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[Jack R]

soda blast reveals all. Floors were sort of a surprise but never expected the poor quality quarter that was replaced decades ago. Luckily I have a good body guy who is thinking 40 hours just on the right rear quarter. Rest of car normal stuff trunk, front floors and patch panel on driver quarter. Doors and fenders really decent. Underside in great shape.

 

[dmartin]

Looks like it’s gonna be a good looking convertible

 

[Russ69Runner]

What you find when you peal back the layer's. The welding was not done very good on that quarter. I found around my rear window that A BOND O king had gone to work and formed out where metal should have been. At least the welding should have been cleaned up and smooth. Like it was never welded. Look's like the body man has a lot of work to do. Like I stated before my floor pan was put over part of the old floor pan that was cut off at the inner rocker panel. Made double work for me. Still would like to get a hold of that guy. I know you are going to have it done rite. Looking good wish you luck in the project.

 

[69hemibeep]

Thats not bad for a convertible, frame rails look good?

 

[Jack R]

There isn’t even a curb dent on the frame rails. Really nice shape. The car was hit on the rear passenger side quarter at wheel. based on the poor repair and copious use of bondo probably in the 70’s. Wheelhouse, shock mount and the quarter Poorly done but all repairable. I may be in line for customer of the month at AMD. Ordered all the sheetmetal last night.
Body shop guy estimates painted by Thanksgiving.

 

[69hemibeep]

Cool!

 

[Jack R]

The chassis.......some are left just paint..some undercoated. How did they leave the factory? I could leave this painted but? Since it will be living in AZ corrosion not much of an issue but a bit less work with undercoat.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Jack R your Probably rite on the sheet metal. But will have to go some to beet me on how much metal you will be buying. I have more in the sheet metal than I paid for the hole car. I even bought a new roof for mine. Good luck I feel you pain. Keep the pic's coming. Oh get ready to become a Classic industries buyer. Russ. Now where is my beer assistant and I need another bag of these chip's!!!!!!!*^%))*^**

 

[69hemibeep]

Jack they had a gray dip primer which varied in how dark with body color over spray on it. The wheel wells get under coated or if the option was purchased the whole bottom pretty much got coated. Mine is sealed and epoxy primed.

 

[69hemibeep]

Undercoat was done with the gas tank, brake and fuel lines in place

 

[Russ69Runner]

Just to say I bed lined the hole bottom and in the wheel well's. Used Rust Oleum bed liner. That mud they put on was hard to get off. Putty knife with a heat gun. Heated up the blade while scraping. Then Wire wheel in a drill to get the rest off. Did the blaster get it all off.

 

[Jack R]

Thanks for the information on the chassis. Mine did look exactly like the Bob before picture. Soda did remove all. I think not well as the guy mentioned the bottom was more work than expected.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Yep the mud just did not want to come off and is in every nook and cranny. Keep the pic's coming.

 

[69hemibeep]

My guy told me if I wanted to save some money scrape it off before you bring it in, so I did.

 

[ACME A12]

My guy told me if I wanted to save some money scrape it off before you bring it in, so I did.

Same here. Propane torch and a putty knife.

 

[Rich B]

A lot of work, nobody can realize just how much. Had a friend that would send his frames down to MA (from Auburn, ME); would have entire chassis dipped I believe in caustic soda; completely stripped from inside out and then primer dipped; parts were ready to reassemble at his stove pipe business; would have employees work on his cars during work schedules even; hard to fathom I know, bad news was he never finished anything he started; lower forty was junkyard of partially assembled antiques; nope, never a rr but he had Corvettes, Mustangs, a Chevy and things I never knew about I’m sure......

Went out of business, spent too much on himself and cars? Just left everything, sold off what he could, see if I can go to google and no idea what it looks like today- maybe all cleaned up; be right back. Looks pretty barren, new building in back now (photo), so life goes on; some other business now.

 

[Russ69Runner]

I don't know if the smoke off of it is healthy. But had to get it off and toughed through it. Some say dry ice will take it off. But did not have the car on a rotisserie.

 

[Rich B]

Grandfather died from lung cancer; never smoked but he did a lot of soldering; always thought the smoke from flux and heating up things was the culprit.