In Over My Head Restoration, No More Excuses - Just Start Cutting... Options

[BeatNavy]

Ok, here goes. I picked up this '75 last April in lower Maryland. It was advertised as a 2.0, it has a 2.0 badge on the back, and it looked pretty good from a distance (or with beer goggles).

[BeatNavy]

Small update. I didn't work last weekend (was sick and felt like crap -- my wife knew I legitimately was sick when I didn't venture into the garage at all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) )

I did manage to get a few things done this weekend. After doing some housekeeping on my daily driver teener (oil change, added third brake light) I went to tackle that outer suspension console again. Getting that thing off of there was a royal PITA just as advertised. Thanks Scotty/Bob for the reference points.




And here's what I was waiting to see. How badly rusted is the inside? It looks fairly bad to me, although not as bad as the at example Scotty B repaired several years ago. What do you think? Salvageable? I'm taking it to be sand-blasted sometime this week.



Here's a shot of the upper long. I've got the two replacement parts on order from RD. I'm struggling to figure out my next sequence of actions in terms of replacing this section. I'm hoping it will come to me once I have the replacement parts in my hand and can visualize it a bit better. I'm also doing my part to keep the Canadian economy humming along. This won't be my last RD purchase....

I guess I also need to remove the engine mount as well. Any advice there? Is there zero room for error when reinstalling that (meaning I need precise measurements)?



From a distance, the damage doesn't look too bad! I'm hoping there's some light at the end of the tunnel in terms of rust removal. I'm anxious for the "moral victory" of starting to build up rather than just tear down.