Marriage: 1980 Grand Am and 2005 GTO Build Thread.

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Cardboard to metal. 2 magnets inside rocker to keep section flush, 1 on section for a handle.

Tacked. Now filling in. Doing this with a cheap craftsman 110v mig is tough, thats some thin metal. My son and i are taking turns on the welder. Its slow going since the welder only has min/max and wire speed...no real adjustments, ugh

 

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Holiday time and weather got in the way.

I know its ugly. Really ugly. But its solid and gives me a good platform to weld the crossmember to. Ive grown to really dislike thin metal and 110v migs with apmost no adjustments.

Now for the floor.

 

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It is amazing to me that all the rust on Rusty Regal didnt get the rear crossmember area. I was able to get the section i need with minimal damage after drilling out the spot welds and using some persuasion.

I need to fix the floor holes before installing this.

Need to get some weld through primer too