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Bringing a bitser back to life

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Floorboard Rust Repair

It has been a while since I have actually been able to string some days of work together. My original plan was to fix the rust holes on the interior of the cabin, put the interior in and then get the engine wired and running. Things changed and shifted and I went digging around and found a lot more rust than I expected. I will now be repairing a-pillars, and a couple of other panels. This means that my overall restoration has greatly expanded. "Fix the rust holes" looks so much simpler when

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Step 0: Bringing It Home

I finally pulled the trigger and bought the car. Officially, it is a 1969 1600-2 but its really a bitser. At some point the engine, trans and rear end were swapped with a '73 or '74. There is also the dash from a 74 that came with the car, but it seems that the heater box is the original three lever model (I have the newer heater box too) My goal for the car is to get a reliable driver that looks relatively nice. Basically I am going for a car that I could drive every day (but probably won't) t

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