This project went into storage for a few years, but is back in queue to go again.
Now that it’s back in the shop, it’s time to start getting all these layers off to start with a better foundation to build on.
I use a cleaning wheel on a drill for the tight areas, and use a Eastwood SCT barrel wheel for the larger panels.
Taking panels loose to get all the tight places to make sure most everything is cleaned off. As I cleaned around the rear window area some pinholes made there appearance. Back to the 1972 for more repair panels (yeah, it’s still here after all these years, or a least what’s left of it).
I didn’t have time to do the patches at the point that I was at, but needed to get the bare metal covered again. The body was sanded down with 400gr and metal prepped before the epoxy primer was applied.
I took the jack apart, blasted, painted, and re-assembled it.
The bumper available are known for rusting if you don’t sand the interior paint off, and apply a better quality paint. I also like to go over the bumper brackets with a grinder to take some of the bad stamp marks, and edges down. It makes them look a lot cleaner when done.
The front bumper mounted and fit on the car.
This is how the dash was going in the start, with an aluminum buggy panel that is usually riveted or screwed in place.
I changed my mind about that and wanted a painted steel dash. I didn’t have a panel long enough to make the full panel, but made it work. The panel was run through the wheel to get the shape.
The pinholes in the rear were from spray foam holding moisture around the edge. Both sides were cleaned out, and painted before the panels were welded in place.
After the rear window the rear bumper still needed to be fit to the wider fender, and I leveled up some LED 356 tail lights.
I taped the gaskets on at first so I could stand back and look at things before it was leveled to find a position I liked. I was going for in between the Pope’s nose and where the handle hole is, but with the curve, it made more sense to go lower. The car was checked for level, measurements taken, and holes drilled.
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