Wow.

Thanks for the encouragement and nice comments!

The bad portions of the windshield frame are now out. Unfortunately the lower channel was not in stock, so I am going to be forced to wait a little while for it to arrive.

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This spot weld cutter bit from eastwood makes drilling out the spot welds a thousand times easier than using regular drill bits.

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Unfortunately the pillar is in worse shape than i thought and will require a repair section on the top. I knew it needed a small repair, but I didn't realize quite how pitted it was underneath the windshield frame.

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I thought these welds were made by someone messing with the windshield frame, but after looking the assembly manual, i see that arc welds were used on the center sections of the outer metal, while spot welds were used on the edges. So, that is a relief...at least the upper portion and driver's side is unmolested.

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I finished up the cage over the weekend and then dropped it off to be soda blasted on Monday. I'm going to paint over the black epoxy with green zinc oxide paint(ordered 4 cans today) so the cage will have the factory look.

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In Black Epoxy after being soda blasted.

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I had one very old can of green oxide paint, so I sprayed a little bit of the cage.
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It's awesome seeing another one getting saved ! I went down that same road.

I'd say yours was a bit more challenging than mine, Doom! That is scary!


Cage is now in Zinc Chromate Primer and ready for the bonding strips to go back in place. I found the brand I used, called Moeller, did not spray well at all. Two cans were ok, but the other two splattered all over the place regardless of how much i shook them or how many times i cleaned the nozzle. Not super impressed with the Moeller brand due to the way the cans sprayed, but the color is very close to the original.

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Fantastic work! That really looks good and now you know you have a great foundation.

Thanks! One very expensive and time consuming foundation! :hairpullout: However, I think it turned out pretty good for my first birdcage repair.

She has a floor and part of an arse again.

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I sanded all the garbage and paint off the tub and rear this past weekend.

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The driveshaft tunnel was cut out and replaced with a later piece of fiberglass to utilize a 67 style e brake.

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incredible work. the Little work I have done rewiring a 64 was enough to make me really appreciate what your doing that's awesome.:computer:

Super cool, and great work. I will be watching this one.