72 rustoration / subaru 6cyl project in Kansas, Mild resto-mod build, my idea of a “true” sportscar Options

[Alain V.]

[Alain V.]

[Alain V.]

[Alain V.]

Just need to do some grinding to smooth it out, then will make the box part for the inside. A shrinker/stretcher might have made this easier,,,,,,, but I’m enjoying the challenge of trying to make shapes with what I have on hand.

[East coaster]

Nice work! I tackled this area on my current project, it’s not an easy spot to address.

[Alain V.]

got a great looking, lightweight engine lid from Sergio recently.....forgot to update my build page.

[Alain V.]

finally got around to installing my suspension console. Just need to clean up the welds and install a new bracket for the brakeline.

[Alain V.]

I sandblasted the inside of the brace for the trans mount , hit it with some ospho then gave it a coat of paint to try and resist future rusting. I wanted to make sure and hit this area now, before I put the rear trunk floor panel in.

[Alain V.]

I've also started on the rear stiffening panels. ....mostly because it gives me piece of mind that the arch area above the axles has a bit of thickness added.

[Alain V.]

Temporarily put the pass seat bracket in place so I could locate & weld the little support hinge in the right spot .

Just “baby steps”,,,,, but at least it’s moving forward

[Alain V.]

Made a quick repair on the rusted front support. I didn’t bother making it look identical to original since this area is going to end up closed in with radiator ducting.

[Alain V.]

Now to try and deal with the rust in the front cowl to fender & frunk seal area.
I’ve actually been dreading this area the most as I really really don’t want to remove the front fenders. I’m going to just try to strategically clean,treat and repair with as little disturbance as possible here.

Of course the other side needs attention too. It’s definitely not as bad as some of the car’s I’ve seen though.

[Alain V.]

Small steps of progress here & there.

[Alain V.]

Finally fitting and welding the trunk floor piece in.

[Alain V.]

I had my donor tail panel and rear quarter pieces stripped by one of those “laser” devices. He got them stripped to bare metal, but warped my quarters so badly that I need to get some off another car. Oh well, lesson learned. Obviously that process produces quite a bit of heat.

[Alain V.]

I had to patch the center of the tail panel in the bumper area because it was rusty and pitted pretty badly where it welds to the trunk pan.

[Alain V.]

I didn’t go crazy with the finish of it since the repair patch will be hidden by the bumper.

[Alain V.]

Starting to do final test fit to plan out where I can use my spot welder, and where I might need to drill holes for plug welds.

[Alain V.]

Tried out the “Coopers paint stripper”, stripped both doors and even was able to soften up/remove bondo. The stripper works good and is pretty quick to lift off multiple layers of paint.

[Alain V.]

Very happy with the results.