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Originally Posted by RSTarga
Thats a level of rust that will not be fixed cheaply. There is more than you can see.
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After reading through many other restoration threads and watching some videos, I've certainly taken that message to heart and spent a little time this week trying to suss out any other major issues with the car before I make any major investments.
I had wrapped my head around tackling the torsion tube, rockers and floor plan, by thinking that I could just cut into the underside and lower part of the car, leaving the glass and most of the body in tact. The goal would be to have a solid driver that I could continually work on in small sections.
I'm not done examining the car, but it has been an emotional roller coaster already.
The front fenders, gas tank support and front suspension really didn't shown any significant issues. While the weather was cooperative, I warmed the engine up in the drive way and ran a compression test, with all the cylinders showing 145-150 PSI and the engine running quite smoothly and sounding great.
At this point, I think I'm over the hump and starting to plan for adding the 220v receptacle in the garage for the welder, designing a fixture for the torsion tube, and thinking about whether I would want to buy the smaller torsion tube mounting point patch panels or the larger inner and outer wheelhouses. To that end, I start my more thorough prodding of that region and the downhill slide begins...