorboard. Really, the problem is the
lack 
of floorboard. The area has enough rust to hold up a piece of sheet
metal 
and the carpet - if you are really careful getting in and out. Of course
the area under the seat is perforated as well. The passenger side is 
rusting, but not scary yet. There is also a 8 to 10 inch rust line which
is significantly perforated. Oh, and the A pillar and sills are bubbling
and cracking around the front left jacking point. One last thing, the
rust 
seems to be aggravated by seams that were painted together, and cavities
in 
sills, etc. filled with something that looks like Great Stuff canned 
insulation. 



This car will never be a show winner, but I want it to be reliable and
safe. 
How is the best way to fix this cheaply and with no prior welding
knowledge? 
I'm not scared of welding, but I do want to be realistic. I can't hire
out 
the whole car, but I can hire a few panels if need be. So what do I do? 
Patch panels, plain old sheet steel, cut out sections from a donor, or
swap 
inner body intact from a donor? If I change the tub, what are the
titling 
implications? Help! 



Thanks, 

Andrew 
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