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And parked outdoors too? 👏

Prop something like a paint stir stick under it and prop it up slightly above where you want it. Then carefully apply heat with heat gun or hair dryer to soften plastic. Allow to cool and check it out.

WD40 will dry up over time, whereas oil won't. For more permanent lubing go with oil.

With things like that I usually try to squeeze some wheel bearing grease into it before installation. Then work it back'n'forth for a while, while adding more grease. Whether it helps or not, I don't know. But it gives me a little peace of mind.

By 30 most of them grow to respect what the "old man" says. Have faith.

The most important part is that after the grinding you see a continuous flow of metal without gaps.

I forgot about th circles. "Grinders & paint make me the welder I ain't" 😊

What I see of the outer mostly looks darned good, except the end. Next time move your welder from side-to-side to make the metal flow from one piece to the other. There's different ways to do this, mostly personal prefence. You can do it in straight lines, /////, or some prefer an arcing...

I'm just an old man with an equally old Lincoln 225 "buzz box" stick welder.

What I see is looking damned good already.

So far it looks better than the other attempt.

Lost an uncle to that some years ago. He said the docs told him that it has a 30 yr incubation period, so you should have a good 20 to go.

110v welders are great for doing sheetmetal work. Easier to NOT burn through. But thicker metal gives you a lot less chance of burnthrough. Don't be afraid to really "cook it in".

Higher amperage & slower movement makes for better penetration

Thats thick metal, slow down your weld and let it burn in more.

After that grinding I would do a lot more welding. 🤔

You've become known as the "Rustinator", short for "rust-eliminator".

I waited about 8 yrs before I added up the receipts to restore my ragtop. The total was about the same as the value at the time of restoration. But waiting 8 yrs allowed that value to go much higher. That made me feel better. And that value keeps going up. So, it's kinda like owning a piece of land.

I'll always admire the beauty & craftsmanship that went into building the brass era cars. Would I want one? No, because they were never a part of my life at any point. I grew into driving age when every car had a manual trans. Column shifts became the norm, but we converted them to the floor...

The amount of peeps interested in these "muscle era" cars are dwindling. When the original muscle cars came on the scene most of us knew how to tune & repair them. That's knowledge that's lost in the younger generation. They would rather make payments on a "new" muscle car with a factory warranty.