October 5th, 2024:
October 6th, 2024:
Episode one, introduction, here.
Episode two, disassembly and assessment, here.
Episode three, rough body work, here.
Episode four, quarters, here.
Episode five, toe panel, rockers, here.
Episode six, fenders, inner fenders, here.
Episode seven, the doors, found here.
Episode eight, tail light panel, hood, found here.
Episode nine - Hood, trunk, windshield gutter, cowl and firewall, heater box, found here.
Episode ten - Back glass gutter, grill, found here.
Episode eleven - headlight extensions, roof, found here.
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There are a hundred little details to get done to reach my goal of a paint-ready car. Originally it was to be six months, which at this writing is only days away.
I'm not going to make it.
Here's my punch list as of 3/28/25:
These are the big tasks. Within these are smaller tasks, plus there's a hundred other things that need attention, like door latch and window riser mechanisms, little brackets, nuts and bolts, chasing threads, polishing the trim pieces, and the bumper brackets.
But I will soldier on.
This post will document some more of the rust and body repair.
Headlight Extensions
The car didn't come with these, so I bought a pair on ebay. Of course it's a risk to buy based on photos, but I needed them and they are really hard to find. Turns out, one was good but the other was rusty:
I wirebrushed it to reveal the full extent of the damage:
It ended up that I replaced part of two bolt tabs, a third tab completely, the above corner area, plus a few rust pinholes. It was way too much work for the size of the panel.
Here's a couple of pics of those repairs:
Sometimes it's not worth trying to put in a tiny patch on a tiny piece. That's why I just cut off the tab and made a new one.
After the welds were ground down I put on a little putty, sanded it smooth, and primered it:
This came out really good.
Miscellaneous Little Parts
There's a lot of little parts that need attention, like the glove box door, the cowl grill, and the lower grill support. So I started sanding:
And priming:
Aside from the one headlight extension, none of these parts required rust repair or dents fixed.
This represents a ton of detailed sanding and surface prep.
The Roof
This repair is still waiting.
I'll add to this post as I complete more work.
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