Draker

east of Salem

Got most of the metal work done. Got the patches welded in. Lower mirror holes welded up. Need to patch the upper mirror holes, then I’m back on pulling and smoothing dents.

Looking good! I like the spoiler

Still a lot of them up here in the PNW, prices are all over the place. Deals can still be had, but not going to find a $100 beater, or a $500 runner. Usually parts cars are about $300-1000 depending on condition.

I probably have a brow.

luv 4est ?

Wood, carpet, LVP?

koyo if looking for aluminum. Champion are the cheaper units, I wouldn't associate them with quality, but some have had success. Some have not.

Stitch welded the patch on. flap disk and it’s smooth. Got a little warpage, but they’re low spots. I’ll deal with this later. But the rust is gone from this corner. this is the other side. As mentioned cut square before I saw rustbins comment. Doh! I sealed in zero rust, and then (not yet pictured) seam sealed it. More zero rust.

unfortunately my thread is a little behind actual progress so I already chopped the metal off square. But I’ll definitely remember this for next time, makes sense!

I don't think this one is saveable based on the look of that gear. Not even sure how that much shit gets into a transmission.

chopped this out of spare door but it was rusted in the corner also. So I made a piece and grafted it in.

Whatever you do, don't let your adapters get to tall. Had a Frankenstein adapter setup once. The engine vibration caused the soft brass adapter to crack and eject oil everywhere. Luckily close enough I was close to home and engine was not harmed. I think I'm running the Amazon one posted above now. Or similar.

thank you!

yeah, maybe just got spoiled with amazon type service. I did end up getting the tools. No shipping confirmation. They just randomly came in the mail. thanks!

@Busta Nut is in the bay area, is a mechanic, is datsun guy.

Glad to hear it!

Gotta get moving!!! So much to do still

People always complain about Amazon... and knock off products. While looking at shrinking disc's I found a the domestic OG of shrinking discs while researching them on youtube. I looked around on Amazon and found the chinese versions.. 2 day shipping. 1/3 of the price. But no.. I was like the original guy posted videos, put a lot of thought into the product and R&D. So I paid up and ordered the original AND paid for shipping. ... 5 days later the fucking thing hasn't even shipped yet.

Can't wait to see it in person!

Pro tip, there is a dot on the spindle and a dot on the oil pump. You line them up, then install with the body of the pump in the correct orientation. That's the tricky part, but less ambiguous due to the shape. If you do this, you'll have good success getting the spindle in the correct spot the first time.

Amazing! How complete is it? More pics please! You just never see these. @HOGIE

assuming access from the top of the pillar: Drill hole, fish tape, cut plate down a bit. Tie to fish tape, tie another string to pull back out if plan fails. Feed into pillar, bolt or weld plate to sheet metal.

it’s on order. 👍

got a good portion of the dent worked out. Pulled the lower part first, that did relax the top part quite a bit. The metal is stretched in a few places causing some high spots. Going to work it a bit more, but may need to attempt to strink a few spots.