Patcon Posted February 12, 2019 Share #37 Posted February 12, 2019 9 hours ago, ConVerTT said: Woohoo! Driver side welded in. Straight and true.... So it is spot welded in for now. I will finish the seam welding and cleanup on the rotisserie once it is off the jig. Welding out of position SUCKS!!! Time to start in on the bad side .... Nice firewall Rail cut out easily enough though .... ‘ Check out all the rust that came out of this rail .... +1 for the jig. Glad I didn’t try to put that directly on to the rotisserie .... The really scary part is that use to be metal and the frame is directly weaker for that lack of metal. Plenty of Z's out there with similar unseen weakness. There are a couple of areas in those pictures that are especially hard to repair. The compound curves in the foot well and the compound curve area under the battery tray. Will be interesting to see how you approach those. You obviously have good metal skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted February 12, 2019 Share #38 Posted February 12, 2019 Looking forward to seeing how you tackle that little mess, D/S looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namerow Posted February 12, 2019 Share #39 Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) You might consider buying the ready-made battery-area repair panel that Z-Car Depot offers... https://zcardepot.com/collections/sheet-metal/products/battery-tray-area-sheet-metal-patch-240z-260z-280z On sale right now at US$100, it's attractively priced... although you'll probably be out of pocket by Cdn $300 by the time it arrives in Ft. Saskatchewan. If nothing else, though, the photos on their website might give you some thoughts on how to go about making your own. And, before I forget: I've read in the past that the contours of the inner fender sheet metal in the battery tray area can be nicely matched by carving a particular section out of a front fender (if you happen to have a spare lying around that you don't need). Maybe someone else can comment with more detail. Edited February 12, 2019 by Namerow additional comment added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheee! Posted February 12, 2019 Share #40 Posted February 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, Namerow said: You might consider buying the ready-made battery-area repair panel that Z-Car Depot offers... https://zcardepot.com/collections/sheet-metal/products/battery-tray-area-sheet-metal-patch-240z-260z-280z On sale right now at US$100, it's attractively priced... although you'll probably be out of pocket by Cdn $300 by the time it arrives in Ft. Saskatchewan. Ooooooooo! It's coming to my location?! @ConVerTT is located 3 hours south of me. Where the sunshine is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConVerTT Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share #41 Posted February 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Patcon said: The really scary part is that use to be metal and the frame is directly weaker for that lack of metal. Plenty of Z's out there with similar unseen weakness. There are a couple of areas in those pictures that are especially hard to repair. The compound curves in the foot well and the compound curve area under the battery tray. Will be interesting to see how you approach those. You obviously have good metal skills. Thanks Patcon. Yeah I knew the rail was bad, but holy crap Batman - I was surprised HOW bad ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConVerTT Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share #42 Posted February 12, 2019 3 hours ago, grannyknot said: Looking forward to seeing how you tackle that little mess, D/S looks fantastic! Thanks grannyknot. It will certainly be the hardest piece yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConVerTT Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share #43 Posted February 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Namerow said: You might consider buying the ready-made battery-area repair panel that Z-Car Depot offers... https://zcardepot.com/collections/sheet-metal/products/battery-tray-area-sheet-metal-patch-240z-260z-280z On sale right now at US$100, it's attractively priced... although you'll probably be out of pocket by Cdn $300 by the time it arrives in Ft. Saskatchewan. If nothing else, though, the photos on their website might give you some thoughts on how to go about making your own. And, before I forget: I've read in the past that the contours of the inner fender sheet metal in the battery tray area can be nicely matched by carving a particular section out of a front fender (if you happen to have a spare lying around that you don't need). Maybe someone else can comment with more detail. Buying the pre-made is definitely plan B. I am going to give it a shot after I figure out the firewall. What’s the worst that can happen ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConVerTT Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share #44 Posted February 12, 2019 2 hours ago, wheee! said: Ooooooooo! It's coming to my location?! @ConVerTT is located 3 hours south of me. Where the sunshine is.... Sunny and COLD ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ConVerTT Posted February 14, 2019 Author Popular Post Share #45 Posted February 14, 2019 Didn’t have too much time today but got the passenger firewall patch fabbed up .... Cardboard pattern .... Traced onto some 20 ga .... f Rough bends on the brake .... And clamped in place ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted February 14, 2019 Share #46 Posted February 14, 2019 One piece, very slick, that curved corner can be a real buggar to make look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheee! Posted February 14, 2019 Share #47 Posted February 14, 2019 Pfffft... how are you gunna run your coolant lines with clamps in those holes! amateur....! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted February 14, 2019 Share #48 Posted February 14, 2019 Yeah, no kidding. There's no way the hoses will fit. A rookie mistake. Give the guy a finger brake and a MIG and suddenly he thinks he can make stuff. He'll learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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