The moment of truth...our project 1969 Pontiac Firebird "Routy" came home from the media blaster. We had the interior, underside, trunk, and firewall of the body tub blasted, along with stacks of smaller parts like the inner fender wells, the radiator core support, and all the bumper brackets. We also had the complete subframe and suspension parts blasted, but that's a different story. This time, we're taking a closer look at the condition of the body. This car had many previous repairs, and it's not really fair for us to point out the details of previous work, but we think it's important to illustrate what we found and to make some observations on what we're starting with.
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2"Great point" at Friday, 06 March 2009 09:34by Kevin
Al, That is a great point. As we look at the car, it's 100% disassembled and media blasted on a rotisserie. The previous work was probably done lying on the ground, on painted metal, welding overhead. Makes a big difference.
1"Mr" at Friday, 06 March 2009 02:42by Al Kazelter
Hi looks tlike your metal melter did not clean up before he set to. If the underseal, paint and rust is not removed properly before welding you wind up with parosity. My old welding tutor would always say we are not at home to Mr Mucky! This holds true for all workshop practice, also helps if proper gas shield is maintained. Look forward to the next installment
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