Auto Restoration 101

The work continues on the rust repairs and panel replacement.

The lower quarter panels were in bad shape and had no strength because of the rust. We purchased the lower quarter panels from EMS. Here we have the patch panel tack welded in.

To help with the fit of the lower quarter patch [...]

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The restoration continues….we have some more parts painted. We also started the repairs to the rear fender skirts.

Here are the door hinges, trunk hinges, trunk lid and the grille surround painted the body color.

The convertible top bows and irons were all sandblasted and primed. They were all in great shape and [...]

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It’s been quite a while since the last update on this project. In the following pictures more work has been done to the inner rear wheelhouses. The excess metal has been trimmed up and both halves are now tack welded. Also the upper trunk floor has been final welded to the body. [...]

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Next up was to repair the rusted out rocker boxes. They were so rusty that the car body had shifted and was in a twist. Nothing lined up, doors or trunk lid. All of the previous patch work on the rockers held the body out of alignment, so the door alignment would [...]

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