'69 Bulkhead Refurbishment
Day 1
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Day 1 centered around the removal of paint, rust, glue, basically anything that wasn't steel. This will be a technical repair due to the ribs that must be fabricated. There are supposed to be three of them, though only 1 really remains. It would be easy to replace this with flat plate, but that wouldn't be frustrating enough. |
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Though it's hard to tell, I have already done a significant amount of work on the tunnel. Shape was restored, and portions welded. There were three seperate slits that had been cut into the tunnel, which have been welded and blended. The big hole will come later... |
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For all the rust that was present here, I am very pleased at the turnout. Pitting was minimal and will be covered by primer. |
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Classic anvil visible in the background. |
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I have decided to leave the upper footwell plates installed during the welding processes to come. This should provide additional support and rigidity for stresses imposed by the heat of welding. |
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A great image showing the fairly unrusted and unrepaired footwells. |
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The holes on the inner portion of the footwells will prove to be the most frustrating, mostly due to the ability to get the grinder in there, see what I'm doing, and wear safety equipment. The ribs mentioned earlier are also clearly seen. This is an important structural part of the footwell, to delete them would be a mistake. |
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DS footwell in profile. A bend will have to be made along the vertical axis of the patch, in addition to bends about the base. |