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1973 142 - The Stepchild of a Stepchild!

I finally decided to put some work into the old 142 today.
Let's just say that the available floor pan patch panel IS NOT that close to what is there. If I had bought two, I probably would have been better off. As it is, I'll try to fit it in again tomorrow.
Somebody with more experience that I could possibly get this is in much more efficiently than me. It's a complete pain in the ass! :grrr:
 
Some floor pan progress.

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Rear section is weld in, will mess the the front & sides tomorrow. The area where the front of the floor meets the transmission tunnel is going to be interesting to say the least.
 
Three-Quarters welded in. Need to fit the firewall / floor / tunnel. Then the spot welds.
I'll need to cut out the area marked in black Sharpie & put in new sheet metal. The existing floor was a little thin & I blew thru.


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A little clean up and it will look good. Nice work, some panel work can be a giant pain in the butt.
 
TurboDutch said:
I'm afraid this welding is not welding... did you try to hammer it from bottom to see if it is actually holding?
To me it looks like not...
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Yes, looks like it's getting good penetration, but I did fill a few pinholes from below. I'll try a hammer on it to see if the beads crack.
 
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TurboDutch said:
Can you post settings of your welder here? What are you using? 0,6 or 0,8 wire with co2/argon mix?
I think you are being a bit afraid of making holes :p
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I'm using a Lincoln Handy MIG, 120V with co2/argon gas. Wire size is .023. Ran out so I ordered a new spool of ESAB "Easy Grind" .023 wire. Not sure, but I believe that would be 0.6.
Settings on the welder are a dial for wire speed, set at approx. 5.25, and two switches for heat range. The switches are set to "High" & "1", per the recommendations on the welder.
And you are correct about being afraid of making holes!!!
 
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