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Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: Neil] #2980463
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Originally Posted by Neil
This way works great so long as you can pull the unused metal out from the back. Might work for you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u31t13QO6A


Thanks for sharing this Neil. I launched it last night, but didn't watch it until this morning. A very interesting technique. up


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Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: DynoDave] #2983541
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Here's more progress on the passenger front floor pan. scope One of the things I did learn is to go slow and have thick skin shock
Another is a 4.25" 90* grinder shoots a lot of fire/sparks while grinding welds panic and that I need more practice at playing fireman lol. whistling
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Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: Copper Dart] #2983889
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I plan on using undercoat on the bottom surfaces and rustoleum paint on the inside. I was planning on using ospho on it to completely cover all welded areas and the bare metal too first. shruggy
Does anyone know the proper procedure to prep the bare metal surfaces before undercoating and painting? Thanks in advance bow
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Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: Copper Dart] #2983987
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I'd wire brush the welds to get them clean and then scotchbrite the rest of it. Epoxy primer over clean steel followed by paint and then the undercoating would be good. Use a paint brush to get the primer up into any overlap joints where water and moisture can get to.

Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: Neil] #2984668
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Hopefully this is the last floor repair necessary scope. I marked the location on the picture where I found some small holes that I thought I could just fill in with weld. weld
Nope! shruggy Not so easy, seemed that I would tr to weld it but the metal was too thin and just burned away so break out the sawsall sawzall and shears hammer again.
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More pictures
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That happens when the hole is too big typically. Can always trim a small circle of metal to fill holes like that, or put copper behind them to help prevent the holes from growing larger when filing them..

Check all your welds for porosity with a flashlight too.

Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: Neil] #2984690
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Originally Posted by Neil
That happens when the hole is too big typically. Can always trim a small circle of metal to fill holes like that, or put copper behind them to help prevent the holes from growing larger when filing them..

Check all your welds for porosity with a flashlight too.

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Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: Copper Dart] #2985604
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Just a little more progress today. I prepped the welds and bare metal and put a good coat of metal etching primer. I will be painting with rustolem before the sound/heat mat material I purchased. Why do I sometimes feel like i'm not making much progress but like ants build their nests one grain at a time, i'm going to keep going even if it's one grain of car stuff at a time....
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Keep going is how it gets done. Don't be stingy with the paint and primer, especially on the bottom.

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I couldn't decide work exactly where to mount the Hurst floor shifter untill I looked scopeat the underside of the floor. The torsion bar crossmember decided it for me. The base of the shifter just clears the forward and rearward arch of the crossmember and I mean just. up I installed the bolts from the bottom up so they would be like studs sticking up for ease of installation, maintenance and locating the holes through the carpet too. The shift cable grommet required a 1.5" hole to be opened. sawzall

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Originally Posted by Neil
Keep going is how it gets done. Don't be stingy with the paint and primer, especially on the bottom.

Yes, my brother Henry (Model Maker) is giving me the same advise and will be inspecting my work too lol. scope argue
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Re: Ricky's "Cha-Ching-Cheapo" '70 Swinger Build [Re: Copper Dart] #2985929
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More progress.
You know you're getting old when the slightest cut makes you bleed like a stuck pig lol shock Floor metal work completed except final painting. Car is back on the ground and on it's way outside to get the engine and transmission installed. I'll finish spraying the undercoat on the undersides while it's on the lift. I had to swap out the nice Milodon 7 quart oil pan for a stock C body pan frown The B body pan sump is just a little bit too far forward to fit the A body K frame. Good thing I had one ready to go on hand! up
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I took some pictures of the bottom end while I had the pan off just for the records.
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had to notch a section of the K frame to give the oil filter a bit more space.
argueFor those needing to know, my K frame is a DC hemi/big block and those mods done on the drivers side mount is how they would do it. Attention to detail was not part of the mod and I decided to leave it alone rather than cleaning it up. beer
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We were able to get it shoehorned back in before the prehistoric loxahatchee mosquitoes ran us off!! shock I'd sware they would carry off a small child no problem and even pitbulls run for shelter! panic
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Tomorrow I'm going to post pictures of the finished floor and the undercoat I used. I'm very pleased with the finished texture it leaves, almost looks like the original texture.
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This stuff is very easy to use and looks great too!
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Progress was made before those pesky mosquitoes attack again! boogie I did shim the drivers motor mount bolt saddle area up just a bit to raise it up a little. The oil filter is very close to hitting the K frame. I notched the frame but I wanted a little extra space.
Engine, transmission and K frame are installed (again) along with the 3" mandrel bent stainless exhaust system installed too up
It's back on the ground and in the pole barn/shop to continue assembly. Seems like the "to do list" gets longer rather than shorter work
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Now I'm dealing with this new floor shifter and cable. My car was a column shift and now I can't figure out exactly how to route and mount the cable at the transmission. I purchased the shifter second hand and I'm not sure of the brackets I received for installation. As best I can figure, It comes through the floor straight forward so I'm going to kinda wrap it around the starter area keeping it close to the block and away from the headder. I'll use the upper starter bolt and fab a retainer bracket to keep it secure. The two bosses on the drivers side transmission bell housing are unused now and I'm going to put them in play to fab a bracket to hold the new shift cable. I'm thinking of making a second cable attachment point for throttle pressure/kick down cable just in case I run into issues using the oem style kick down linkages. up I have seen some brackets that mount to the pan bolts, I'm not totally against using that mounting point. We'll see how it goes. drive


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