Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

Post Reply
User avatar
Taterhead
Posts: 2462
Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:18 am
Cars: '71 510 - Mine
'72 510 - Sons
Location: Central Alabama
Has thanked: 1309 times
Been thanked: 219 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#121

Post by Taterhead » Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:47 am

What they said ^^



Image

Image

User avatar
HRH
Posts: 2354
Joined: Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:54 pm
Cars: Lots
Location: Near flatcat
Has thanked: 145 times
Been thanked: 644 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#122

Post by HRH » Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:06 pm

Fuck yeah, I'm jealous of your skills and dedication Indy.
"Self proclaimed most active poster on NWD." - Me

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#123

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:42 pm

Where we left off, in March, my dedication was slowly fading. I put the body back on, and the new roof line looked horrible ... (you will see below) ... so I didn't want to update the thread while the car was back in storage. I almost gave up on the whole project.

Before the body went back on, I had to finish welding the roof:

Image

Image
Last edited by Indy510 on Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#124

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:46 pm

I went super slow welding, keeping each tack 10-12 inches from the last tack:

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#125

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:54 pm

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#126

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:57 pm

I achieved the taller (stock-looking) windshield height I wanted, but the roof line only looked "okay" from this angle:

Image

and it looked weird from the side:

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#127

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:01 pm

The bigger issue was the back end looked like it was sagging down on the drivers side:

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#128

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:08 pm

I took the body back off, drilled three holes down the center line of the roof, and started trying to make the body level and even from the centerline strings:

Image

and started hacking up the doors:

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#129

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:15 pm

I didn't take many pics, but I had to remove all of the body's bracing to get it back to level, centered, and square'ish. Then I added a 1.5"x.75" square tube as rocker panels to keep the doors even both sides:

Image

2dr doors are about 6" longer than 4dr front doors, so I made these 5.5" longer:

Image
Last edited by Indy510 on Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:08 pm, edited 2 times in total.

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#130

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:21 pm

Image

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#131

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:24 pm

The roof had a nasty rust hole, before I tried to make it look like a coupe roof:

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#132

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:29 pm

That rust made the coupe roof idea seem more logical, because I cut it out completely to bend the back of the roof:

Image

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#133

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:32 pm

The rain gutter line turned out better on the passenger side:

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#134

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:43 pm

I sold the 2dr 710 recently and immediately bought the used Airrex Miata suspension I had been eye'ing for 8 months. Luckily they were still for sale and cheaper too:

Image

So it was time to get rid of this ride height:

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#135

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:45 pm

Image

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#136

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:51 pm

Laecaon wrote:
Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:48 am
I cant wait to see it sitting lower.
noflers wrote:
Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:11 am
What are you having to do to the miata tub to make the 510 metal fit?
Sorry it took so long, but it's lower and here's how much I've had to cut so far. It is definitely structurally compromised:

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#137

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:55 pm

Image

Image

User avatar
Indy510
Posts: 1084
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:14 am
Location: SF, Bay Area
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 132 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#138

Post by Indy510 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:57 pm

Image

Image

User avatar
DRIVEN
Posts: 7633
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:05 pm
Location: I've been everywhere
Has thanked: 1166 times
Been thanked: 1138 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#139

Post by DRIVEN » Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:30 pm

This car is nutz.
When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem starts to look like a hippy.

User avatar
Taterhead
Posts: 2462
Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:18 am
Cars: '71 510 - Mine
'72 510 - Sons
Location: Central Alabama
Has thanked: 1309 times
Been thanked: 219 times

Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

#140

Post by Taterhead » Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:40 am

I think it’s the guy.


Obviously my testicles haven’t grown to full capacity enough to attempt such an awesome endeavor. But I love watching it.

Post Reply