I started digging out the two other boxes I picked up at swap meets that might provide some parts,
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Then I broke my box down to parts and pieces and gave everything a thorough cleaning and removed all the foam and gaskets, remember to clean the channel out on the front cover where there will be some putty like sealant installed at the end,
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I separated the middle section from the rear section by drilling out the rivets, this allows the sections to fit in my 5 gallon pail of Evapo Rust which cleans up the rust nicely and also make it a bit easier to repair the crack in the middle section,
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Blasted the motor and the blower hold down plate, epoxied and sprayed semigloss black,
I decided to use the front cover from one of my donor boxes that doesn't have any cracks but need to repair this crack in the middle section of my original box,
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I started out by V grooving the crack with a die grinder and carbide bit, the I used a product we use the bodyshop for lots of stuff as well as fibreglass with the advantage that is pretty much black and thats FUSOR 142. This stuff sets up fast so you need to be efficient getting it on,
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Then the same on the inside,
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With the cracks repaired and all the bare metal pieces cleaned of rust I could scuff the outside with a red scotch brite pad and a bit of 800 grit wet paper to knock down some of the glass fibres that pop up on the surface the three parts are ready for some semi matt clear coat to make the scratches from the past disappear,
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