Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up 56K beware! update 8/3/11
Well, after the summer of doing other things, namely making money, I started to do some more work on the wagon. I filled the license plat pocked of the spare gate I had, and started fixing all the hidden rust on the right quarter panel. The previous owner's body man just hammered all the rust and rot and filled over it, I just love high volume hack shops. I pulled the quarter glass. The is rot on the top rear corner of the corner, the drip rail, the lower front and rear quarter, and on the post there is rot. So far I fixed half the post, the top rear corner, and some of the drip rail. Since Santa hooked me up with a TIG welded and plasma cutter, I am in heaven.
now the pics of the progress so far Glass in.
Glass out
Drip rail rot
new metal test fitted
New patch TIG welded in and ground smooth
Rear post rot, wraps all the way to the hatch glass channel
rear post rot
Cut out
another angle
TIG welded in and ground smooth
Another angle
Tailgate work: The tailgate wash smashed bad under the 1/2" of filler, so I hammer and dollied it pretty strait, the cut out the filler piece, and MIG welded it in. I didn't have my TIG yet, wish I did. MIG is a PITA for keeping the metal cool.
Patch test fitted
Most of the MIG welding
Slide hammer holes from before, they are welded up now.
Ground smooth ready for Metal to Metal filler
Some of the progress so far, I'll have more pics in a day or two of more work that is getting done. My Son is in a tech school for auto body, and his teacher has the welded for the trim rivets, so i can convert this car to the older style trim for the quarter glass, that glue on stuff is crap, and not available. I have all the aluminum trim from my Chevy wagon to use for this