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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.

I've replaced several windshields of both the butyl rope and the gaskets. They're both not really difficult, but the main thing to watch is alignment. Perfect center from all sides. The rubber gasketed ones can be a little tricky untill you learn the technique. A spray can of silicone helps. And...

It has a nice "muscular" stance to it, but for now it's a 318/2 bbl w/single exhaust. My goal is a 4bbl and duals with a nice rumble.

With the last project done it's time to start a new one. The most important part of retirement is to keep busy. Without some goal you're losing a main reason to live.

Too late, I already got it.

Good guess Rusty, but in 68 bright blue was coded QQ1.

Anyone here or know of someone in that area that could check out a car for me? I will gladly pay for any expenses.

It IS a good way to destroy the hairspring. It would depend on how high you revved and for how long.