Closing some engine bay holes
With the return of the washer tank, the charging ports I put in the drivers side inner fender do not fit. Rather then fudging it I decided to close the holes I made.
The steps:
1 tape single ply cardboard over the holes.
2 rub a dead blow hammer over the cardboard to make an impression
3 Cut out the impression
4 trim card board to fit in the holes
5 trace the cardboard into scrap metal with sharpy
6 use snips to cut out the rough shape.
7 snip to outside sharpy
8 mark top of shape and hole
9 use a magnet pickup to hold the piece and take little bits of metal until the piece is a tight fit.
10 clean the weld sites with a sanding cone.
11 put welding magnets behind the hole
12 tack away from the magnets where it is flush
13 Hammer the edge of the patch until it is flush and tack on opposite sides.
14 connect the tacks
15 grind excess weld flush
16 fill pin holes and low spots on other side of the panel
17 smoother with Flap disc
18 apply short strand fiberglass to weld site, prime and paint
The steps:
1 tape single ply cardboard over the holes.
2 rub a dead blow hammer over the cardboard to make an impression
3 Cut out the impression
4 trim card board to fit in the holes
5 trace the cardboard into scrap metal with sharpy
6 use snips to cut out the rough shape.
7 snip to outside sharpy
8 mark top of shape and hole
9 use a magnet pickup to hold the piece and take little bits of metal until the piece is a tight fit.
11 put welding magnets behind the hole
12 tack away from the magnets where it is flush
13 Hammer the edge of the patch until it is flush and tack on opposite sides.
14 connect the tacks
15 grind excess weld flush
16 fill pin holes and low spots on other side of the panel
17 smoother with Flap disc
