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    Offline dilligaf

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    1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « on: November 28, 2004 - 11:34:45 AM »
    Has any one on here cut out and replaced one of these?
    I would really like to see some pics etc, where you cut, what it ended up
    looking like, etc.
    Thanks,
    Dan
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #1 on: November 29, 2004 - 10:55:47 AM »
    Dilligaf, just what exactly are your plans?  Does the car need it repaired from an accident or something or are you planning on making it a convertible? :dontknow:
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #2 on: November 29, 2004 - 11:10:30 AM »
    Maybe I am wording this wrong.
    It is the piece of sheet metal that both door hinges bolt to on the side of the car.
    It is rotted out from the the bottom rocker, to the top, just below the start of the drivers windshield post.
    No accident just good old canadian rust!

    Here are some pics of what I plan to repair:
    http://www.willcraft.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album02&page=17

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    « Last Edit: November 29, 2004 - 12:15:39 PM by dilligaf »
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #3 on: November 29, 2004 - 12:46:17 PM »
    Here are some pic's
    I think I  e-mail these to you?

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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #4 on: November 29, 2004 - 12:46:52 PM »
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #5 on: November 29, 2004 - 12:47:40 PM »
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #6 on: November 29, 2004 - 03:18:45 PM »
    That is awesome.
    Thank You,
    You do not happen to have one of just before adding the new metal?
    IE, what it looked like with the rust cut out?
    And, what gauge . type of metal is that?
    And, diid you just lay it on top, and then seam seal, or is it but weld?
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #7 on: November 29, 2004 - 08:10:39 PM »
    Sorry i do not have a pic before the 1st pc. of metal went on.
    The 1st piece of metal is cold rolled steel and the gauge is 0.050" for the rocker pannel ext.( I work in a metal stamping plant, steel very easy to find)
    I took a flat piece of steel and hand formed it to match the door sill ( alot of hammering  :'() and then butt welding it on the left hand side,  aslo the top flange where the rubber seal goes i had to plug weld it.

    Then took 0.030" coated steel and form the curves around the door hinges, had to use small pieces to form the rad's and weld them toether.
    Grind then weld, Grind then weld, Grind then weld, Grind then weld.

    I aslo had to do the B-post

    Some day when i'm done all the metal work I will seam seal the hole car inside and out.

    Good luck
     
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #8 on: December 01, 2004 - 03:00:30 PM »
    Nice work there gichy, you made it look simple. I'm hoping that when I get the fenders off of mine it won't be too bad. The rockers look good, so I think the area behind the fenders at the very bottom won't look like yours did. I have no idea when I'll get to it, but there's always the chance I'll at least look over the winter.

    Thanks for posting the photos.
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #9 on: December 01, 2004 - 04:00:49 PM »
      :worship:  :worship:  :worship:  :worship:  :worship:  :worship:   gichy!!  Job well done!!    I wouldn't even come close to knowing how to do that!!   :dontknow: 
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #10 on: December 02, 2004 - 11:14:36 AM »
    Thanks All :dogpile:
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #11 on: December 02, 2004 - 08:50:24 PM »
    Great work Gichy. When it comes to resto, fabrication can be the most hard, but the most fun. This is the type of stuff I dig the most. :thumbs:
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #12 on: December 02, 2004 - 09:02:57 PM »
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    Great work Gichy. When it comes to resto, fabrication can be the most hard, but the most fun. This is the type of stuff I dig the most.

    ditto

    I love to take nothing and weld it into something :burnout:
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #13 on: December 02, 2004 - 09:10:49 PM »
    Quote from: 360cuda on December 02, 2004 - 09:02:57 PM


    ditto

    I love to take nothing and weld it into something :burnout:

    Man, I wish I could do that.  Redline showed me how to use the welder and set me loose with a couple of peices of metal to practice on.  You know, it's REALLY easy to burn a whole right through that stuff??   :newsad:
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    Re: 1973 Challenger A-POST removal-replacement
    « Reply #14 on: December 02, 2004 - 09:24:59 PM »
    Yea but you get used to the welding. To me, bending the metal to look like a fender dog leg or
    a floor part and making look like Mopar did is the hard part
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