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Once I got all 4 door posts lined up and clamped in place, I started tacking them. |
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Here's the B pillar almost finished. It's not a roll of nickels, but hey, I'm new at this. |
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Here's the C pillar. I don't think the top will come flying off. |
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A 60 grit fiber-backed sanding disk quickly smooths out the bird poop welds. |
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Here's what careful planning gets you. With the B and C pillars lined up perfectly straight, the little side window lines up great. I will be able to fill in the curvature of the window with the welder and then use a grinder to get the right shape. |
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Starting to tack around the back side. I spaced the tacks out a couple inches and went slow to avoid warping this large, mostly flat area. |
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You can see how much the top has to be pushed out to meet up with the bottom. Impossible without the relief cut. |
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As the top swung out to line up with the bottom, it created a slight gap. It was not noticable when I just slid the entire roof back to check the fit earlier. Oh well, at least I'll have good penetration! |
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After welding it up solid and grinding down the high spots, and a quick hit with the DA sander, it looks pretty good. This picture here shows the most welding I've ever done. |
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Here's the other side. As close to perfect as an amatuer can get, I guess. I was nervous about this area, but I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. |
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