Bit of a mega-post today, but I like to show progress. Here is the top cover more or less finished. It will need additional sanding and smoothing before paint, but you get the idea. You can see where it turned out there was a ginormous dent on the passengers side I had to work. That was an unexpected surprise, but this car is so rough, you cannot tell until you start sanding..
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This is a big old dent in the drivers rear quarter I need to fix along with some rust. Amazingly, this quarter is not totally eaten up. I need to get at everything anyway, so time to take the rear wheels off!
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View of passenger side rear. Some repair work needed towards the back, but not too bad. I must be getting jaded.
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And drivers side. Really not too horrible. I have seen worse. On the other side.
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I jacked it up, and the drivers axle boot started leaking. That did not take long!
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Back to this again.
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Here is the engine. It turns over, but all else is unknown. Oil is very clean, which is weird.
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It likes sitting level! And, the car did not fold
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Finally, one more before and after pic. I am pretty pleased.
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More to come here at Fi-Rot!