'69 Bulkhead Refurbishment
Day 6
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What a mess. The hole appears to have been made with a combination of a torch, tin snips, pliers, and a hammer. Here's the repair: |
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I began by drilling out all of the spot welds and busting them free with an old chissel. |
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There is a small tack weld in the top corner of each side that must be ground away. |
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The other side. |
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From below. |
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The piece removed. The panel actually is an inch taller, but is covered by other panels. To remove the panel entirely would have been a great deal more work, so a cut was made that nobody will ever see once the new panel is installed. |
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A little overview. |
Here is a good close up of what's left after the panel has been removed. The inch that was left behind isn't visible but for where the two hemispherical holes exist. |
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From the engine bay side of things. |
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Yeah, it's my forestry helmet, but it's the only good hearing protection I have. The clean-cut line is visible as well as a side view of the region. |
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Bottom right corner. The holes and depressions are from drilling out the spot welds. |
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Another view. I don't have any real dollys, but I make do with other tools and some random Simpson Strong-Tie items. |
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All cleaned up and ready for the patch. |
