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[GT Jimmy]

Just had another go at welding but this time with gas. Welds weren't much better but at least I wasn't choking on the fumes. Gonna try a roll of 0.6 wire tomorrow on the advice of my mate who used to teach welding.

Luckily I've not been near the GT yet

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Going to need to go near it soon though haha

[GT Jimmy]

I think it's imminent! Hopefully the GT will be upside down in a few days, no welding on his back for Jimmy, oh no

[James_eaton_thewholething]

No just leave that for idiots like me that like making life harder for them selves 😂

[GT Jimmy]

You did it right and replaced the whole floor. Dave came round today and his welds looked a lot better than mine and he's not welded for 20:years .I'm sure I'll be an expert by the time it's finished

[James_eaton_thewholething]

I guess once you can weld you never forget. My floor needed replacing lol. You will be fine once you get started

[GT Jimmy]

Took him a while to set the welder up, he's not welded for years and he's used to bigger machines.

 

What's best to replace first, doorstep or sills?

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Door step as you can line it up to the existing sill and get it the right height and place also means when you do the sill you can weld it to the door step first and then worry about the rest of it

[GT Jimmy]

Thanks James. I'll have to sort my mini spares account out and get one ordered then

[GT Jimmy]

Had a few hours in the garage today, weldings getting better, but ran out of gas. I think I might be having a go on the car soon.

 

Stripped some more bits off it, but found I need a drivers front floor pan because of a dodgy MOT repair, and the top of drivers flitch is see through

 

I'll take some pics later

[GT Jimmy]

Dodgy patches tack welded on

 

 

[GT Jimmy]

Clocks out

 

Extra ventilation

 

 

Roof rack will be used to turn the GT over, no welding on my back for me

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Still though looks better than some bodges. What's the first thing you are doing ?

[GT Jimmy]

Next will be subframes off then turn it over on to roof rack

[GT Jimmy]

I would like to thank the man who designed the clevis pin set up for the clutch and brake master cylinder. Knob ha ha