MONTE CARLO "COPO" Monte Carlo SS - Turbosaurus Build (Swinging Dick Racing's c*ck got bent... she bounced a little too high & hard, & came down awkwardly)

[motorheadmike]

The PS is done(ish)!

It's not water tight, but light isn't permeating from gaping holes between the bottom side and top side now. So that's a win.

The tire fits very well now. A couple of minor tweaks are needed. Using a grinder. Of course.

The DS has been fighting me. Many swears were said. I will not be beaten. Because...

 

[Supercharged111]

Do you just lay seam sealer between the spot welds to finish it?

 

[Northernregal]

Do you just lay seam sealer between the spot welds to finish it?

 

[motorheadmike]

Do you just lay seam sealer between the spot welds to finish it?

Yes, it's like panel bond.

 

[Supercharged111]

Is there a standard for how far apart those welds are? Sheet metal's not really my thing.

 

[Northernregal]

Yes, it's like panel bond.

Wait? Really? You aren't welding it out? What panel bond are you using?

 

[motorheadmike]

Is there a standard for how far apart those welds are? Sheet metal's not really my thing.

An inch on centre maybe? That's mostly what I saw when taking the car apart. Half weren't even functioning any longer due to rust or just being sh*tty with no penetration.

Wait? Really? You aren't welding it out? What panel bond are you using?

Nope. It's not structural. And if (when) I'd have put an aluminum floor in it pop rivets would hold it all in.

The panel bond was a joke... I think you have to put that in before the panels go together.

 

[mclellan83]

I knew you just needed to let a few and then get back at her

 

[motorheadmike]

I knew you just needed to let a few and then get back at her

Now we're cooking with gas!

 

[motorheadmike]

By order of my wife I was told to take the day off and go do something that wasn't being a mock-historian for school. Pretty sure she just wanted me out of the house. Who am I to argue?

Inner mini-tubs: complete.

Time to make new holes, because reasons. Let's find some more room for more rubber.

First step: Plot out your cuts. Remember the wheel lip is double walled and the body saw didn't like it. So out came the pneumatic 3" death wheel...

Hey kids... are your parents home? Sneak peak at what is about to be revealed to us:

I named this guy: Foamy the rust covered tape worm.

He used to live in here:

And helped do this:

But, hey... this is a positive.

Sunk in wheels and tires look like *ss. We don't roll like that in this house.

That answers why I did all of this work. Remember this tire is a 255.

Lots of room for activities. Note this is the non-haggered side.

This picture demonstrates how f*cking stupidly shaped the factory wheel wells are. Squaring everything was paramount. The area that I cut out is basically anything that has a significant taper to it that would rub the tire.

There is almost as much room to be gained here by cutting out this part of the tub as notching the frame if you want to tuck a tire. If you like Sky Jacker shocks and shitty offset wheels you can skip this step and just let your mullet fly, Joe Dirte.