Cheers mate, One of the replacement panels had a slight warp in it and it was a pain in the arse to fit. If you have access to a panel flanger u can make a lip on the panel and you can tuck it up under the original qtr and make it easier to weld in. I sat the panel up against the original qtr and tack welded it (taking my time so it didnt warp), then full welded it

There is a skim of bog over the panel and i will be the first to admit that it isnt metal finished
If you havent done much body repair work before maybe experiment on an old panel before making more work on your actual car

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

Have had a bit of free time so i have been doing a bit more on the rust bucket





Before (oh god)


after (better)






Welding in 2 sections of metal then skimmed over the top to get the shape spot on




All repaired and etch primed (roof next)







getting there slowly, rust repairs have been quite time consuming

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

Yes they are mate, but its doing it right. hows the inner panel of the sill?
Its looking good so far. keep at it.

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Ongoing Project: 1972 Datsun 510 S13 SR20Det. http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=17898
New Daily: D22 Navara (The new workhorse)
Retired 12/2016: MY98 Subaru Impreza RX
Previous Car: Restored Green 1972 Datsun 510, Hot L18

The inner was ok but i still treated what i could to stop any potential issues in the future. Started paint stripping the roof today and it was surprisingly ok haha

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

Roof is generally ok on the outside. The inside along the top of the doors will probably have surface rust however. Hit that with a wire wheel if possible, then load up your spray gun with POR15 or equivalent or Fish oil and thin it out a little. Then smash that inside.

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Ongoing Project: 1972 Datsun 510 S13 SR20Det. http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=17898
New Daily: D22 Navara (The new workhorse)
Retired 12/2016: MY98 Subaru Impreza RX
Previous Car: Restored Green 1972 Datsun 510, Hot L18

Got the roof and pillars etch primed with some epoxy this afternoon









The doors are next on the list to get a coat of etch primer, but I am back at uni on the 27th of Feb and the 1600 is more than likely going to sit under an old sheet until holiday time again in june

most of the rust is done now though

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

Awesome work....should just pay you $2k to do the rust and paintwork on my sedan lol

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Sam-U-El/Racer135
1973 B110 - http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=21539
1972 B110
1978 120Y sdn
1973 B120 - dead
1971 VB110 4dr - sold
Others:
1995 Proton Wira - daily sh#tbox

cheers, well it would probably take me until 2016 to find the time to do it for you lol your panels on the 1200 are good wouldnt need that much work

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

LOL but at least it would get done properly and actually get done, instead of me chucking the shits and calling up Sim's Metal

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Sam-U-El/Racer135
1973 B110 - http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=21539
1972 B110
1978 120Y sdn
1973 B120 - dead
1971 VB110 4dr - sold
Others:
1995 Proton Wira - daily sh#tbox

On holidays for 3 weeks so started back on the 1600









Im not a tradesman so the welds were a bit dodge and it will need a skim of bog but its better than bogging over the rust holes that were there to start with haha

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

Really nice work there!

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1600 Build: http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=22694

Cheers mate the gasless mig isnt the best but it does the job

starting to run out of rust to fix which is a good thing haha

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

Good job mate. I bought myself a gas less mig and it does the job well. Just need to play with feed and amps constantly though. But like you said, better than bogging over the rust.

Keep up the good work.

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Another Datsun Project...........

Hey guys,

You should look into getting the gas bottle. They are about 140 to rent for the year and about 60~70 to fill. not really a big outlay. It helps a lot. Not implying there is anything wrong with the welds, just makes it easier.

Cheers,

Trent

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1600 Build: http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=22694

wow, you had a bit of rust! nice to see ur doing it all properly. good luck!

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1600 with FJ20 & Simmons. something different.