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That's a refreshing reminder knowing that 'yesteryear' solutions are still acceptable today - I'm going one futher in my desire to save the planet by reusing what I just dug out!
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quite right too ,,, tarmac was the way to go on the floors ,,, set almost stuck well , and was water tight . a quick fiver to the guys mending the road and a bucket or two of tar and hot tarmac , jobs a good un ,,,
mind you if you got carried away the weight fair slowed down the 850 ....
quite right too ,,, thats the posh mesh that you could buy specially for the job ... and a bit of p38 and a bit of p40 on it too ,,, some one went to great efforts to make that a really nice bodge.
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I remember the fashion for imitation vinyl roofs, done with black stonechip sort of stuff. Always knew them as tarmac roofs
Optima pretty much has it.
Having split a bubbled Trans Am shaker bonnet with a 2" bolster chisel I think you'll find like I did that both inside surfaces are a sheet of heavy rust that will need blast cleaning to start with. It's the quickest way to find all the holes. Nitromors to deal with the sealer, if not a blowlamp should loosen it, then lots of little taps to work the edge open steadily . Do not resort to a big hammer to speed things up
I would cut it pretty much as you marked except the gap between that you leave is pointless.
Don't forget that grinding sparks will mess the glass up for ever!
Having split a bubbled Trans Am shaker bonnet with a 2" bolster chisel I think you'll find like I did that both inside surfaces are a sheet of heavy rust that will need blast cleaning to start with. It's the quickest way to find all the holes. Nitromors to deal with the sealer, if not a blowlamp should loosen it, then lots of little taps to work the edge open steadily . Do not resort to a big hammer to speed things up
I would cut it pretty much as you marked except the gap between that you leave is pointless.
Don't forget that grinding sparks will mess the glass up for ever!
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Thanks for all the replies to this. Just back from holiday so can start thinking about it again. Also just bought a ticket to Retro Rides Gathering where R-tech welders are doing beginner taster sessions in MIG welding. Hopefully this can help with my decision with any of my welding ideas.
