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Had a blast today.... sandblasted the Crates whole engine compartment! All
day with my little syphon blaster... Nuts! its done though and the rear
apron does indeed look like Swiss cheeze. I was thinking of mig welding
them up but having a neophyte welder fill in all those holes on such thin
metal... well you get the picture, and isnt a good one! Im thinking of a
repair that is less invasive but should be just as permanent. I wont get
into it till I know it works but if you know me... it involves RTV!
Ill put more pictures up soon... the new bumper mount sections are
welded in place (thanks to Neil Mast and his Pink light saber (aka.
sawzall))!! When replacing rusty sections its a godsend to have good
replacements! BTW... is mig welding supposed to be this easy and fast?
Granted my welds wont win any beauty awards yet but WOW! IF its this easy
to weld up a car... and its easy to cut one up....
Oh Boy! I better turn some more lights on in the garage!
Keith
BTW... does everybody elses sandblasting sand say "Dont use for
Sandblasting"?
Keith Park
Top Notch Restorations
topnotch@nycap.rr.com
71 Squareback
65 Notchback "El BajaRojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 Golf
88 Rx7 10th Anniversary "Rextur" (For Sale)
93 Rx7 fast enough to stay Stock!
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