Recent content by bwingate

I've gone through about 4 pages of this (out of 27). This is basically all the work that needs to be done on my car. I'll be reading this slowly, studying the pictures and staring at my car for a while. I know that I will be replacing most of what is in the pictures, but there will be other...

Thanks for all replies. It might be a waste of time and resources, but I have basically zero body work experience except for the things that I have done wrong or poorly on this car over the past year. So, trying out different methods and looking at there effects, on something that if I destroy...

I'm working on the front inner structure of a 1969 BMW 2002. The sunroof drains for these cars were notorious for emptying into the fenders so there is often a lot of rust in there. I'm cleaning mine out, and am in the process of cutting out bad sheets and cleaning off what might be able to...

I will be using water based cleaners, although there is still the risk of a fire if the level gets low.

So far, all of the solutions that I have found required cobbling together a heater and a thermostat or using parts in ways they were not intended. Granted, putting together a water heater element and a thermostat would probably be easy, but it was more work than I wanted to do and left the...

That's another option I have been looking at but it's a little more complex. This is all in one unit with a built in thermostat. It's really between this one and a magnetic one. I was curious if this would work. Neither will be quick from what j can tell

It's supposed to help the water based solvents work.

Scored a good sink-over-a-barrel style parts washer deal last weekend and I am trying to figure out a way to heat it. Searching around I found a lot of ways to heat the tub style ones, but nothing really on this style. Hunting on Amazon I found a circulation engine heater (like this...

I thought Lexus had a spurts car with a flush mounted antenna. The tip was even color matched. Don't know how they sealed the hole or provided for drainage tho

So, last weekend I welded in some patch panels into the floor of my car. This method is a lot more work and a lot harder than I expected. Slower too. But I think my results came out ok. No pix because this was my first time EVER welding anything for real. I have a few questions tho: I...

Very nice sounding gun. I'd love to add a 1/2 inch impact to my arsenal.

I'm on Long Island, N.Y., not quite sea-side, but it gets and stays humid all summer. Porsches are a slightly different animal, from what I understand their panels are galvanized at the factory so they rust less/slower.

Thanks - what's the best way to mix and apply a small amount of primer - I'll be working in small sections maybe only 4 square feet. I'm also worried about poisoning my family if I apply this in my attached garage.

I've read about 80% of this thread, the "Welding in patch panels" thread and a couple of others. I am about to start patching the floors and a-pillars and other bits and pieces on a 1969 BMW 1600-2. A lot of bare steel will be left when I am done with each panel/section. That is, if the...

There are too many of #2 to be homemade - like 15 or 20 of them, and they all look alike or very similar.