I have been sleeping a lot, so I don't have much to report, but I have started working on the 54.
First is the cowl/side panel joint.
IMG_1207 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
Who knew that lead was so easy to get out of the joint, it even cleaned up easy.
So, I welded in the patch.
IMG_1212 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
I made one more pass with the welder and clean up after this, but didn't get the picture.
IMG_1213 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
Then I filled in that filler neck and a bad weld spot where I put in a patch panel, or 2.
IMG_1208 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
IMG_1216 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
Those random welds in the filler cap picture are where I found some pinholes in the weld where I put on the patch.
Tomorrow will be grinding and checking for pinholes on these.
I am having a dickens of a time getting the .023 wire out of my little Lincoln MIG to penetrate all the way through the thin sheet metal. I have tried all the heat settings and adjusted the speed from really slow to really fast, and still not penetrating all the way. On a smooth test piece, it'll bubble a little on back, but where I have a joint I'm having trouble.
Any thoughts?