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| Here is the new suspension pan being prepared for it's final journey into the front area. Beautiful piece of metal by Restoration Designs. |
Although you can't see it, this entire section has rusted out underneath the fuel tank support. Donor car will provide the needed metal. |
Here is a close up of that rusted section. |
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| Here is a shot from underneath. The tube sticking out is for the headlight wiring harness. The metal isn't good enough to support it so it's coming out too! |
Another long weekend .... |
Here is Rick removing the tar like substance used as undercoating. This is really the only way to do this. Chemicals only make a mess. |
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| The trick is to get the panel hot and then wait a few seconds and the stuff just lifts off. |
After he gets it off he uses a 3M green bristle disc to bring the metal to a nice shine. Perfect for a thick coat of Zerorust. |
Here is what the inside fender wells look like when he's done. |
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| Here is my dad doing his fair share. |
A closeup of how much fun it is to do this stuff.... |
The interior get's worked on every weekend. A little here and there and it's coming along. |