More welding practice last night. Thanks to everyone who has responded
with tips and galvanized steel warnings. After laying some more lines down
and filling a few more holes on scrap metal, I finally got things dialed in
and my confidence high enough to actually touch the Carryall.
First I worked on one of the un-bolted pieces, the bottom of the battery
box. It had a 2 inch crack in one corner that is covered by the top when
assembled, so it was good place to practice. I filled the crack without
too much trauma and then ground the excess metal away. Looked good so I
turned my attention to the body proper.
I tack welded a loose piece of the lower metal (where the bottom back of
the front fender meets the body). Other than being a little hard to get at
it worked fine. I then went after a small hole just inside the hood line
and above where the upper and lower main body sections meet. I had to bend
my copper backing plate to match the contour and hold it in place with vice
grips. I actually made the hole bigger to start with, but after some
welder adjustment, and using quick hit and pull back passes, I got it
filled in.
More grinding followed. Easy to forget you're actually putting steel in
there and it takes time to grind off excess. I'll tackle the roof holes
tonight I think.
Chris Davis
MVPA# 20000
Lake Forest, CA
'42 WC53 Carryall
'66 M274A2 Mule
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