Laguna Blue 75 build thread, Freshly painted Options

[Tim17]

The previous owner told us the hell hole and longs had been done and he seemed like an honest car guy. So that was dumb and naive of me. It was clear that a bunch of work had been done around the hell hole, which looked good from the engine bay. When we got it home and on the lift we were faced with a rusted out lower firewall.
Ordered a firewall repair panel.
We pulled the engine today and cut out the lower firewall and it’s pretty ugly.

[hcdmueller]

Another great thread in the Classic section. Digging into Hell. Worth a look.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

[worn]

Another great thread in the Classic section. Digging into Hell. Worth a look.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

This place has a wealth of information. A picture plus a thousand words can work wonders.
Me? I am the world’s worst car buyer. My TR6 required replacement of about half of the sheet metal. Then came the ‘72, with trouble from floor to firewall. Finishing the same old story with the ‘76.

The thing is that I bought the cars thinking that each of them was OK. And then they weren’t OK. I couldn’t sell them because I didn’t want to pass the trouble on to someone else. Also, I didn’t want the cars to go to the crusher, before or after being parted out. So, years of welding ensued. I like welding, so maybe that is fine. This week I have been sewing seats to replace the old upholstery. Such fun!

[Tim17]

Another great thread in the Classic section. Digging into Hell. Worth a look.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

This place has a wealth of information. A picture plus a thousand words can work wonders.
Me? I am the world’s worst car buyer. My TR6 required replacement of about half of the sheet metal. Then came the ‘72, with trouble from floor to firewall. Finishing the same old story with the ‘76.

The thing is that I bought the cars thinking that each of them was OK. And then they weren’t OK. I couldn’t sell them because I didn’t want to pass the trouble on to someone else. Also, I didn’t want the cars to go to the crusher, before or after being parted out. So, years of welding ensued. I like welding, so maybe that is fine. This week I have been sewing seats to replace the old upholstery. Such fun!

I seem to have a learning disability when I comes to buying cars from the 70’s. I bought a “rust free” 1970 Triumph GT6+ on BAT and ended up replacing a bunch of rusty and bondo repaired panels. I’m hoping this one will move forward faster than that did.
Tim