Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Like my garage wheels? Huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) And the body left for the moment of truth: sand blasting! Got it done by pros, as I do not have the proper space to do it myself. And the Sudvision HOA would have probably not agreed... We are in July 2013. I waited 3 months for my turn. Edited July 27, 2014 by Guillaume69 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Looked pretty sharp and solid at first glance. But then, we noticed a bunch of places that were crippled with 12-gauge pinholes (tail panel, wheel wells, doors, B-pillar, fender aprons, trunk frame, trunk lid...) and a few older repairs that didn't look very nice... Additionally, the torque boxes looked, well, "torqued", and the front frame rails had to undergo reconstructive surgery as well. The project is not a show car, but I want the car to be better than new and water tight, as I will keep driving it as I always have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Talking about opening a can of worms: multi-layered cake!!! That's what you get when you sandblast what you thought was a fairly "solid car"... Edited December 25, 2013 by Guillaume69 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Edited December 26, 2013 by Guillaume69 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 So, spent a lot of time looking for donor panels. And the body work could start... Didn't do it myself, as I never welded before, and understand that aside from welding, when a car is on a rotisserie, there is, structurally speaking, a lot more than chopping stuff off and stick new metal instead. Need to be careful or the car will sag. I trusted a real pro to do that for me. There is a very specific order to proceed. And so we did. Thank God I could afford it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Yikes, got some work ahead of you eh? It's truly amazing what the bare shell looks like when completely stripped. I "thought" mine was pristine, until it was blasted clean. My hat's off to you. Good luck. Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Rocker panels and wheel wells came first. Edited December 25, 2013 by Guillaume69 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Yikes, got some work ahead of you eh? It's truly amazing what the bare shell looks like when completely stripped. I "thought" mine was pristine, until it was blasted clean. My hat's off to you. Good luck. Bob Thanks RPM. It is all done now. Took 3 months. Car is ready for paint! Should happen anytime now. And then back home to get it all back together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Then, the tail panel, trunk frame and portions of quarter panel skins followed. Edited April 24, 2015 by Guillaume69 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
