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3/6/2016 Update

Spent a little time in the garage this weekend.  Tightened the rotisserie bolts and raised off of the jack stands:
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Not yet sure if I will re-adjust.  Seems to be ok for now.

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With the car on the rotisserie, I was able to push it to the side to pull out the welder and work on the inner fender:

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Initial weld:

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Grinding the weld:

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Filling in a few spots:

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More grinding:

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Flip the inner fender to work on the other side.  Burnt through a couple of spots and said a few choice words I can’t repeat here:

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Used my copper backer (above) to assist me in filling the holes – not the prettiest, but it will work:

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Other side:

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Called it a session at this point.  Hope to get out there more this next week to finish grinding and any more welding touch-up after that.  Hope to roll the shell outside within the next week or two so I can power wash the bottom of the car prior to stripping.

2/29/2016 Update

Made a little progress this week.  First an picture of the firewall after cleaning:

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Still need to attack the inside of the trunk:IMG_1834

Did some work on the inner fender.  The crack needed to be smoothed out with a hammer since it was kind of overlapping.IMG_1885 IMG_1886 IMG_1887

Still need to weld the crack on the inner fender.

Swapped out the brackets on the rotisserie for the rear (it was mounted on the leaf spring mounts with different brackets).  Was nervous that the holes I had drilled out would match the bumper mounting holes – they did – woo-hoo!IMG_1888

Kept everything loose on the rotisserie after I put the car on jack stands.IMG_1889

I ended up using some grease on the bottom bars as they were difficult to slide.  I had used the grease on the upright sections already:IMG_1892

Keep in mind, I am doing this myself.  I was nervous about bumping the car off the jack stands as I lined things up.  I ended up lining the front and back up, center bar in place (still loose), then used the subframe bolts to mount the front of the rotisserie to the subframe mounts:IMG_1893

I also blocked the wheels on the back end:IMG_1894

I had to go get some 3″ bolts (longer than what I had) and used some spare foam to protect the primer as shown below:IMG_1895

I then adjusted the pivot point in front to match the rear which is now higher.  I am not sure if I will like this when I go to rotate – might re-adjust when I rotate the body.IMG_1896 IMG_1897

I still have to tighten things up before lifting the car.  Next steps is to weld the crack on the inner fender and take the car outside to power wash the bottom of the floor.