The cylinder looked like it had a rough patch near the opening but it buffed out. I'm going to try it without re-sealing it first.
The body has actually been fixed up by the PO. New trans tunnel to fit the 727, new front floor panels, patched trunk drops and rockers have been worked on too. The welds have been sealed and the whole car primed and the underside coated with some thick rust protector.
I wish he hadn't done that, though. I'd much rather have seen the patching before it was covered up beyond inspection. Now I have this dilemma; scrape all that goo off just for peace of mind or leave it and trust his work.
The front frame rails need patching after a couple of poor fixes in the past. I've shown that earlier in the thread. And both fenders are fixed up very poorly. It's under the hood but it's not like it's hidden ...
Most of the car is actually pretty close to paint. High build primer is the grey you see and most of it is pretty close to finished.
Under the rockers and rear quarters there is some filling and sanding to be done (the old guy who apparently did the work was unable to bend down and do the job down there). The rockers I'm seriously considering stripping clean because I want to know what condition they are in.
If I'm going to add frame rails and torque boxes, now is the time to do it so those regions will have to be cleaned anyway.
