I was about to bail within the first few minutes, but then I thought, maybe those bird dropping welds on the tunnel aren’t yours. Nice work sir. As you sad; not a show car. I’d say, certainly presentable and strong.
I have to replace front and back both sides on my 65 122s. Scary stuff but this made me feel a lot better. I'm just concerned about finding fresh metal around the edges to weld to. Thanks!
I did the exact same job on my ‘64 Amazon a few months ago. Just got into welding and it’s true what you said about just getting in there and doing it. Given that you have reasonable mechanical ability and do some study ahead of time you can figure out the rest as you go. You can usually grind your way out of minor mistakes and learn what to do and what not to do next time. If I’d seen your video beforehand it definitely would have saved me some time.
For just 'good enough' it looks damn good! Should last near as many years as the Amazon is old, and be much safer without the rust. Most people dont realise how much worse a rusty car is in an accent.
I did the exact same job on my ‘64 Amazon a few months ago. Just got into welding and it’s true what you said about just getting in there and doing it. Given that you have reasonable mechanical ability and do some study ahead of time you can figure out the rest as you go. You can usually grind yourself out of minor mistakes as you go and learn what to do and what not to do next time. If I’d seen your video beforehand it definitely would have saved me some time.
I was about to bail within the first few minutes, but then I thought, maybe those bird dropping welds on the tunnel aren’t yours. Nice work sir. As you sad; not a show car. I’d say, certainly presentable and strong.
Just sat down with some coffee, what good timing!
It's a sleepy snowy day here, good timing for me as well!
@@longautomotive sometimes you just can't beat a sleepy snow day away from the cold shop!
I need to do the drivers front pans on mine
Volvo Amazon's are incredibly durable, the only thing that really gets to 'em is the damn rust. Great work!
Thank you, I thought it turned out well
I have to replace front and back both sides on my 65 122s. Scary stuff but this made me feel a lot better. I'm just concerned about finding fresh metal around the edges to weld to. Thanks!
If this helped you gain confidence then it justified making the whole video to me, good luck
I did the exact same job on my ‘64 Amazon a few months ago. Just got into welding and it’s true what you said about just getting in there and doing it. Given that you have reasonable mechanical ability and do some study ahead of time you can figure out the rest as you go. You can usually grind your way out of minor mistakes and learn what to do and what not to do next time. If I’d seen your video beforehand it definitely would have saved me some time.
I think if I'd had a goal for any of my videos just showing the audience how the process goes and saving a little time would be it. Thanks!
Loving the progress on the Volvo Kyle! Excited to see this one back on the road soon.
For just 'good enough' it looks damn good! Should last near as many years as the Amazon is old, and be much safer without the rust. Most people dont realise how much worse a rusty car is in an accent.
Well done😊
Thank you!
Lookin’ good ... have to jump into a similar project on my dads old 87 740 turbo sedan but we need to sort out some engine stuff first.
look at that damn speedglas helmet!
I did the exact same job on my ‘64 Amazon a few months ago. Just got into welding and it’s true what you said about just getting in there and doing it. Given that you have reasonable mechanical ability and do some study ahead of time you can figure out the rest as you go. You can usually grind yourself out of minor mistakes as you go and learn what to do and what not to do next time. If I’d seen your video beforehand it definitely would have saved me some time.
See my comments on what causes the rusty floors ( on other Amazon renovation s)