De-stinking Penelope

[rustybronco]

Are you speaking of one you did, or the one I did? If it's one you did, what's up with seat pans and paint damage?

Garth, I could not do a half decent rattle can job until Doc and Larry put me on the right path, I have no doubt it will be stunning.
I could tell you about a certain seat pan that was done but unfortunately a fly paid a visit to it and left 3 little foot prints on it...............but that is a story for another time.

[rustybronco]

Garth, yes I will be painting them myself. So far not one piece has been farmed out.

Sure was impressed with what Stan did......

So was I!

[bccap]

Just out of curiosity, are you planning on painting the bodywork yourself Dale ? Sure was impressed with what Stan did......

[rustybronco]

Thanks Stan, I figured you'd chime in on the subject.

If it wasn't a big deal to weld it with TIG then I guess I'll run some practice stringers on a piece of scrap then have at the real thing.

Welded plenty stainless dairy tubing in the past, but only with a TIG welder, there was no special technique to it, sorry Doc, that's all I got.

[rustybronco]

Come to find out the new rivets appear to be made from stainless steel. Looks like 309L-16'ish is the rod to use to join stainless to mild steel.

I don't recall ever having welded stainless before.

Anyone have any tips on welding stainless that you can pass along?

***EDIT*** Sent a note off to big Jay inquiring about the HD backing plates metal composition. If it's mid steel we're all set to rock.

[rustybronco]

If I was using a TIG where I could add filler as I went along, I'll give you that.

Not using TIG and this isn't a trailer.

Everything hangs in the 'BALANCE' as it were.

hahahaha, says he who could not be dragged away from the Lincon stand at Oshkosh.

[rustybronco]

Ed, I was planning for a tough time when I get around to installing those springs.

That's the easy part. What worries me the most is when 'I' go to weld it.

[Nessism]

Today's project is to remove the old clutch backing plate and install the new H.D. backing plate nessism gave me.

Hey Dale, please don't cuss me for passing off that back plate on you while you go through the install. There is definitely a technique necessary to getting the springs compressed and the back plate seated, but I can't tell you what it is. I struggled when doing the "insert a washer" mod with a stock backplate and springs, and those HD parts may be worse yet. GOOD LUCK.

[rustybronco]

Today's project is to remove the old clutch backing plate and install the new H.D. backing plate nessism gave me.

[psyguy]

Ivor, I'd be calling in some favors and borrowing a stud gun to use on that tank. That or drilling a hole on the underside and pounding out those dents with a rod.

Thanks Dale... but I was speaking in the past tense...

The underside had ALREADY been opened up by a PO so all the dents in the photo are from after that surgery - must have had a hard life that tank, eh?

Anyhow, I used the putty only...

[rustybronco]

Ivor, I'd be calling in some favors and borrowing a stud gun to use on that tank. That or drilling a hole on the underside and pounding out those dents with a rod.

[psyguy]

Called it good enough instead.

Good to see some progress, Dale.

For comparison, see what some of us had to work with and I'm sure you'll be pretty happy with your tank!