Builds Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage.

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[billmc]

As always it's a pleasure watching your progress! I'm biting my nails in anticipation of how all these bit go back together. I hope you have a hardtop and doors to help get everything lined up right.

 

[bikersmurf]

Made a new piece of floor
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Fitting and marking
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Out with the old piece which was stronger than expected
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Testfitting
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Ready to weld.
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Only one of these pictures are visible.

When I rebuilt mine there was far less to start with then you used to patch your floor with.

 

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The missing pictures, there are some issues with the site lately, or with my Ipad, a lot of times when I post a message I get an error message. Normally a refresh shows the post intact but this time the pics were gone.

 

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Not much time today, I have to travel again for work so not much expected the comming week.
Cleaned the old undercoating from the bottom.

Primer looks like new underneath.

This corner piece is still intact unlike the other side which is completely gone.
Going to mirror this one.

Weird to see, holes right next to original primer like new.

Treaded the back with rust converter.

 

[Bripars40]

Did you use Corroseal? Looks similar to what I did this past week. Didn’t have much trouble with the Corroseal until I put it on a little too thick.

 

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Did you use Corroseal? Looks similar to what I did this past week. Didn’t have much trouble with the Corroseal until I put it on a little too thick.

I used a product called Brunox, it converts rust and seales the area with an epoxy primer.
In this case I’m going to take most of it off again, just using it as a binder and track layer, makes it easyer to see where what is. And at the same time convert the corrosion in that area. This stuff needs a thick layer to work propperly.
The mid section of the floor is clean, just some dents and holes made by the PO that need to be fixed.

 

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Made the panels under the floor just in front of the wheel wells

Left one

 

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The right one step by step.

First the flat sheet.

Contours tracked from the part taken from the car.

Roughly cut

 

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Shaped and bend

Drawn up the shapes to make

And the bends made, left and right together.

One in position and the other one next to it.

 

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Further tearing down the floor.

Typically everywher there is steel on steel there is rust.

Including the underside of the floor braces

 

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Cut the bad part out.

 

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Made a replacement part.

 

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Traveling for the next two weeks so no updates.

 

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Bad weekend, took a fall last Fryday and hurt my lower back, neck and got myself a mild concussion.
Lots of pain, no chance of working on the 40 for the next few weeks.

 

[mrboatman]

That’s not a good thing I’m sure the 40 will wait until you can get back on it The important thing is for you to relax and recover and get your health back Sorry to hear about your fall
JP

 

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That’s not a good thing I’m sure the 40 will wait until you can get back on it The important thing is for you to relax and recover and get your health back Sorry to hear about your fall
JP

Thanks, I have a few days to recovver before I have to get back to work.
Not looking forward to it but there is to much at stake, will be a though week.

 

[1911]

Hope you feel better soon Michael. Try to get as much rest as possible, and not to rush back to work too soon.

 

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Hope you feel better soon Michael. Try to get as much rest as possible, and not to rush back to work too soon.

Thanks, will do.