[AMC-List] Lesson learned

[markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Even with three days off this past weekend I still worked 47 hours before Friday. I was hoping to get some quality time in on rusty, but didn't manage more than about 4 hours total :[ Did disscover that even with the car jacked and supported the rusty fender trough is doing some load bearing! My plan was to cut the rear of it out and redo the upper section of cowl where trough welds on. So I get everything set so it appears there is no real stress or weight on the passenger side of the car and I run my sawzall through the rear, The gap from the sawzall closes instantly after wrestling the blade out! Oops! I figured out that since the inner fender is rusted through right in that section that left the very outer section of trough to do all the work of keeping  the top of the inner fender where it belongs! So, I pryed and cussed the fender trough until I got it lined back up and spaced the width of the sawzall blade and mig welded it back together. Now I'm working around the tr!
 ough to rebuild the upper cowl corner. I've got the plate bent up out of 16 qauge steel. This will allow the load from my replacement steel to be spread out. I've got the rust cut out and cleaned up and the inner cowl painted with Eastwoods rust encapsulator, except where I'm welding, that will get a shot of zinc primer. 
   The plan now is to weld the plate in. Rebuild the rear section of inner fender where it is visble to the engine compartment, then prep and weld the 3/4" by 3" rectangular heavy wall tube in on top of the trough, not too the trough, just on top as far out as possible, joining the core support to the cowl. Then weld some braces from the shock tower out to the rectangular tubing.
  After being sure I have everything in place I will cut the trough out, leaving the rectangluar tubing in place. Sounds easy huh?
   Anyone want this car yet?
I'm holding on the floorboards. Hoping to get some suitable replacements that I can install in one piece. I also have a bead roller coming from Harbor fright to play with.

Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


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