| I just wanted to gripe about it a bit. It's a tedious job. I'm using an angle grinder with a wire wheel and have about 85% of the underside done. A few more nights working at it (maybe another wire wheel or two) and things should be looking pretty good. The inside should go significantly faster since I'll only have to clean up the seams I plan to stitch weld. I've searched around for clues as to how best to go about the welding. I was worried that not having the car on it's wheels for most of it would cause me to weld it into an un-natural position due to any slight flex the body may have on it. Seems the consensus on the web is that the flex should be minimal if any due to the fact that the metal is already tacked together from the factory and the car is pretty much empty so there isn't any additional weight causing excessive flex. If anyone else has done this before, on a Z or other car, I'd welcome opinions. One question I've been asking myself is if I'm crazy to TIG weld it. I know it'll be slow going, but I'm not so worried about the time, in fact I rather like the idea of having lots and lots of TIG practice. However, I have read that MIG is better and dealing with impurities such as any minute amounts of seam sealer which may not have been 100% removed. I plan to wire-wheel the hell out of the seams and then blow-torch 'em to burn out any extra that might not be visible - but it's still a minor concern. My gf's cousin has a nice Miller MIG I can borrow (or may just buy) if that's a route I need to go. OK - back to it. Looking forward to your posts.
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