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The headers just barely touch the frame on the pass side. |
I'd thought to cut at the red line and just weld in some more metal to
fill in the gap, but the Internet suggested that instead I remove the tubes
from the flange, cut them a little shorter, and weld them back in.
That seems like a better plan. Still will need to chop off the
emissions stuff and weld those closed. | |
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A couple of pinholes needed to be closed up. |
After welding the firewall part of the tunnel together, there's still a
lot of clearance. | |
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I cut the slave cylinder mount off the tranny for clearance. |
Tunnel still didn't fit. I figured it was hitting at the top where
the transmission juts up a little. That wasn't it. | |
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Slid the panel forward so I wasn't having to make a curved filler at the
front, and raised what was left 2.25" on each side. |
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Welded all the screw holes on the driver's side closed. Ground them
flat, too, but didn't take a pic for some reason.
I've been giving
some thought to the package tray rust. I don't think I need to use the
16ga steel I've been using on the floor for this but I definitely don't want
to be using the 26ga stuff that seems to be the other option at the local
hardware stores. |
Screw holes in the sail panel also welded up and ground flat.
There's several rust holes that will need real repairs, too. | |
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Of course, I can't do anything without finding additional rust. Here
it's small, but big enough to require repair. |
Additional welding on the tunnel. You can see some of my other
floor-rust in the foreground. | |
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I was extremely surprised to not find any rust under the seam sealer here in
the corner. That may be a first for this car. |
I cut out the floor rust. | |
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And now I have less rust. |
And now I have less weld bead and less rust. Still a couple of
tiny rust holes I need to fix, and the new rust found today at the drain
thing... but this is progress.
Minor concern: With the
transmission in the car, how do I paint this new metal? | |