While taking a much needed week off of work, I was able to finally get this A Pillar put back in along with the Cowl Side panel (aka. kick panel). I still have a bunch of grinding to do, in order to clean up all the welds, but atleast it's welded in now. Only a few plug welds remain to be done where the cowl side panel meets the back of the A Pillar on the inside where the door closes. No pics of this, but my blog followers will know what I am referring to.
than there should be. Nothing an hour or so of grinding won't cure....Yuck :-(
Still need to weld in the top outer section that I had to remove to get at some rust on the inside of the winshield post. This will have to wait as it's soaking in Evapo Rust to remove the excess surface rust.
I was shocked at how well the door lines up now that I have a solid A Pillar in place. The door gap is near perfect :-) Not bad for a Novice, Huh?
And now I have to give thanks to my Wonderful Wife for my early Anniversary gifts to help with the process.
A Welding table from Northern Tool and a Weld and Sealant assembly manual from CJ Pony Parts.
She's the best. Even though I had the work week off, she still gave me a few hours in the garage this morning to finish welding the pillar to the cowl side panel.
Thanks Dear :-)
Hopefully I will be able to get back to working on this regularly over the next few months.
We will see how it goes.
Till next time,
See Ya...........
