It's finally out my 69 Camaro! - Page 27 - Lateral-g Forums

**GregWeld** · #**261** 02-11-2011, 08:32 AM

Mario --

Don't forget to clean BOTH SIDES of your area to be welded. People don't realize that the "other side" is gassing and doing all manor of weirdness once that hot weld hits whatever is there -- and that will really mess with your quality!

CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN to welding (along with fit up) ---- is like LOCATION is to real estate.

**DOOM** · #**262** 02-11-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Let's see if you can weld that gap!

Ain't old cars fun?!

Greg actually if yo look at the picture I have to bring that piece inword that I have my hand on. If you look at the scuff you'll see how far it has to go in,,,

67ragtp · #**263** 02-11-2011, 10:25 AM

Mario

Holy shiat that looks like an inch or two towards the bottom. A bit of reshaping. Its just the begining the repro stuff is brutal, everything has to be masaged. The one that got me was the repro tail pan, had to re-cut the radiuses on the marquez aluminum housings to fit the openings. Your doing a great job, keep at it.

Rich

**DOOM** · #**264** 02-13-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 67ragtp

Mario

Holy shiat that looks like an inch or two towards the bottom. A bit of reshaping. Its just the begining the repro stuff is brutal, everything has to be masaged. The one that got me was the repro tail pan, had to re-cut the radiuses on the marquez aluminum housings to fit the openings. Your doing a great job, keep at it.

Rich

Brutal is a understatement Rich !!! NOTHING fits this is why I have to get a handle on this welding thing..

**DOOM** · #**265** 02-28-2011, 06:50 AM

Well guys it don't look like much but after three sets of outter wheel houses I finally got this welding thing down. No more swiss cheese weak welds. I can actually hammer and dowl without cracking the metal. I feel comfortable moving forward now. I was'nt going any further untill I got this process down. Now time to break out my new Tig..

**GregWeld** · #**266** 02-28-2011, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DOOM

Well guys it don't look like much but after three sets of outter wheel houses I finally got this welding thing down. No more swiss cheese weak welds. I can actually hammer and dowl without cracking the metal. I feel comfortable moving forward now. I was'nt going any further untill I got this process down. Now time to break out my new Tig..

DUDE! <spicolli style>

You are the god of MIG!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA

65 347 · #**267** 03-01-2011, 04:24 PM

Finally!!

Mike

awr68 · #**268** 03-01-2011, 04:40 PM

Sweetness!! Looks good Mario! Now the quarters?

**waynieZ** · #**269** 03-01-2011, 08:34 PM

It looks good coming together nice now.

**DOOM** · #**270** 03-14-2011, 07:31 AM

The wheel tubs are done and fitted . So with that finished I can finally move on to the final fit for the quarter panels. And as you would guess they to fit like SH^T, surprise!!!! I don't even know where to start, the tail panel area is'nt even close, the front door jamb area at the bottom is about 1/4 inch past the rocker, it has to be cut and pulled back in,it just does'nt end!! But it is starting to look like a car again SLOWLY....