Last night (again Tuesday) while one of us removed the front and rear subframes and fitted the spyd,
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Tim and I welded on the drip rails.
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The metal is quite thick 1+1+1.5 mm and took three hits with the spot welder to obtain the heat necessary to hold the drip rail on. The original drip rail was about half the 1.5 mm but also folded over at the edge. This would make it easier to weld but more prone to rust. I cheated using a piece of 1.5 mm sheet for the drip rail at the cost of being more difficult to weld, but it looks the same and is more robust. Good trade-off for me.
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Once the body was raised onto the spyd...
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we could roll it over...
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and the first thing is to weld the bottom of the right side rain gutter.
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Just try doing that while the car is upright.
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We can now easily access the rear valance and front floor welds.
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Also we need to clean the firewall and ready for painting
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Edited by racingenglishcars, 24 August 2017 - 06:31 AM.