{"id":135,"date":"2004-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-04-01T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T16:57:17","slug":"bel-air\/boxing-front-mounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project55.co.uk\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":"Boxing The Front Mounts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Armed with a new bottle of gas I set out to box the front mounts (Why? I don’t know, I just did) and finish welding on the drivers side cowl panel. A few quick cardboard templates and I had the inner covers cut out with the nibbler. Once they were tacked on solidly, I hammered the edges over to give a smooth edge. It was really awkward to do as you had to squat down on the floor and lean underneath to weld, but it all went OK. <\/p>\n

\"DS_Cowl_Waiting_For_Sanding.jpg\"<\/p>\n

The outer panels turned out to be completely different shapes on either side, and the shape of the legs made it easier to fold an L shaped panel to cover the gap at the bottom. Once all that was done, I finished welding the drivers side cowl panel on and hammered the bend to better match the front panel. Once all this was done, I spent the next hour with the grinder smoothing it all off. I was more than happy to finish that off, as my hands were numb by the end. Some of the joins came out so well that they didn;t need any filling. A quick clean up, and a quick coat of filler over the not so pretty bit, and I called it a day. <\/p>\n

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\"Front_Mount_Boxed.jpg\"<\/p>\n

Armed with a new bottle of gas I set out to box the front mounts (Why? I don’t know, I just did) and finish welding on the drivers side cowl panel. A few quick cardboard templates and I had the inner covers cut out with the nibbler. Once they were tacked on solidly, I hammered the edges over to give a smooth edge. It was really awkward to do as you had to squat down on the floor and lean underneath to weld, but it all went OK. <\/p>\n

\"DS_Cowl_Waiting_For_Sanding.jpg\"<\/p>\n

The outer panels turned out to be completely different shapes on either side, and the shape of the legs made it easier to fold an L shaped panel to cover the gap at the bottom. Once all that was done, I finished welding the drivers side cowl panel on and hammered the bend to better match the front panel. Once all this was done, I spent the next hour with the grinder smoothing it all off. I was more than happy to finish that off, as my hands were numb by the end. Some of the joins came out so well that they didn;t need any filling. A quick clean up, and a quick coat of filler over the not so pretty bit, and I called it a day. <\/p>\n

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