trim wholes are gone!

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  1. eburciaga

    eburciaga Member

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    after a long day of welding and grinding they are gone
     

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    nice work! great to see someone fixing a 4dr :thumbs2:
     
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  3. 1973Maverick357

    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    Looks good i need to do that to my car too!
     
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    X2!!! looks way better :thumbs2:
     
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    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    i dont mind the thin trim (like your's Matt), it's the LDO trim that i have a problem with...lol
     
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    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    Yeah i have that thin trim but i rather just pull it and not have to worry about.
     
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    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    yeah i dont mind it too much after i slam my door into those short little post at the gas station lol but besides that i dont really like it too much
     
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    did you do plug welds? what did you use for metal backing? all info is appreciated, and nice job..
     
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    When I did mine, I started out using a piece of copper pipe I flattened out to put behind the holes. Without a helper to hold the copper for you it can be a bit cumbersome. After a few holes I decided it was easier to cut small squares of sheetmetal and use a welding magnet to hold them flat against the inside of the fender, then plug weld the hole from the outside. I don't mind a few little metal squares stuck to the inside of the fender. :)
     
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    "welding magnet" sounds like i need to buy one of those...
     
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    Yeah my car has an aftermarket trim.. My 71 and its missing a peice so im gonna take it all off and have fixed?? You dont even need a welder do you?
     
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  13. Joe Dirt

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    no but you need to be carefull with heat on thin panels too much makes friendly panels
     
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  14. Eddie Maverick

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    What torch did you use?
    Looks like it came out great!
     
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    Thats pretty cool. I might try some of that stuff.
     
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