Any electrician on the job, if I don't know their name, is "Sparky".

 

^^LOL agreed.^^

 

Just like to them, I'm "Plumber". lol

 

Yeah, and we affectionately call carpenters, "Hey Wood Butcher"!

 

I don't even want to say what we call ironworkers. lol

 

Wow Val, did you ever do a good job with that gasser and fast too. I like it. So machanic and electritian huh? well that would be spark plug lol j/k, great job man.

 

Thanks Joe! Still not quite done, but very driveable now. I've got 3-4 more small dings that need to get pulled. One right on that driver's door where it says "Sparky". That one is impossible to get inside at, so I'll drill it, pull it out, then weld the holes shut after it's pulled.
Wish I had one of those fancy pin spot welders the pro shops had, but I'll get it anyway.
I'm garadually getting a lot faster on the bodywork, and can rough in a patch with the shredder pretty quickly now, and not have to fill it back 3-4 times any more. One rough fill, shred, one finish, and then sand. Not nearly as painful as it was earlier!

 

I tried this with some luck, not always. I ground the paint off the dent and another spot a few inches away. With your welder touch the ground clamp to the other area. The strike an arc right in the middle of the dent, like a spot weld. Now just pull the ground in the middle of the weld. It should freeze leaving the wire still attached. Leave the ground off and pull the trigger to get a pig tail and cut it off. Then use one of these bad boys to pull it out. The slide hammer can be made with a piece of all thread and a weight. Mine is more elaborate because I use it at work all the time.

 

Probably wont work on the Austin with the metal being much thicker than modern cars, but I'll try anything! I even considered welding a nail there, then grinding it off after pulling, but that would only save drilling a hole.

 

I did it on the door of my 85 short box. The results were, meh. I like the nail too. I don't like to put extra holes in.