xa1973 Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Metal! Yeah I guess thats reasonably obvious......the enquiry was more along the lines of what gauge and type.. Quote
C.A.R. Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I was speaking in laymans terms, Zeddophile. Jeff: It's 0.9mm mild steel sheet with a zinc coating on one side Quote
S30Mike Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Today I was busy working on the back of Joel's Bus... :-\ There were a lot of bog & rust holes in the 'slam panel' where the hatch locks into, & since you can get new panels easily I decided to unpick it & see what the panel(s) was like underneath - I'm glad I did! Damn, i hope mines not that bad.. i need to stop ignoring my slam panel, its starting to look ugly :'( Quote
xa1973 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Jeff: It's 0.9mm mild steel sheet with a zinc coating on one side Thanks..... Quote
C.A.R. Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Got some more done this past Weekend. The Slam panel will be fitted hopefully this WE, which will finish off the rear of the Zed. The rear sill cover panel on the drivers side is looking rather ordinary though. It's clearly been bogged over, so I'm not looking forward to finding out what it's like underneath :-\ Also the lowered King springs have arrived & will be fitted after the bodywork is complete. Quote
reverendzed Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 Awesome work bro, it is looking like it will last another 30 years! Quote
MR260 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 Geez im glad i didnt let it go for another year. Would have gone to drive out of the garage one day and the Zed would have split into two!! Anyway my wifes working on the nursery today for our baby due in Feb. and im cleaning out the garage for my other baby when ever she's ready Quote
C.A.R. Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Put in a solid few hours tonight - fairly pleased with the results Quote
MR260 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Posted October 21, 2009 Nice work mate Hope ya winning the battle Quote
C.A.R. Posted November 14, 2009 Posted November 14, 2009 I moved back around the the PS sill dogleg & did the same as the DS (similar amount of rust + inner sill panel damage ) - lot of work though. I also repaired the DS rear wheelarch (which I was deading to do) as a previous repair was rather poor... I am stocked at how it cam out! It followes the factory lines now!!! Quote
Brabham Posted November 14, 2009 Posted November 14, 2009 Hey Lurch how did you fix the inner sill Quote
C.A.R. Posted November 14, 2009 Posted November 14, 2009 I rolled/folded up a new section & but welded it in. If you can be more specific in your question, I can give you a more detailed answer Quote
zzzzed Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 nice work on the arches! i could have sent you my arches i cut out to fit my zg flares Quote
C.A.R. Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Thanks for the offer Mick, but it didnt take long, nor was it too hard to fix... Quote
zzzzed Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 i would sy you would be better off with the new metal any way Quote
Brabham Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 Hey Lurch what do you use to cut out sections? Angle grinder? Also do you grind down the weld lines with the grinder? Cheers. Quote
C.A.R. Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 I use a 4" grinder with a 1mm cutoff disc for larger sections, but for less than 100mm wide stuff I use my little Gillotine And yes to your 2nd question. If I have to make it smooooooooth I sand it down with a 40grit sanding disc. (BTW, NEVER use a sanding flap wheel on bodywork!!!). Quote
Brabham Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 What is a flap wheel? The flexible one? And now the stupid obvious question, what happens if you use the flap wheel? Cheers. Quote
garvice Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 (BTW, NEVER use a sanding flap wheel on bodywork!!!). I'd like to know why as well. I find they smooth down welds very well and hold together for quite a while. What do they do to thin panels that you don't like? Quote
zzzzed Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 I'd like to know why as well. I find they smooth down welds very well and hold together for quite a while. What do they do to thin panels that you don't like? If you are not carful they can warp your panel from the heat. How ever i have been using them and my and have had no issue with them. but then again i use a solid grinding disk to knock down the majority of the weld and use the flap disk just to tidy it up Quote
C.A.R. Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 Flap wheels are actually convex (& become more-so through use) and have a tendency to follow imperfections. While they do a good job on most surfaces, if you are sanding down a weld on panel, you may find (I know I do) that you can develop ripples along the welded section. A sanding disc with a rubber backed pad does not do this & the fact that sanding discs are cheaper than flap wheels is a bonus Quote
garvice Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 Cheers, thanks for the explanations guys. Quote
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