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I agree that the seat rails on these pans normally suck. However, it seems the style that '73-up ones come with are ok. I didn't reuse my old tracks and the ones on the new pan I put in seem perfectly serviceable. > > The Brazilian seat rails suck, see if you can salvage the original seat > rails. Forget about 1/4 pan halves or junker donor pieces (unless you cant > get it new or good replacement), do the whole pan half. heater channels the > same thing ... But that's a major undertaking!! > |
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I've been putting off starting on the new Baja project, simply because I
really and truly don't want to tackle the heater channels. But now, the guy who unloaded......errr..... sold it to me has a complete '63 body with good channels, and no significant rust. So it looks like I'll be throwing that onto the '70 pan. Anyone want a '70 rusted out body hulk? -- Alan Nelson www.boatcop.com ___ /___\ Proud Owner of a (0\_|_/0) 1969 VW Bug U U "Tizzy" "dragenwagen" > wrote in message ... > Welders - if you just plan on using it for the light to med. welding a > 110VAC unit ought to suite yours needs just fine. I bought the Lincoln > 135 > with the gas adapter... although it does both MIG and Flux core wire... > Flux > core looks like bird poop welds - lol. and you'll have to clean it up by > grinding or it will corrode. Floor pans aren't that bad. > > The Brazilian seat rails suck, see if you can salvage the original seat > rails. Forget about 1/4 pan halves or junker donor pieces (unless you > cant > get it new or good replacement), do the whole pan half. heater channels > the > same thing ... But that's a major undertaking!! > > Get the welder practice on old fenders, sheet metal, angle iron ... > anything > metal! Order the floor pans/heater channels, then when you get them, then > decide what YOU need to cut and replace as every car has different needs. > Some might need more or less sheetmetal cut and replaced! Have a plan > have > the replacement parts on hand and be prepared to do some fabricating, > since > sometimes the rot might be just past what the replacement panel will > cover! > My website has alot of pics and an article on how I did it... well worth > the > effort I say! > > http://www.ramva.org/dragenwagen/heaterchannel.html > > Anyway good luck with what you choose to do... BE SAFE and have fun!!! > > ************************************************** ************** > dragenwagen > 1966 Type I - Daily Driver > 1969 Type I - Undergoing heater channel replacement > http://www.ramva.org/dragenwagen > "Old VW's Don't Leak Oil, They Mark Their Territory." > ************************************************** ************** > > > > > > wrote in message > oups.com... >> Hi All >> >> Just got a 75 bug and am evaluating what kind of work I need to do to >> restore it. I am new to bugs. >> >> Some of the floorboards are rotted through and will need to do some >> welding under the door opening, from what I can tell. Would prefer to >> do this work myself - what's the fun in paying someone, right? >> >> What would be a decent welder to get to do this sort of work with? I >> could ask on one of the welder groups, but those guys seem to be >> pro-welders. Their needs are probably way more than mine. >> >> Lowes/Home depot both sell a MIG $340 solution by Lincoln -- is that >> working for anyone? >> >> Thanks! >> Remco >> > > |
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oh yeah thats right.... i was thinking of the older style seat rails.
-- ************************************************** ************** dragenwagen 1966 Type I - Daily Driver 1969 Type I - Undergoing heater channel replacement http://www.ramva.org/dragenwagen "Old VW's Don't Leak Oil, They Mark Their Territory." ************************************************** ************** "Ben Boyle" > wrote in message ... > > I agree that the seat rails on these pans normally suck. However, it seems the style that '73-up ones come with are ok. > I didn't reuse my old tracks and the ones on the new pan I put in seem perfectly serviceable. > > > > The Brazilian seat rails suck, see if you can salvage the original seat > > rails. Forget about 1/4 pan halves or junker donor pieces (unless you cant > > get it new or good replacement), do the whole pan half. heater channels the > > same thing ... But that's a major undertaking!! > > > > > |
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