Rusty car update: Turning back into a car.

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 07/06/2020 at 20:12 • Filed to: None

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Gotta make sure the chrome’s gonna go on straight! (never mind the fit of that front door.)

2 rounds of welding into it now. Warped a bit south west of the sail panel, but I can beat it out a bit and adjust when I make a big patch for the bottom.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/06/2020 at 20:24

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Do you give lessons? (See my Volvo post from earlier)

arl > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/06/2020 at 22:13

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You’re using lasers. This is good. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Snuze: Needs another Swede 07/06/2020 at 22:24

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This isn’t really doing it properly, more of an excercise in working with what you’ve got.  I’ll check out your volvo post. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Snuze: Needs another Swede 07/06/2020 at 22:31

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I saw your V olvo, love it, but i see the patches upon patches. Fortunately, Volvo 240s are made of pretty thick steel and all the patch panels are available, so they’re pretty forgiving from an amateur bodywork standpoint. Also easier to make a squ are car square than a round car round, block sanding wise. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > arl 07/06/2020 at 22:32

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I thought that was a pretty snappy idea, straighter than tape, plus lasers. 

shop-teacher > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/06/2020 at 23:30

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Freaking laser-beams!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/07/2020 at 01:55

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Thank you for the advice. The weird thing is I love the concept of what the P.O. did on the Volvo. To me its an A for idea and like a D- for execution. I’m hoping I can r edo it in a more professional manner. I already have some ideas on how to accomplish this, including using a pickup truck roll pan and some other bits and bobs. I’m also going to finish de-trimming it and fill the 2.7 million holes. My poor welder.

Your work looks good, keep it up and I can’t wait to see the finished results.