Mr Hydes rust-tastic transformation, IT RUNS !!!! |
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Mr Hydes rust-tastic transformation, IT RUNS !!!! |
MrHyde |
Dec 5 2010, 12:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 13-October 10 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 12,268 Region Association: None |
Soo.. I've posted a few times on here, got my turn signals working fine while I was off with a bugger'd shoulder... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Now my shoulder is good so its time to dig into this thing... I've now realized that the tar coating the underside of the car was doing a good job of covering up some real big problems.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) I have holes in both right and left rear longs, both rockers, front trunk, floors, firewall.. Transmission I'll have to rebuild, but other than leaky pushrod tube and oil cooler seals... the motor runs strong.. I'll post up some pictures, I'm sure you'll all want to see.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
Here is a pic after I drove it home... rear wheels arent folding in and only the right door had a tight gap at the top... didnt look tooo bad when I looked at it.. figured some rocker work and I'd have er' back running in the summer... Attached image(s) |
MrHyde |
Feb 21 2011, 05:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 13-October 10 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 12,268 Region Association: None |
Well, I havent posted much lately as my wife and I were away snowboarding ( no kids YAY). On our way back though I picked up a great condition rear bumper from Clow on here which will work great when I start re-assembly.
I cleaned the body some more today, removed the old pedals, cables, E-Brake handle and started grinding away at the surface rust in the engine bay. I've jammed a screwdriver into the hellhole and found a few small holes in the wheel well, but the Longitudinal is solid.. really solid, except for the surface rust and pitting. I'm not sure weather I want to just clean and prep the top of the rear long. and just weld a scab piece over it to double up the steel, or if I should cut out the pitted part and put some new steel in there. The chassis is solid and straight, so I dont know if I want to mess with that, however it would give me a chance to spray some rust preventative down the frame and rocker. I cut off the remains of the battery tray and put a few small holes into the wheel well, so I'll patch those as well as the A/C line holes that are there. I'll post a pic of the area, but its a bit dark. Cheers ! Attached thumbnail(s) |
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