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The suspension pan came out without too much drama:
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There were signs the car had incurred some front-end damage in it's past. Thought really hard about replacing the whole front clip, but ultimately decided to save as much as I could. The nose seal strip, on the other hand, had too many holes and wrinkles so it came out.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315628707.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315628626.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315628759.jpg That's when I discovered how much of the damage was "not" repaired... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315628942.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315628989.jpg The nose was pushed in more than 1 1/2 inches in the middle - there was no way the hood was going to latch in that position. |
This called for drastic measures... the mighty hydraulic fluid, arrghh! arrghh! arrghh!
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315629711.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315629750.jpg ... and beating on it with a 20 lb. mallet: much better. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315629778.jpg |
Tank support in, passenger-side battery box removed, multiple coats of etching primer, rust encapsulator, "Rust Bullet", seam sealer, and Wurth undercoating. She's not going to rust anytime soon.
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He lives - was just talking about your project the other day, hoping you hadn't given up. Great progress. Have you seen Bryan's (combatic) identical pan repalcement last week? Two Br(i/y)ans, same neighborhood, same project, same week...what are the chances?
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hi Brian,
realy great work, [Hard work] looking forward to seeing the progress as it happens, should be a neat car when your done!:) Anthony. |
Subscribing. Nice work!!
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Great work Brian!
Are you coming down to Kirkland tomorrow? |
Great going. Keep it up!
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Thanks for all the encouragements. I wanted to install a new bracket I fabbed to replace the fender mount that got deleted with the battery box... In order to locate it correctly, I need the fender and bumper back on, but of course, it's never that easy. Both headlight buckets were "repaired(?)" with fiberglass, requiring more drilling, pounding, & welding.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315799240.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315799208.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315799503.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315799404.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315799589.jpg It'll require some additional massaging, but it sure beats creating from scratch. Had I known the rust was beyond the buckets, I would not have been so brutal in removing the donor buckets. Created more work than necessary. :( |
Still here...
It's been a looooong 16-months since my last post, but I did manage to make a little progress. Reached a few milestones actually. I'll try to bring you up to date: first the fenders. The passenger-side headlight bucket just required a little more massaging, but the driver-side was a basket case. I decided to just cut-off the lower turn signal area and graft it onto a '74 fender. Thanks to Johnny Walker for the fender. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363321468.jpghttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363321610.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363321626.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363321649.jpg |
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As you can see, the big milestone came when the shell was stripped, cleaned, and epoxy coated. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363353871.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363353890.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363353914.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363353930.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363353969.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363353986.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354000.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354017.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354060.jpg |
Passenger-side rocker:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354468.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354506.jpg Uh-oh. Didn't anticipate messing with the door hinge post. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354546.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354561.jpg Dug deeper. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354600.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354617.jpg Be mindful of this shelf hidden behind the hinge post panel - good thing I was taking my time cutting. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354651.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354743.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363354760.jpg |
Brian, I was wondering if you'd given up. It looks like you're getting pretty good at rust repairs.
Actually, I was just thinking about you yesterday. Someone offered me a free 1958 Mercedes 300D that's been sitting outside for years and the first thing that came to mind was rust. |
Still here Rich. I have decided to consider this a "hobby" and not stress myself out by rushing through the process. Plus I really do enjoy the build process. Glad to hear that my name is synonymous with "rust." Thanks bro!
The old Benz are beautiful cars - too funny, just saw a slammed four-door 240 the other day too. Thought for a "second" how cool it would be to build one, then I slapped myself out of it. Don't you still have the Rover to finish? |
Yeah, the LR is first in line. But hey, I'm retiring next week so I'll have lots of time.
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No friggin way!!! Wow, I had no idea. Congratulations dude! Then hell yah, go snag it. You know what that means:
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It means you're going to buy me some $700 scotch?
SWEET! You can come over and drink some. |
No, it means your wife is getting that for you and I'll come over to help you drink it.
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I don't have any 30yo, but I do have this in the gargage...stop by anytime!
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Located a donor piece - locally, no less. Thanks for the hook-up Nielsen.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363409119.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363409802.jpg The donor piece required some rust repair too, but the toughest part was aligning the piece so that the hinges end up in the right position to meet the door - lots of measuring & fitting. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1363409824.jpg |
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Brian! You are back at it! Looking good! Hey if you need a hand or anything remember I am just up the street. You can check out my hotrod.
Oh and Let me know when you are going to Rich's to drink whiskey! ;) |
Rich - I guess we're coming up to drink your Scotch, I meant - celebrate your retirement! Good to hear from you Kenik & Bryan.
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You mean your retiring from your "day" job. Hope you saved well. Night job w no income can get expensive. Congrats. Cheers.
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Some inquiries re. the car dolly. I needed something that was "all-terrain" capable to move around in the yard. Three sticks of 4x4x8, couple 2x4x8s, and some scrap plywood to provide lateral support. The castors are from Harbor Freight and have 400 or 500 lbs. capacity ea. - plenty strong. Easy to build and nice height for working on the rockers too.
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Nice dolly Brian. If you don't mind, I'll probably copy that setup when it's my time to restore the 73T. Great writeup by the way.
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Left hand rocker:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364610933.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364610970.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364610993.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364611058.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364611073.jpg Only a small spot on the lower lock post this time: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364611346.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364611360.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364611400.jpg |
But the rocker support post required replacing:
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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364612709.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364612722.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364612734.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364612747.jpg This part was a little tricky since I chose to fab the rest of this instead of purchasing the whole striker post: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364612768.jpg Lots of hammering, fitting, & trimming, but eventually it came out okay. Oh, and don't forget the little step where the sill ends - pain in the ass. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364612906.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1364612959.jpg |
Moving over to the lower windshield channels - right side:
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And the left side:
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Great stuff Brian. Love the can-do attitude.
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Looking good. Lots of fun there. It is always so fun patching rust ;)
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Man, you're gettin' good at that!
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JEEZUS, Brian...you're going to be in for a career change after this project. Great work.
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Thanks for the encouragement. I guess if you own a Porsche, you'd better be ready to fix rust - we've all been there one time or another.
Just a few more rusty spots on the floorpan and the rear seat bottoms and all the rust will have been addressed. Un-friggin-believable! A little more stripping and she should be ready for a nice coat of epoxy primer to lock everything in. A definite milestone.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/wat6.gif |
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