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if you decide it's stretched too far for your abilities then you can hang the aftermarket panels. i'll bet with some patience it'll come around tho. mike
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so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
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good call - support the host.
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S71 Update: Tonight, the guys were busy cleaning up the original chassis, grinding sloppy factory welds, adding new welds where needed, and planning for the addition of new steel to strengthen the frame.
http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/479/43/
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I might be missing somthing, but I don't see the advantage to strengthening the rear upper control arm where your "worker" pointed to. I mean sure you might be able to get it to flex without the bolt installed, but once the bolt is the the crossmember is what is going to be flexing.
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You're right, it's not like adding some support on the upper mount is going to turn the car into a champion road racer, but in order for that upper mount to transmit it's energy to the crossmember, it shouldn't be allowed to move. How much did it flex? I don't know, but now it's fixed in place, perhaps tightening up the rear suspension another percentage point or two. Just a 10 minute add-on.
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We finished the initial chassis boxing and shot the chassis last night. Back to black!
http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/483/43/
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The follow up to the spot welding blog... here's some techniques on plug welding and using a commercially available electrical resistance spot welder on restoration projects.
http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/487/79/
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Will do, 2 73's!
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Here's the trunk floor, wheel house, and rear tail panel install on the S71 Olds. The sheetmetal work is nearly finished, as all we have left is the quarter panel repairs and the upper dash repair, and those are coming soon!
http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/490/43/
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Thanks for posting this info....EXACTLY what a novice like me is looking for! Keep the small details coming that are often not mentioned.
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Pat Brown Last edited by PB; 01-21-2008 at 09:04 PM. |
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I need to get me one of those spot welders. I'd imagine they cost a few pennies.
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How about pulling out a dent? I've seen those things you weld to whatever you are working one...they are little posts that I guess you grab hold of to do the dent pulling? I'll look a bit deeper on your site, maybe you've already addressed that!
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Yeah, that would be a cool tech piece to show. Unfortunately, we don't have any dents we're going to be pulling with stud spotter. We're going to be finishing the quarters and the dash replacement in the next couple days, then sending the car to the media blaster. Then it's fix the small dings and mud & paint. I'll see if there's another project in need of a dent pull we can show.
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do a web search on unispot. they sell an entry level kit and the studs are available at any good paint /body supply store. http://www.autobodystore.com/stud.shtml they save time and work well. carquest in this area at least has them in their sale flier for this 1/4. mike
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http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3223
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