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Found an old piece of sheet metal, seems to fit well with only one relief cut at blue marker, clecoed in place

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Rusty metal cut out, now ready to weld new piece in

I prefer to use my small dremel with a cutoff wheel, less intimidating than my angle grinder

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Time to move on to the next piece

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Fugly, cut out a template

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Not sure if I want to flange this piece for strength

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If I may quote HG "if a man doesn't know what you are doing, then he can't say you're doing it wrong

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In the aftermarkets infinite knowledge, they decided to leave off the last bit of the B post, down around the rocker

So it leaves any attempt to repair flying in the breeze, had to use the old fly cut method

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Honestly I don't know how a factory makes this welding stand for 45.00$, do they pay workers. Do they pay workers. 45 cents a/hour or is the metal from old fridgedars

Any way good product, now I can get some welding done

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Jim,

They sure make it easier don't they.

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I agree with you

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Now just to tack it in

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[QUOTE=low'n slow;9121612]Jim,

They sure make it easier don't

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Some reason, stuck on pic7750

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No pics till I fix it..................any it guys

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Just tacked in, weld in better on inside, then lead to form billet

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Hey Jim, that patch looks great, just one more to go. As you know a lot of things in the B pillar area.

7D2N

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Thanks for stopping by, as you know, Stopping your build time, to post up, takes away your progress time where I really want be

I thought I was through with the B post until I realized the bottom 1/2 rear supports the lower 1/4 panel, would be flying in the breeze, so to speak

There is A LOTTTT OF FAB WORK in the B pillar area, at least in the RUST BELT

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If you can't weld good, weld alot and grind

My preferred method of grinding is my Dremel with a 1 1/2 cut off wheel, far less intimidating then my angle grinder, slower, yes, but far more accurate

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So that’s the answer:devil::devil:

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Yeah, I think Ray Charles could weld better than me

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Ok second attempt, spot welds weren't strong enough, more weld

Turned heat up, wire speed down

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I like the idea GMC had on the access holes, may cut 2 more, top and bottom, for my C clamps

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Jim,

I like how you are keeping at it, It has been a long haul for you.

I'm excioted to see the end result.

Doug

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Thanks for the encouragement, I call it my therapy

Glad I bought my camaro back in 15, at least I have something fun to drive....

Doug, thanks for stopping by and posting up, sometimes I wonder if anyone really reads this stuff, glacially slow

Going on 7 weeks of lower back pain, twice to the hospital and once to doctors office, to no avail,just injections and pills, that's not the lifestyle I want

I think I may have found my welder problem someone switched to 035 welding wire, I'm used to 023

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Apparently, lead work falls in the same category as welding, if you can’t lead good,lead alot

Start over

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Clean up on isle 3

Ledd zep gave me a smoking deal on a speed warning buzzer, last part of that system, now I have to wire and mount, any clues on mounting location welcomed

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Identify the use of this tool, it was in my Dewalt drive set

Has a Phillips head but no threads, sleeve is magnetic

OEM prize available for correct answer

No internet search or calling Dewalt lol

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Is it one of those bit holders, where the bit slides in, and the sleeve contacts what you are screwing into.

Thus disengaging the screw to prevent overdriving it? Like for drywall?

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It holds the screw for you so you don't drop it?

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Can't say that either of you are wrong, because I don't know what it is.?..

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Mine is a version of yours. Basically you can put one of your bits in there and I makes it magnetic. They are a bugger to get back out though. Kinda works like a socket locks onto a socket wrench. Here is a pic of mine with the diagram that is in the mini holder

Almost looks like yours has a screw stuck in it. Kinda hard to tell in the pic

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OK CG, tried it and it works, just really snug, didn't want to break it.

So it looks like we have a winner

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I have a few of those sets so it’s kinda like I cheated =)

I picked them up when I worked at Lowes, the people that worked in tools always let me know when something went on clearance.