Yea very slow but loving it. Is it best to leave this off?

I left mine off and replaced the rusted piece in the middle.

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Thanks trent ill probably do the same.
Anyone Know what model these lights are off? sealed beam and none sealed beam also has a parker globe.
and Before and After pics

That grill came up beautifully!

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Yea came up pretty good. hopefully buy i better one in the future.














Battery tray






Rear Parcel tray. A nice modification for 6x9s









Lower cowl rust. probably a good sand blast would have done the job but it was annoying me there would have been little bits of rust still there.












to be continued

Looks like you are learning panel repairs quickly
Good work!

Panel and paint is where you want to spend most of your time. Nothing worse than having to redo panel repairs when rust reappears

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That's coming along nicely! have you done panel repairs before?
Did you end up with the 180c welder? I've had mine since doing my car and really, it's been one of the best tool purchases I've ever made!

I'll be following this one!

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Previous Car: Restored Green 1972 Datsun 510, Hot L18

Yea lampy Giving it a go! This is the first time welding or doing any panel beating so going slow on hidden rust repairs first. but like you said RJB510 buying the lincoln 180c is the best tool ive brought. perfect for rust repairs and is very amateur friendly. i first started on the rear parcel shelf and was amazed how easy it was to butt weld sheet metal, even welding up 10mm holes is a breeze! i only grind down welds that are going to be visible being sheet metal i personally think it makes it weaker, plus trying to not grind down surrounding areas. its not going to be a show car nor have the best paint job just want to be safe to drive and have fun!

Looks great! You're doing awesome work on the panels. If you're going sr20 and in Victoria, I have a fitting kit that's pretty complete that I don't want any more, decided to stay L series. It's been in a car before. Let me know if you're interested and we'll talk.

Cheers,
Jimmy

Thanks Jimmy351. Im definitely going sr20 in the future so prepping the body for it. but im super keen to get it on the road so probably put a L series for a while.

Getting lazy with the camera. couple more little repairs.

Lookin good. Getting there piece by piece...

very inspiring work

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Absolutely love seeing this kind of work. Really wish I could find the time and effort to give this a go one day myself.

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2009 Holden SV6 Sedan

Cheers boys! Yea finding the time is the hard part. Usually only get a couple hours a week, which half that time is just looking at it thinking where am i going to start.

Looks can be very deceiving no rust on the outside (so i thought) after seeing a little rust hole i started picking away with a screw driver turned out to be a massive hole.














Perfect on the outside



Rotted on the inside. some places a sand blaster cant go.





to be finished.....