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Yeah I'd let the body work wait too. not a fun job, headers should be more enjoyable

Falcon you do the good things , and like you said drawing the line is not a bad thing . Many have done it and I have the same thoughts on the 37 just want to see it rolling and strong enough not to fold up .

Yeah, what I welded to was good and solid, just pitting and surface rust you cant get to in order to remove without pulling the body. But if it's treated with POR15, it should stop to rust progress. Got a few more pieces made and fitted today; should be able to get the last two pieces in tomorrow after work and this side will be done.

Good work Falcon! All that tedious cut and patch stuff is really worth it when a few years from now the body is still intact and none of those ugly rust bubbles!!!!

Thanks Dave, I think Ive got a long ways to go before I can match your skill but Im getting better.

Thanks Falcon, but I doubt I'm any better at tin bending then you or others, just been doing it longer.....

Well I can't bend metal to save a baby carriage , but since being here and watching I have been able to get by . Kudo's to you guys and the learning so many get from following your threads .

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Falcon, great rust repair work! you're doing a fine job! Your flanges and spacers look great!

Needs a little more finish grinding but this side is pretty much done. I was going to jump to the headers but I guess I'll bite the bullet and do the other side first.

I got lucky, this side was not nearly as bad as the first side once I opened it up. I had one 5"x 5" piece of the inner brace that was gone but the rest was solid once I wire brushed it down really good. So I made a pice for that, welded it in, cleaned everything up, and hit it with POR15. The green stuff is some zinc based rust converter from Eastwood that's for spraying inside hard to reach areas like inside frames. The other side I was able to get a brush into but since I didnt remove as much metal over here, I used this stuff to get up inside the channels. Once this all dries I can button it back up with just a few small pieces of sheet metal.

Yuppers, this side looks to be in much better shape, Falcon!!!! You should get it whooped out in no time! Appears the patching phase will be soon, headers still next on the agenda??

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Yuppers, this side looks to be in much better shape, Falcon!!!! You should get it whooped out in no time! Appears the patching phase will be soon, headers still next on the agenda??

Yep, dad be da plan, Dave!

Nice work! That rust can be a drag. It looks like you got pretty lucky with this one!

Good day today; I got the other side buttoned up and ready for some filler and I got the passenger side header built. This one was easy; driver’s side will be a lot harder. I have a question for you FI guys regarding the 02 sensor bungs; the factory ones were pretty close to the heads on the manifolds. I'm planning on moving them down to the header collector. Will the increased distance be an issue or should I put them in one of the tubes the same distance from the head as the original ones?

IMO the increased distance for the O2 sensor is not an issue, provided there's no place for air to leak in and mess up your sensor reading. All you care about is a good mixed sample location. In the top of the collector would be OK in my book.