Hey palric, Trigger told me you and him were gonna meet up next week.. i was thinking of meeting up with trigger tomorrow (Sunday), for a coffee and to chck out his engine. If you're interested... let us know.

my e-mail is nblanchard@cogeco.ca

 

Hey Nathan, I would like to but....

My schedule has turned sour late last week and will be pretty hectic for the rest of March (I will be on the road again). A realistic date for me to get together is around April 6th and a Tim Hortons is fine by me. I'd love to check out trigger's 350 and your custom exhaust too. Do you expect to have your car on the road soon ?

BAD: my car is off the road now (TPI is in pieces). I plan on having it back together before April.

GOOD: when it is back together again I will be heading DIRECTLY to the shop to install some MAC sfc's. We could meet up then -- might find it interesting seeing the SFCs welded in. I am hoping to get the MACs installed the weekend of April 6th.

thx,
RP.

 

so april 6 is fine with me i mite have the engine back in by then. we could also meet at the car club i belong to as well. we have a nice place to hang out or what ever. Nblanchard was over today to check out my car.

if there is anyone else in KW that would like to meet up on that day that would be great too

also if you are finding it hard to put in the time needed on your car i could lend a hand if you would like.

 

Hey Trigger, Do you know of anyone that does mig welding? The drivers doorskin has let go by the mirror. Someone had tried to weld it before but it let go.The door isn't set right and it rubs on the fender. I'll also have to adjust it, but i have a lack of experience at body work. Any help there would be greatly appreciated.
As for April 6th, I will have to let you know. Keep me updated on any details.

 

i will check at the car club lots of them do welding i will see what i can do. usally i just take it to my father inlaw to do body work. but right now he has no place to do it. adjusting the door is very easy.

 

Which club are you in? Are they local? Any help would be great. Just let me know when and where.

 

its the hightwaymen car club on lancaster st next to golf's steak house. do you have a pic of what you need fixed? it would help alot.

 

The Highwaymen, good club. My dad was talking to them at Performance World. He was interested in joining with his "83 Capri 5.0L.
No I don't have a picture of the problem. The only thing I can do is have you or whoever look at it.
It is splitting right at the top of the doorskin, where the skin folds over the door frame. It extends down the edge of the door for about 3-4 inches. The paint and body filler has cracked. It was repaired once before, so it seems.I talked to a guy who used to do welding at a truck autobody shop and he said the best way to weld it would be to drill three small holes into the affected area and, using a bar clamp to hold the door together, and then use a mig to spot weld the holes, creating permanent "rivets". I've gotten to the point that I was contemplating just using regular rivets. I don't know if that is a good idea or not.

 

A guy I know knows a guy in KW who does mig welding -- I was going to see if he could weld in my SFCs. I'll see if I can get a name and number -- he mau be able to help your door skin too ?

RP.