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[PabloCruise]

To fix rust in the roof, inside the headliner it was crusty I opened the can. hours of drilling wels spots, and the result is not too bad. outside structure is shot, but inside structure is ok on the main part. I will ask a society to male me new gutters, and outside pannel of the structure. still lot of gringing, and remove spot welds.

Wow! You are a brave and dedicated Pig lover!

 

[tatat]

Thanks. Yes I love my pig. In fact underside the rust is easily repairable and not urgent but the holes in the roof was the really important and urgent piont to fix, so I decided to start with the worse. I couldn't imagine an other way than remove the roof to do acceptable work... so did I.

 

[tatat]

what I am dealing with. Rust, I cut patts of rotten metal and keeped elements to still have the curve of the roof. I will patch parts, then cut parts especially on the B pillar, then patch ...
Do you think I have to cut wider? I left solid metal even with surface rust

 

[scrapdaddy]

Tatat,

Looks good, that's alot of work, but when done, you will have a nice wagon.

Keep it going!

 

[tatat]

work progress,
Rust to the A pillar, on picture one we can see the starting point. under the crack, much epoxy resin I guess, and a hole on ther skin and on the internal structure if pillar.
so I cut and weld, and grind, and made corrections.
on following pictures, thee skin repair in progress, with sheet metal. I try to go to the more close to the original curves but I am not pro, so I do my best ant tomorow welding, grinding, welding.... tonight thne weld througf copper primer will dry.

 

[tatat]

forgot the inter picture

 

[scrapdaddy]

Looks like you're getting it done.

I never seen the copper weld through primer before. You have any information on it.

Thanks,

 

[tatat]

gone to the shop today and asked the seller something to weld through, He said yes with copper, and it was done, UPOL product, no more informations

 

[tatat]

Some progress, Had to imagine how to make new gutters, so I bought 15x15 mm corners profile, welded it to shhet metal, and welded it to A pillar. some pics of roof repair trial, I am not happy with it, cause it will need too much bondo, so I plan to redo it. last picture is the left rear roof to fix.Amazing hoh the roof is shot and down is in good state.

 

[scrapdaddy]

I've got to give you credit, you're working hard on that roof. It looks like you have a handle on what to do, I'd be lost.


Keep it going!

 

[tatat]

some more metal work, need some grinding /smoothing/bondo

 

[tatat]

some more work, quite finished gutters repro, wider and deeper, and some pictures of the rocker puzzle, with some aussie dirt, and picture of the floor . The body support is in good shape, ant it is amazing the quantity of dirt I foud in it, treated with phosphoric acid ...

 

[tatat]

today I build the internal structure of the rocker, with a door to access to the insideso I can paint after the welding. made a frame welded to the inside to keep the strenght.. then prepared the A pillar to paint and weld tomorow...

 

[scrapdaddy]

All good work! Keep it going.

 

[PabloCruise]

Wow! Some incredible surgery...

 

[tatat]

Rear driver side rocker work, The lip gave me a quite interesting challenge, tomorrow filling the holes, smoothing all, inside paint and some weld if possible.

 

[PabloCruise]

Man, you are getting it done!

Do we have any idea how many Pigs are running around in France?

 

[tatat]

In 3 years I look the used cars internet pages, I visited 2 in Germany, comletely rusted, and one in France originally from Switzerland, without papers, 6 in south of france that seem in very bad shape. One beautiful not too far from me imported of USA, beautiful, very expensive. Since I drive, 30 years ago, I never saw one on the road, so it is very very rare, I think I will have the only one about 300 miles around, or less. This is the reason why I imported mine from australia. She is more rusted than I expected, but I cure her. ..

 

[scrapdaddy]

" She is more rusted than I expected, but I cured her." Pure devotion and love for the beast. Well said!

 

[tatat]

a kind of challenge for me.