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Old 09-17-2018, 04:06 PM
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Spent some time after work yesterday repairing the "new" deck lid...







The original deck lid. Never saw one rot from tbe inside out like this one.

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Old 09-19-2018, 09:20 AM
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Rusting from the inside out is quite common in older cars.
Thats the largest trunk lid ive ever seen
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Old 09-20-2018, 05:50 PM
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If it was a northern car, I might not be so surprised. But, FL car since new. Came out of the Atlanta assembly plant. The floors, quarters, doors, etc are really nice. The worst was/is the trunk lid, trunk floor, around the rear window, and the driver's side fender.

I finished the welding Tuesday and gave it a coat of dura glass + primer. Then stuck it on the car, doesn't line up very well. It is going to take some patience to get it where I want it.



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Old 09-25-2018, 05:57 PM
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Some rust repair panels for the 68 arrived today. Rear deck filler panel and lower fender patches.
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Old 09-26-2018, 03:56 AM
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Man, you have a lot of projects going on at the same time. Reminds me of when I would have 3 or 4 full builds on Harleys. I tried to get one done before I attacked the next one, but got held up a few times waiting on paint or parts. I quit doing my own paint work. It was too time consuming.
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Old 09-26-2018, 06:05 AM
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Basically, my 72 is on hold because of paint... I am waiting for the heat and humidity to lift before I do final body work and paint.

My dad sold the 72 Lemans and got rid of the vw. But, bought a 63 Nova vert. It was a running car, but very poorly executed. So... yeah, that car is half apart currently. ::sigh::
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Old 09-26-2018, 05:46 PM
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Dad sure keeps you busy Brian! It's gotta be nice to be able to spend time with him though.
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Old 09-29-2018, 05:39 PM
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I enjoy our time in the shop together, but really wish we could finish a car for him.

More parts arrived for the 68 today... dash repair panel, and trunk weatherstrip channels.
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Old 10-02-2018, 06:49 PM
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Started welding up some small holes in the left quarter panel.





Found a little "surprise" in the drivers side fender



The passenger side is almost perfect.

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Old 10-05-2018, 09:17 PM
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Finished the lip of the quarter panel today...





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