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W123 The rusted Floorboard Hole weld from H__ll
I just wanted to be able to have someone look underneath there and say "How nice, someone tried to really fit a new floorboard in" vice saying "Ughhh, someone chucked a piece of scrap up there to fill a hole.
The worst thing is the rust damage was right near the rockers and there must have been 7 individual curves I had to meet in unison. I spent like four days beating a piece of metal to death, trying to emulate the unique stamped ridges of a 300D floorboard. In disgust, I tossed the piece and I spent 3 more days making a new piece. Then finally I got the guts to fire up the welder, which to me was about as nervewracking as shorting out a Utility Transformer. The ceremonies I went through to turn it on were almost comical, including filling three buckets of water, placing 3 extinguishers ceremoniously, memorizing and rereading the manual 6 times and then voila I hit the switch! I must have made some 50 welds before I felt comfortable. It took me two weeks to start making half decent welds. Yesterday was the big dayI I spent all Saturday grinding the joints to bare metal. Except the neighbor had a Super Bowl party and there were kids up and down the street and I called it off. The gaping hole is still there, four weeks later after I started this project, but I just want it done right. Whats the rush anyway. |
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Ah- you are indeed living the dream, my man!!
Dave |
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Just keep it up with that famous Carrameow determination and you will get there.
The practice welding was all worth it. Are you using Argon/CO2 or flux core? Good luck, |
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In the meantime you have can have some good (flinstone style) back-up brakes as long as you have a rear seat passenger 4 weeks is nothing on my calender.....Keep up the determination and git er done!! Hats off and thanks for sharing!
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Rob M Norwich, VT USA 1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue ~160K miles |
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good thing you're starting out with something small
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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue" "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement." listen, look, .........and duck. |
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"Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyabba-dabba-doooooooo!"
Flintstones... Meet the Flintstones, They're a modern stoneage family. From the town of Bedrock, They're a page right out of history. Let's ride with the family down the street. Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet. When you're with the Flintstones, have a yabba dabba doo time, a dabba doo time, we'll have a gay old time Hang in there and next time it will be easy.
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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm. |
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Fred Flinstone brakes and propulsion...(opposite of Sunroof)
Fred Flinstone brakes and propulsion have been mentioned more than once by friends and family--
I even am thinking of patenting the "Basement Roof " vice "Sunroof", I put a piece of plexiglass there one day and my carpool partner sat mesmerized as watched the highway pass at 60mph below him...he swore he saw quite a bit of money at the toll stops, a knife, tons of cigarette butts and one pair of womens nylons on the road below him... Larry Bible's DVD really helped me and gave me confidence, I watched it like 7 times... |
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My question would be was this caused by a leaking windshield gasket as in my car or from underneath...
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83 300CDTurbo 307,000 2005 Honda Element 266,000 56 Nash Ambassador Country Club Special 34,000(under restoration presently) http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/car-audio-multimedia/125099-123-install-extreme-dynamat.html |
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Sheet metal
Dude ..you need to come out of the stone age....
I have some select pieces left over from my last project. Give me a template so I can bend it up.... |
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wana fix my rust spot.. its not that big.. plus i can use a piece of a retired 300D to weld in place.. i just need to find one i can cut the donor piece off
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