Another straggler followed me home!
LOL, righand! I taught myself how to do this stuff. I'm not a pro, but I read many a thread and learned from the members here and on other forums. On the inside I spray with welding primer, self etch or paint. Whichever suits the scenario. If I can't get at it again, I try to get some paint on it. Now my true opinion........these cars will not be treated like they were in their previous life. Many will never see a rain storm again and lots will live undercover of a garage roof. I love vinyl roofs and am not afraid to install them. Reality is, these cars will outlast me! It took them 50 years to get to the condition they are on now. I don't have that many left in me!
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I fully agree with you.
Well, i need to say this.
You have come a long way in your welding and fabrication skills since i first met you, George.
A lot of this has to do with attitude, and the willingness to jump in, get your hands dirty, and not be afraid to try new things.
A lot of people would say, why not buy the AMD drop offs etc. because they fit better, blah blah blah.
These are also the people that insist on a $10,000 resto paint job.
For lack of a better way of putting it, you are showing the people on here what you can achieve by starting with a decent overall car that needs some love in the rust department, (and LOOKS a bit bad) using skills that a typical do it your selfer has or acquires by tackling projects like these.
(Having a decent shop and tools helps too i guess.)
You will end up with a car that is a good functional driver for someone when you pass it on, and though not a particularly rare car deserving a high dollar top end resto, it will be a nice car for someone to enjoy and have a lot of fun with and not worry about rust issues ever again.
This also represents a car your average joe that is on a lower end budget would like to fix up and personalize it after you get the metal work done and enjoy the rest of the build............
Isn't that what this hobby is all about?
Not everything needs to be bucks up and perfect to be a good functional car.
My hat's off to you for doing this and posting lots of pictures for all to see and learn.
Maybe this will inspire some others to tackle something similar and get another one on the road to be enjoyed.............
Thanks for