My Sentra is Xer than yours.

My brake is not great at the rapid transition on the panel.  I managed to make a decent fit on a 2 inch wide piece.  Now, for the 22 inch piece.

Close enough for government work.  Too many ridges in the gently curved portion.  Off to the other thing I bought one day cause it looked cool.

Sometimes I might buy shop equipment that's not strictly applicable to my core business.

Maybe bragging a bit.

I'm quite pleased with that.

That's enough for Good Friday.  I'll burn holes and warp the E36 M3 out of it another day.

Great metalwork, fella!

This is inspirational!  Thanks for sharing.

I still hate repairing rust, but I seem to hate it less each time I do it.  I think having the right tools and putting strong effort into the right places helps a ton.  Nice job!

Looks great!

Not going to use what looks like Lord Fusorr structural adhesive on your cart there?

In reply to Run_Away (Wears Clogs) :

Maybe.  On a panel like this one, where there isn't separation between weld and glue, I worry about the end of the glued seam coming apart where I have to weld.  A full quarter, with factory seams, absolutely.  I am going to have to assess, but I can't see glue on the front six inches, under the door.  I don't have enough left to lap.

And, two and a half years later, I'm finally back at it.  I thought covid was going to ruin my business and leave me broke and unhappy, but I've been pretty darn busy since mid April of 20.  

Profile was actually pretty good.  Some carefully trimming to make a butt weld on the really curvy part, and it's acceptable. 

In awe over here.

My B12 was rusty enough that one could reach into the door and unlock it from the outside, provided that the window was all the way up.

Woot, glad to see the SE-R updates returning. 

David S. Wallens said:

Woot, glad to see the SE-R updates returning. 

XE-R...

Because I don't know, do you shoot something like Por-15 in between the metal layers to prevent rust return?

Scott

In reply to Noddaz :

Weld through primer.  If you want to prevent rust, it needs an annual coating, I think.  The patches are just mild steel, with no way to put any kind of proper rustproofing.  Can't paint too much, because the welding will burn it off.   My method, and it's worked pretty well on a couple of cars I've done, is to drill holes up from the bottom every foot or so, then stick the nozzle from a can of Fluid Film in there with a blow gun beside it, and pull both triggers until it leaks out the next hole.  Do that every fall, and it might last for a while, anyway.

Ah, now for the filler.  I suck at bodyfiller.  I can make a square room look pretty good with a drywall knife, but curves confound me.

The warped panels from welding are an inevitable part of the problem, too.

Primer always shows up the spots I couldn't see or feel with my carpentry skills.

Luckily, it's a rocker panel, and will get a coat of boxliner, which will hide a multitude of sins.

Drivers side is OK, too.  I'm sure when I sand the last filler and prime, I'll find the spots I missed.

I might have let it sit too long.

Tires are a bit square after sitting for two and a half years.

But I love my little Sentra.

I'm a HUGE FWD SR20 fan. I have had wayyy more than I would like to admit. Please let me know if you need any parts. I know where almost any part you could ever need lives. One of my good Friends parts them out so he has everything you could ever need for the car. I'm excited to follow along.