1975 rust belt wonder

[indisguise]

Well today was productive....some of the repairs were small but time consuming...take a look,

[indisguise]

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[CutteRug]

Wow... All I can say is "wow".

Now THIS is a "build"... I can't even imagine not giving up on a car with that much rust going on... But I guess we are truly spoiled here in California...

It makes me thankful that I only have a few holes in flat metal to cut out...

The fabrication and welding you're doing amaze me. Keep it up!!

And I'll keep my eyes peeled for those "75 surprises"...

Cheers!

Adam

[indisguise]

Thanks for the kind words Adam, I am really enjoying your build.

Anyway the car is consuming the worlds supply of welding gas!!! hence work continues....as always pictures are worth a thousand words..

Enjoy.

[indisguise]

OK... so I got the pictures in the wrong order in the last post.....

Anyway some more progress

[indisguise]

Well...the front lip turned into a mess.....what started as a small hole ended as a freaking huge one...

I really should learn to buy new panels....

[indisguise]

Started on the nose section repair.....suddenly I noticed my welds looking like "boogers".....ahhh I must be out of Gas!!!

[indisguise]

The repair on the nose is 75% done...it needs more grinding and then a lick of filler to make it look decent. To be honest this one was a pain....the weld thru primer really ticked me off...and then welding/grinding on the floor upside down just sucked. Normally I love welding but this was not fun!!.

The repair to the lower door was a dream--- cut/welded and done in 25 minutes ---and welding standing up was a luxury.

Look at the pics if you like rust...

[indisguise]

Yep its more welding and fabricating guys.....

Its amazing where the rust hides on these little cars. the observant readers will notice several new patches here..

[indisguise]

Heres the installed handmade panel...This is with zero filler....hence all the panel beating marks of a novice. It would have been easier to buy, however the learning experience was needed.

[indisguise]

I have been working lots recently as our second child is due any moment. This will cause the 02 to be covered for a while...

First job was the rear wheel arch...I tried to custom make this panel, however not having a metal shrinker was a real pain..so wait for it....yes I am buying some panels.

While these panels are on order i started on some more grot....take a look.

[indisguise]

Well the latest addition to my family (My son was born on 08/14/09) has kept us all busy. However I did grab a couple of hours to weld in a Panel from BLUNT (Great transaction btw). Note i did not have time to dress the welds yet...

[indisguise]

The car is slowly being dissected. The extent of the rust is truly staggering.

In the above posts you will see I started a repair on the nose panel. Well this was causing some concern, will it last? how much rust is back there? etc. So to cut a long story short I removed the front, sliced it in half and welded more panels in than I care to mention.

You will also notice below that the engine bay has seen some work!.

Enjoy the pics.

[02again]

Your apparent dedication is Staggering. I am cutting up a 71 shell and might be able to help with some pieces from firewall back. tom at 02again dot com

[indisguise]

Tom...

I am sure the words dedication and insanity are closely linked:).

Anyway heres a horrible cell phone picture of the the repair completed above.