Waterlogged Rust Bucket

[Rich Lambert]

I don't have any 30yo, but I do have this in the gargage...stop by anytime!

[blee]

Located a donor piece - locally, no less. Thanks for the hook-up Nielsen.





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.

[blee]

[kenikh]

Originally Posted by Rich Lambert

I don't have any 30yo, but I do have this in the gargage...stop by anytime!

Woodinville rye, I see...I'm in.

[combatic]

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!

[blee]

Rich - I guess we're coming up to drink your Scotch, I meant - celebrate your retirement! Good to hear from you Kenik & Bryan.

[merbesfield]

You mean your retiring from your "day" job. Hope you saved well. Night job w no income can get expensive. Congrats. Cheers.

[blee]

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.

[D@vid]

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.

[blee]

Left hand rocker:







Only a small spot on the lower lock post this time:

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But the rocker support post required replacing:

[blee]

This part was a little tricky since I chose to fab the rest of this instead of purchasing the whole striker post:


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.

[blee]

Moving over to the lower windshield channels - right side:

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And the left side:

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Pain in the arse, but done:

[mcaterino]

Great stuff Brian. Love the can-do attitude.

Mike

[merbesfield]

Looking good. Lots of fun there. It is always so fun patching rust

[Rich Lambert]

Man, you're gettin' good at that!

[kenikh]

JEEZUS, Brian...you're going to be in for a career change after this project. Great work.

[blee]

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.