1962 356B Porsche Restoration Continued...
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More Rust Repair...On
to the Passenger Side!
The Passenger Side required the same attention.
The Longitudinal section on both the driver's side and the
passenger side were replaced. (The Longitudinal sections are under the
car just outside of the floor. It's the "inner rocker
panel" if you will. The photo below on the right shows the longitudinal
section completely removed. The heating pipe is exposed.) I replace
more than is needed whenever possible or practical so as to keep
in line with factory welds and panel seams.
Below is the passenger side rear of the car.
I patched a small area in the rear wheel well (poorly shown in
the right photo, upper shadowed corner.) The long section laying
on the ground is the passenger side longitudinal section ready
to be welded in. That's the panel that covers the heater channel
which was exposed after I cut out the rusty longitudinal section
(shown again in the photo on the left).
All welded in and painted. Where'd the heating pipe go?
It's hidden for another long time....hopefully.
It's amazing how the smallest parts can take up to 4 hrs...but
here I remake the bottom of the battery hold-down bracket for
the front trunk. You can see how the bottom of the bracket was
rusted away.
FINALLY THE WELDING IS FINISHED!!!
January-April, 2006. I'd guess I've put in 350 hrs. so far,
and the car still looks kinda crappy! The pictures below show
the newly finished bottom of the car completely wire-wheeled,
painted (with POR15), undercoated, calked and sealed. The bottom
of this car should last longer than I will now.
I still could use a hood and a driver's side hood hinge. Anyone
have any affordable leads?
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