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ricochet1490
#121
Thanks guys....

Ender - you are exactly correct. days...... days....... and days..... 80-100 spot welds
my step dad said that exact thing...

And Dan - yeah, there will be more, the rhd wall.... it's going to get split in half so it doesn't get all bent and buggered up and re welded in the middle.
It helps to have a registered welder/business owner who has all necessary equipment and know how more pics to follow tomorrow - my phone wasn't working well earlier
delusionz
#122
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QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Jul 10, 2012 - 3:29 PM) *
>jdm visors and gas lid


whats different about those ones? my japanese stickers have peeled off my visors, but i remember theres a funny comic on there about the airbags, ur not supposed to be seated with your ass on the airbag facing the seat, it has an X through it lol

Oh yeah, its in your picture lol
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njccmd2002
#123
thats actually a child on a car seat, facing to the rear.
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ricochet1490
#124
and it continues...

A shot from the inside of the car



And the rhd firewall started...
kurt95gt
#125
FINALLY
thread is now full of win
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ricochet1490
#126
12-16 spot welds remain....

Cars were definitely meant to be put together........ not taken apart kindasad.gif
richee3
#127
And just what are you doing sitting down at the computer? Get back outside and keep drilling!
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kurt95gt
#128
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QUOTE (richee3 @ Jul 25, 2012 - 7:40 PM) *
>And just what are you doing sitting down at the computer? Get back outside and keep drilling!

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ricochet1490
#129
surely 6+ hours of frustration is enough for one day?!
Slave drivers....... jeez


I do have a pretty nice view from the garage door though... This is only a small excerpt, the panorma mode on my phone isn't the best lol





This post has been edited by ricochet1490: Jul 25, 2012 - 7:59 PM
kurt95gt
#130
Yea yea its pretty

Only 6 hours that's not even a full work day
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mkernz22
#131
If you used a step bit, it probably would have gone a lot faster lol
That's what I used for the rad support on my car, worked way better and faster and a regular drill bit
mkernz22
#133
I used this:
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc...p;storeId=10051
Took about 30 seconds or less per spot weld.....but that's with a little bit of force.....which made me go through 3 of them, but I just returned it and got a new one since it was less than 14 days from when I bought it lolol and I didn't used and wd-40 when drilling or let it cool off.

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Jul 25, 2012 - 8:52 PM
ricochet1490
#134
I've gone through 5 bits.... and counting.

The challenge with this is that I've got 80+ spot welds.... for each fire wall .... so x2
I have to center punch each spot weld.... and then drill each weld, which when drilling about 8 inches off the ground, is very uncomfortable frown.gif

ricochet1490
#135
ok.... whining done

Firewall drilled out totally....

just gotta neatly pull it out without bending anything up lol
richee3
#136
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ricochet1490
#137
not much to say dan? lol

firewall almost out....
thanks to the help from the plasma torch, we're cutting the car from around it to help keep it as good as possible.

only seam sealer in the engine bay corners, and the left side top corner metal are keeping it in there

njccmd2002
#138
be interesting challenge to do this ya know!
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richee3
#139
I have apparently successfully managed to post nothing. There was originally a humorous demotivational poster there, but it has disappeared. I would edit that post to add that picture back in, but quite frankly I'm proud of myself for successfully tricking 6gc.net and creating a blank post.

Now get back to work!! laugh.gif
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ricochet1490
#140
Like most people..... There might be a problem. What do you think!? lol



In other news....
I'll leave this here....

ricochet1490
#143
Bolting the firewall in through the holes created by the spot welds




This locates the firewall in there, welding soon.

I'm not putting it in there exactly lie the factory did. The firewall from the factory was put in there in layers. It was sandwhiched between a layer for the floor pan, and the layer for the wheel well.... and then it changes sides and is in the engine bay in the middle.... very complicated, so it's getting welded back in on the inside of everything. I've hammered the inside layers to the outside, and that's why I'm bolting it in through the holes, to pull it up tight and to weld it in there. If it's anything but where it should be, It might be the thickness of the firewall toward to indside..... 0.8mm lol
ricochet1490
#144
Took the firewall back out and cleaned up the old seam sealer so welding would be possible.... then I put it back in, drew it up tight, hammered everything flush with some good old tin work.....

The results:









Welding tomorrow!
kurt95gt
#145
Looking good buddy
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richee3
#146
Nicely done! I can't wait to see it all welded up and finished. What's next? Interior reassembly?
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ricochet1490
#147
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QUOTE (richee3 @ Aug 2, 2012 - 10:50 AM) *
>Nicely done! I can't wait to see it all welded up and finished. What's next? Interior reassembly?


seam sealer, engine bay wiring, brake/ac/fuel lines, mount parts on firewall, then start dash install with hvac stuff and remaning dash hookup wiring.... mount airbag sensors, radiator, condensor, cram subframe under car, bolt and hook up and attempt to start before totally buttoning the front end back up....

Oh and somewhere in there drill out the RHD hole for the wipers to mount.
richee3
#148
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QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Nov 6, 2011 - 11:16 PM) *
>Picked up the clip today in cincinatti....
1) finish finals, week of Thanksgiving (Nov 2_th)
2) weekend after deer season begin tear down of shell, complete gutting, interior, carpet, dash, everything (complete by end of first weekend in december)
3) firewall of shell cut out either that weekend or shortly thereafter. Saving all cables for trunk pop/gas etc. - setting aside all usdm parts for later install into my DD, sale on 6gc, give back to Richee3 because of all of his previous kindness.
4) drop motor from clip out of the bottom ( I have a forklift etc.) and begin clip tear down (noting and saving all bolts and wiring locations) Drop motor by christmas.... have clip torn down and parts organized by Jan 15 2012
**Classes start back up and progress will drastically slow so I need to do as MUCH as I possibly can before Jan 3. **
5) reweld clip firewall into shell and begin running chassis wiring. Have wiring run and dash parts more or less installed by Feb7 (my birthday)
6) install interior with EXTRA sound deadening everywhere with legit RHD center console ( from FORGMANN, he's the man) Complete by Feb 22
7) Install engine bay parts and tie up odds and ends like wiper bulkhead. Matching spray paint color to car - paint firewall- Complete by March 12.
8)Install engine subframe into shell by installing from bottom. Hello forklift smile.gif - Hook up all engine electronics/fluids/fuel etc - Complete and have running by March 26 (end of spring break)
9) Install exterior parts/pieces tails, jdm fenders, bumpers etc. - finish by april 15
10) bleed brakes - bolt on wheels - drive to buereau of motor vehicles and get registered and liscensed - May 5th
11) Run the piss out of the car for a weekend, park it and begin all remaining body work that MIGHT need to be done if I haven't gotten to it yet. - Send to paint and have painted the color she was.... sleight blue gray.
12 Project complete for my College graduation.. Present to myself.

Ahem...... By my count, you're six months behind. No more excuses! I'm tempted to get the ban hammer out. But I decided that's not enough motivation. So I'm jumping straight to... THE BAN WHIP!!!



This post has been edited by richee3: Aug 2, 2012 - 11:09 AM
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kurt95gt
#149
Ouch breaking out the ban whip laugh.gif
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