Re: Ambassador Fender troughs WANTED!

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

One thing to note about galvanized is that it gives off very nasty fumes 
when welding. Make sure there's plenty of fresh air.

Matt

At 10:32 AM 1/27/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> Mark, from my own experience with the fender gussets, if they are really 
> that rusty cut them off and just make new ones from galvanized. Get some 
> 18 gauge and don't worry about the original shape. In fact, I'd make the 
> flat with a double bent edge 1/2"-1" tall, but pointing DOWN so nothing 
> can get trapped on top. Install at a slight downward sloping angle, just 
> enough to allow water to run off. I'm working from memory here, but I 
> believe that will work. Might take a little work to hide it under the 
> fender near the firewall, but I don't think so. I had to repair mine where 
> it welds to the firewall and a small hole in the center.
>
>
> On January 27, 2006 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > O.K This is an earnest request for someone to help me find a pair of 
> the under fender troughs for a 65 or 66 Ambassador only car.
> >   Surely someone can either sell me a pair or point me in the direction 
> of someone who can. Who out there would be a good to contact for these. 
> I'm thinking southwest area.
> >  I can fix mine but it will take extensive work to do so. I've looked 
> at them and with the fenders off they can be cut out very easily with a 
> sawzall. Not that I'm trying to get them cheap. I just want to honestly 
> buy a pair to speed the rust repairs up on this car. With the firewall 
> corners, wiper area and floors to fix this will turn into a very long 
> term project if I can't get some pieces to help it along. I'm going to 
> try and get a look at the flood cars troughs, but I have little hope they 
> are worth anything as the fender tops were rusted through and plated over 
> on it.
> > --
> > Mark Price
> > markprice242ATadelphia.net
> > Morgantown, WV
>
>
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