[Spridgets] Humpty Dumpty

[Frank Clarici]

Andrew Payne wrote:
>  
>
> What do I do about the gas tank? It was replaced shortly before I bought the
> car this summer.
>   
Pull it out. No welding with gas near by.
> How far must the car be stripped to weld without damaging other parts?
>   
Seats, rubber, brakes all should come out.
> What's the least noxious stripper that works?
>   
Sand paper.
> Does the drive train need to come out? I don't own a hoist or stand, only a
> transmission adapter for a floor jack.
>   
It doesn't have to but it's a whole lot easier to roll the car on it's 
side to fix 1/2 the floor and one sill, then flip it the other way
and do the other side. This way you can use the original side for 
measurements.
> Engine and gearbox as one piece or two?
>   

> What should I drain? What should I not?
>   
Drain everything if you are rolling the car on it's side.
> Any suggestions on cheap wheel arches?
>
>   
Cut something off a junk yard car that doesn't have rust, alter it to fit.
I wish I did this on my Dad's BMW last Spring, I didn't think of it but 
someone told me they did the same thing.


-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ