Empyres ohtwo!

[Empyre]

Apologies for the lack of updates, nothing all too exciting has been happening lately. Just grinding and cutting and getting patches ready to weld in. Cool things to come soon!

[Empyre]

Not much of an update, been working on friends cars as of late. Just some pictures of a goat and a new baby cow we got, my car pulled out of the garage (figured it was time to clean up) and my friend modeling on my hood lol. (no hoods were harmed). Oh, and I pulled off a fender and lip.

[Heist]

to reiterate what mikey said... I would keep away from gaps. Just V the metal. I personally never gap anything because it's not a good welding practice imho. If you want clean welds with superior penetration you want to radius both edges of the two pieces you're combining and weld the seam up.

[Empyre]

In an odd twist of fate, my rusty as all hell parts car actually has PERFECT front frame rails! Thats gunna make my job sooooo much easier

[Bobbythunder]

Looks hot Austin

[Empyre]

I hope I'm not coming off like I think you don't know what you're doing, that's not my intention. Just trying to offer some input to help save you some headaches, because I've been there myself. I'm sure you'll do a good job with it.

oh no no no! Any help/input is always appreciated, especially from someone whos been through what I'm doing.

[CubbyChowder]

I was always taught that you want a quarter of the thickness of the metal as the gap between the two, funny enough, right after I posted this i whent and bought a 24x12" piece so i could fill it in with two pieces rather than three. I know everything is REALLY rough right now, but I'm just posting as I go, next step is cleaning everything up and showing that i know what im doing

I hope I'm not coming off like I think you don't know what you're doing, that's not my intention. Just trying to offer some input to help save you some headaches, because I've been there myself. I'm sure you'll do a good job with it.

[Empyre]

Just a tip for the floor pan repair, the bigger the gap you have between the metal, the harder it's going to be to weld it. Ideally, you want the size of the gap to be the same as the thickness of the metal you're welding together. Since sheet metal is so thin, and penetrates so easily, you would want virtually no gap between the original floor pan and the new patch panel. Based on the photo above, you're going to have a really hard time filling all that gap on the far end (looks to be over 1/4" of gap between metals). Weld in quick bursts and move around a lot to distribute the heat evenly so you're not letting the metal warp too much.

It might also be easier to just cut a larger piece to patch the whole floorboard right there. The piece you have cut is way too small and you're going to have a harder time filling the remainder of the floor as opposed to just welding in the correct size on the first go. You will have to weld way more if you do it in separate sections like that too. Just my input, good luck.

I was always taught that you want a quarter of the thickness of the metal as the gap between the two, funny enough, right after I posted this i whent and bought a 24x12" piece so i could fill it in with two pieces rather than three. I know everything is REALLY rough right now, but I'm just posting as I go, next step is cleaning everything up and showing that i know what im doing

[CubbyChowder]

Just a tip for the floor pan repair, the bigger the gap you have between the metal, the harder it's going to be to weld it. Ideally, you want the size of the gap to be the same as the thickness of the metal you're welding together. Since sheet metal is so thin, and penetrates so easily, you would want virtually no gap between the original floor pan and the new patch panel. Based on the photo above, you're going to have a really hard time filling all that gap on the far end (looks to be over 1/4" of gap between metals). Weld in quick bursts and move around a lot to distribute the heat evenly so you're not letting the metal warp too much.

It might also be easier to just cut a larger piece to patch the whole floorboard right there. The piece you have cut is way too small and you're going to have a harder time filling the remainder of the floor as opposed to just welding in the correct size on the first go. You will have to weld way more if you do it in separate sections like that too. Just my input, good luck.

[Empyre]

No way am I gunna pay for a patch panel, so I started my first attempts at fabrication lol. Definitely came out better than i expected, but still tons of work. The tunnel is at a funky angle so next step is to pull that even, and weld everything in! Getting closer and closer!

[SnazzyQ]

Where can I get this sticker?

Also love the build so far

*EDIT*
never mind about the sticker I found where to get it
http://www.redbubble.com/people/todd...n-do?p=sticker

[bigwhite07]

This thread needs less pictures of rust in your car, and more pictures of it being awesome. We need to do more work on this turd haha.

Justin

[Empyre]

Quite a project car you got there, nice to see another 02 being restored. I'll be keeping my eye on this!

Any thoughts about what you're going to do for an engine? Keeping it or switching it up?

Thanks man! Just sub'd to yours! Ugh, that's the mental debating I've been having for quite awhile. I don't wanna do something that has been done before so m20/m42/f20c are ruled out, although I do love the m42 but theres just not enough that can be done to it. Messing around with a tii engine isnt exactly smiled upon either

[Simply Classy]

Quite a project car you got there, nice to see another 02 being restored. I'll be keeping my eye on this!

Any thoughts about what you're going to do for an engine? Keeping it or switching it up?

[Empyre]

Always good to see one saved! Keep up the good work

Thank you very much!