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Topic: Sometimes you've got to wonder...
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gmliebau
Gearhead Posts: 691
From: Port St. Lucie, FL
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 06-03-2006 11:50 AM
 
It simply amazes me sometimes when I see what people do to cars. I got a dose of amazement this morning.I pulled the passenger side fender off of my '65 fastback, and started scraping undercoating off. I continued this morning, and will be doing the same this afternoon and probably tomorrow morning. The amount of undercoating behind the fenders isn't too suprising. What shocked me was seeing the spring perches welded to the upper control arm. Why would someone do that?!? Sometimes you've got to wonder. My intention was to replace the spring perches soon since I'm in resto mode. Looks like I'll be changing out the upper arms too. I'm suprised the springs aren't welded in. Geez 
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Hans olsson
Gearhead Posts: 936
From: Sweden
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-03-2006 12:40 PM
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 4511
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 06-03-2006 12:49 PM
My 68 also had that too when I bought it - one side only, perch welded to control arm. I've seen a couple of cars like that since.
Jeez, the stuff I've seen ... and it all comes out of a dinky place called Angeles. Any of you serviceman remember that one? All those cars you left behind, they're building death traps with super glue!
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66 fastback
Gearhead Posts: 223
From: Califon, NJ 07830
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 06-04-2006 01:55 PM
There were cracks in my upper CA where the bolts for the spring perch went thru the arms. It looked like the bushings in the perches were so bad all the twisting force was applied to the mount, it cracked the arms, very nasty looking.One of the reasons I have G/West arms and roller spring perches in place now.
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Stang28965
Gearhead Posts: 551
From: Webster New York USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-06-2006 01:26 PM
I like how the guy that had my car before, Used Rivets to fasten Galvanized steel to the truck floor.
Before.  
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 22791
From: Reno Nv M&M #1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-06-2006 02:42 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Stang28965:
[B]I like how the guy that had my car before, Used Rivets to fasten Galvanized steel to the truck floor.
Before.
The guy I got my car from used rivets to make a patch to the floor by the passanger foot area. Ok so I can let that go for now. But the best part is he used rivets that are WAY to long. They stick pass the floor under the car about 1/2".
I call those things a "one of these days" project. Because I'll fix it one of these days. ------------------
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Blacksmith
Gearhead Posts: 604
From: Front Royal, Va., USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 06-06-2006 02:45 PM
quote:
Originally posted by gmliebau:
and started scraping undercoating off. I continued this morning, and will be doing the same this afternoon and probably tomorrow morning. The amount of undercoating behind the fenders isn't too suprising.
Ed,
Sounds like you've got as much undercoating underneath as I do.
On mine, they even sprayed a thick coating on the coils springs and the rear end...WTF?
Does make you wonder sometimes.
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Stang28965
Gearhead Posts: 551
From: Webster New York USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-06-2006 02:52 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
The guy I got my car from used rivets to make a patch to the floor by the passanger foot area. Ok so I can let that go for now. But the best part is he used rivets that are WAY to long. They stick pass the floor under the car about 1/2".
I call those things a "one of these days" project. Because I'll fix it one of these days.
Thats great! I wish people would just leave something’s alone. I have so many mismatched bolts and nuts on my car.
The best was some retard installed a seatbelt in the back, (looks like it was for a car seat) Now its a thin piece welded to the floor pan, and it looks like he squeezed a pigeon to make the welds.
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