yup lotsa rust repair. I don't think that there was ANY panel that I didn't have to do something on, even if it was just removing a dent or 4. It was just going to be a parts car until(an old high school rival) someone said "hey I'll give ya 150 for scrap". I told him I was going to rebuild it and he bet me 1k that I couldn't do it. (you know you can get a lot of little parts for a grand) when I rolled it out on wheels the guy had to pay up. man was that a great feeling.
Actually I do have a slight edge to glue to in the cross piece, or I might just glue it straight up the side on the back seat back panel and cap it with a smooth piece of plastic to stop from rubbing the top. so it'll give me a cleaner look. I have to make a custom top boot anyway since the seat is taller and forward about an inch. my old boot was so shrunk I couldn't eve get it to fasten in the original place. I still have to purchase a top and weather stripping for the top but that's down the road.
