12 year olds and cars - Kathryn's Fiero (Page 30/175)
kathryn JUL 27, 04:49 PM
great problems with flat spots now wonderful...see dad this is why i shouldn't be left to do it while you're away at work
if i ruin it that will be just great..wonderful.
and that covering the yellow for the road great idea!
and thanks for info on the console skeleton......
oh by the way we're some of the first posts on page 8!!!!!!
this is the first time i've ever been popular in my life!
although a lot of my friends have no idea half the time what i'm talking about when i start telling them about stuff i've been working on.hmph
anyway....thank you all for being followers of my progress and for sharing your sometimes smarter and more sensible approaches on certain points of my big project thanks for your support and i hope that you continue to follow my progress although i might not get to far very quickly with all this sanding and welding....
we'll see
-kathryn
Rallaster JUL 27, 05:33 PM
That's looking goooooooooood I'm excited to see how it's going to turn out.

I don't think I'd be too awful concerned about the skeleton. The skeleton in my '86 is in 4 piece(I think, may be 3, but I believe it's 4), even after the rebuild, and I don't really notice it unless I take it out.
jstntlvr JUL 29, 03:46 PM
awesome thread I started reading it yesterday and just finished up. Every thing looks amazing makes me want to redo my interior.

For the welding get a welding cap to wear under that hood and put multiple hair ties in your pony tail (about 4" apart) to cut down fire hazards. Trust me I have hair over 2' long and you do not want that to catch while you weld

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TopNotch JUL 29, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by kathryn:
i got an auto darkening helmet and i was asking my dad but what if it fails once and i go blind?!
well let's just say it won't when he got the pictures it went black and surprised me so much i told him to do it.
so it will work just fine
-kathryn



It would be a good idea to test your helmet before every welding job by having someone flash a camera at it. Even though they are usually solar charged, the battery can go bad, and if it does, the lens won't darken. So save your eyes and test it first.
kathryn JUL 29, 05:36 PM
guys i think that i'm going to be much safer during this project with all of you giving me safety tips....no joke intended.
so hair ties, cover up, check my helmet, be safe, have fun but be cautious....anything else i should know?
any way i have been sanding a lot! believe me and yeah let's just say short and simple...not fun.
will be putting up some pics soon once i get just a little farther.
-kathryn
kathryn JUL 29, 06:35 PM
So here is some of the sanding work


and a close up of where i have gotten so far


And here is my nose which needs sanded next....but the openings look a bit droopy, any ideas on how to fix them?



so that's how far i've gotten on my least favorite project and i'm going to finish the fenders tomorrow before i leave again.
thank you all for continuing to support me and for giving me you're ideas and tips
-kathryn
ALJR JUL 29, 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by kathryn:

And here is my nose which needs sanded next....but the openings look a bit droopy, any ideas on how to fix them?


so that's how far i've gotten on my least favorite project and i'm going to finish the fenders tomorrow before i leave again.
thank you all for continuing to support me and for giving me you're ideas and tips
-kathryn



The only idea that comes to mind would be to reinforce the inside area around the "droopy" with some 1/8" SS flat stock; either bond or rivit it to prevent it from sagging...
85LAMB JUL 29, 10:38 PM
Kathryn

I am very impressed on everthing that you have done so far.
You show to have good dicipline,dedication and are goal oriented, your parents must be very proud of you.
I am sure you will do well in life.
Keep up the good work.

Question for you

How are you sanding the panel ? are you using an "DA" ( dual action sander )

Have you decided what color you are going to paint it ?

I think it would look really good in yellow with some black accents, but I hope you paint it how you like it

Please keep updating this tread, I look forward to seeing your progress.
amflyer JUL 30, 07:04 AM
You might try to heat those areas with a hair dryer then put a block of wood or other material in the hole then let it cool down. You may have to do this several times to get some results. I did that to a used nose clip and it fixed it, you will just have to see. Like the job you are doing with the car, good luck with your paint!

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Jake_Dragon JUL 30, 07:15 AM
My 85 had the droop so I put some round spacers. Just drilled two holes and used the right size tube on the inside and snugged up the bolt.
Painted black they didn't look bad at all.

Or you could just cut the drooping part out and make it a wide mouth