PostsCommentsPayoutsshaunmza (62)in Hive South Africa • 49 minutes agoMorning views and mobile movesReturning to PeakD with a few shots from a beautiful, quiet autumn morning in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Testing the PeakD mobile app for the first time today and I’m…shaunmza (62)in DIY • 11 months agoPolishing up the paint on my 1971 Chevrolet El CaminoTook some time this past Monday to cut back on the old paint a bit. The difference is amazing and I had not realised just how dull the paint had become, it's now quite a shade darker!shaunmza (62)in Build-It • last year3D printing with high temp filamentFinally had a good reason to buy some high temp filament for my 3D printer. The plastic/fibre bushing that sits between the intake and the carburetor on the little Yamaha was…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • last yearWelding back the scuttleWith everything having a generous, dry coat of paint, I put seam sealer along all the edges that needed it, similar to how the factory had it. I also cut out the rust on the…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • last yearClosing the first layer up on the scuttleWith the rust cut out and surrounding metal treated, I got to work welding in ptches of metal. I learnt my lesson on the previous side, where I had tried to create one large…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • last yearOpen up the left hand side of the scuttle, a rusty surprise!Spurred on by the feeling of accomplishment of finishing up the left hand side door frame I moved to the right hand side, starting with the scuttle. From the outset I could…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • last yearFinishing up the left hand door openingWith the scuttle welded back in place I could proceed with closing up all the last of the places where I had cut rust out around the door frame. First a piece was cut to shape…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • last yearFinally closing up the scuttle panelAfter quite a long time, my last post was in May, I got to closing up the scuttle panel in December of 2024. I made use of plastic tile levellers to hold the piece I had cut…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoUsing plumbing supplies on a carMy hair brained scheme to route whatever water leaks behind the windscreen rubber out may work, or not, time will tell. I am definitely not ready to solder plumbing connections…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoWelding the repair panel inAfter much back and forth, test fitting and finally some paint, the bottom has a decent coat on, I managed to get something welded in place. I still had to tweak the part a bit…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoPatching a small hole in preparation for welding the replacement part inI had some small details to finish before welding in the patch under the windscreen cowl. There was a tiny hole to patch and I marked the places where the holes should go to spot…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoUsing tiling tools to hold a part in placeAs is probably expected the part I cut out warped a bit and does not fit back in position perfectly. I picked up some of these, they are meant for leveling tiles, i figure that…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoRefining the patch panel for under the windscreenWith the rough shape I started refining it until finally I could get the piece I cut out to fit over it. It took quite a bit of back and forth, offering the two pieces up…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoGetting a rough shape for the replacement panel under the windscreenI pondered a long on time on how to get started with this piece. Eventually I just took the bits I had cut out and used them as a guide and cut a section of plate to match, a bit…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoA lot of work for little visual differenceNot an lot of change visually but I did spent quite some time welding in thin strips to replace the rusted edges that I had cut off / back to get to clean metal. This is just…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoStarting to patch up the rust under the windscreenCutting out rust from the inner layer meant I could now see through and into the cab... I chased down the last bit of rust into the engine bay as well and made up a tiny sliver…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoPeeling away another layer to find even more rustI tried cutting away the least amount of metal, so that replacing it would be somewhat simple, unfortunately I found more rust after I cut the first piece out, so I cut some more…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoCutting out some a portion of the windshield cowl and inspecting the insideIt took a while but I finally managed to gather up the courage to cut a large hole in what, on the surface, looks to be good steel. It's actually not as bad as I expected but I…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoCutting out a small part of the windshield cowlIt was quite obvious that there was rust on the edge of the windshield, so I cut out a small section to see what I might have to deal with. After a lot of procrastination I cut…shaunmza (62)in Build-It • 2 years agoRust, rust and rustThe more I scratch the more rust I find, there is nothing to do but to cut it out. This time it is right at the top of the drivers side door pillar by the upper door hinge…
