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<blockquote data-quote="1967eleanor" data-source="post: 12668462" data-attributes="member: 32170"><p>I finished repairing the last of the floor braces.</p><p></p><p>I had to make my own ends, where the stock had rotted off.</p><p><img src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9360/img0544hx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>compared to the factory</p><p><img src="http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/518/img0545o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I got the other front pan welded in and took out what was left of the drivers side front floor support and replaced it with the repaired one</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/4251/img0570ua.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I also pulled the inner fenders/ vent tubes off of the parts car. they are a little dirty but No rust or rot to be found! They should look like new after some elbow grease.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/5403/img0572bg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/6001/img0729f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I then went away for a semester of school so fast forward to April 2011, spring break, and the completed floors.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7377/img0749su.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9094/img0752v.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9281/img0753lc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6462/img0754rm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Over the summer I was busy restoring the customers GT500 convertible so the 54 got put on the back burner.</p><p></p><p><strong>September 2012</strong></p><p></p><p>spent the morning tearing apart the front clip, it doesn't appear to have every been apart or been wrecked.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7233/img1238ca.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/81/img1239f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>with the parts off I was able to get a good look at just what I was up against. The fenders looked fairly solid while on the car, however once they were off they had quite a bit of rust. The front of the fender where the gravel pan met the grille was almost completely rotted. In addition the back and top of the one fender was full of holes. After sandblasting I dont think there would be much left. The gavel/stone guard seems to be pretty nice with only 1 spot that will need to be repaired. </p><p><img src="http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3205/img1240w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2313/img1241ud.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I decided to check the fenders off the parts car, and just as I figured they were much more solid. They have an antenna hole that will need to be welded up and a couple minor dents, however the underside was pretty much intact and was protected well by the rubberized undecoating. I will still have to patch the bottom by the rocker tho.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8494/img1242ny.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7425/img1243v.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>October 2012</strong></p><p></p><p>home again for the weekend and did more work, </p><p></p><p>stripped both fenders inside and out with some help from my female companion<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1091/img1268x.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>the bottom of the fender and the front were both shot.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6861/img1273jm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>so I repaired that.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/7862/img1278zd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>replaced the bottom outer</p><p><img src="http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6523/img1276be.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>and inner</p><p><img src="http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8137/img1277pb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>welded up the trim holes and the antenna hole</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8986/img1274g.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and laid some DP90 epoxy primer </p><p><img src="http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1787/img1279wy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>More metal work.</p><p></p><p>Repaired the other fender which has nearly identical damage to the drives fender the bottom half was replaced along with the front part behind the grille</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9459/img1305sr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>epoxied</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1543/img1306se.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>now for the stone guard, it was pretty straight but the ends were rotted</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9917/img1314cy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Sand blasted the bottom but unfortunately ran out of media, but i was able to get most of the rust off, I treated the rest with SEM rust-mort</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9480/img1315hb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>yeah....</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4935/img1312k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>after some TLC</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5222/img1313lm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>no before on this side but it was pretty shot as well.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1768/img1316q.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>ran out of DP90 so i used DP40</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3344/img1317sw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>November 2012</strong></p><p></p><p>Didn't have too much time to work on the car this weekend so I decided to clean up the grille and see what I needed to make it complete.</p><p></p><p>the start</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4927/img1357i.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>the chrome cleaned up nice after some elbow grease.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7027/img1359l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7042/img1362c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I was able to get everything minus a center tooth, Id also like to find a passenger side parking housing/grille end. so if anyone has a nice original PM please.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1880/img1363pv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>So basically the front clip is all done now, I'm gonna turn the car around and start on the rest.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5403/img1366o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Had some semi decent weather this week so I decided to clean up the back room before the snow hits. I turned the car around so I can start on the rockers, 1/4s, and back end.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5916/img1411kp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1405/img1413pe.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>what was the old floors</p><p><img src="http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8921/img1414tl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>now to address this mess.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4732/img1415y.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>December 2012</strong></p><p></p><p>Once again due to the uncommon year of the car they do not make full quarter panels for the car. However out of sheer luck I managed to find a set on ebay.</p><p></p><p>Nice big update.</p><p>I found some rust free 2 door 150 quarters on ebay, so I hit buy it now and made the 1,000 mile trip to Ohio. I also got a pair of inner rockers and a rust free trunk too.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8583/img1489vm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>the inside quarters was really impressive, zero rot and only mild surface rust. Most of the original primer was still intact.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6233/img1490jl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3841/img1493ut.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/755/img1495t.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>the outsides were nice too, some dents and dings but to be expected for the age. I also welded up the trim holes for the gravel shield and shaved the gas door.</p><p><img src="http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/8027/img1336daz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/274/img1491t.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9908/img1492q.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/6216/img1498y.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I also stripped the trunk.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/9691/img1494hq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8310/img1496m.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and welded up the emblem holes</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1975/img1497ir.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1967eleanor, post: 12668462, member: 32170"] I finished repairing the last of the floor braces. I had to make my own ends, where the stock had rotted off. [IMG]http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9360/img0544hx.jpg[/IMG] compared to the factory [IMG]http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/518/img0545o.jpg[/IMG] I got the other front pan welded in and took out what was left of the drivers side front floor support and replaced it with the repaired one [IMG]http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/4251/img0570ua.jpg[/IMG] I also pulled the inner fenders/ vent tubes off of the parts car. they are a little dirty but No rust or rot to be found! They should look like new after some elbow grease. [IMG]http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/5403/img0572bg.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/6001/img0729f.jpg[/IMG] I then went away for a semester of school so fast forward to April 2011, spring break, and the completed floors. [IMG]http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7377/img0749su.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9094/img0752v.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9281/img0753lc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6462/img0754rm.jpg[/IMG] Over the summer I was busy restoring the customers GT500 convertible so the 54 got put on the back burner. [B]September 2012[/B] spent the morning tearing apart the front clip, it doesn't appear to have every been apart or been wrecked. [IMG]http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7233/img1238ca.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/81/img1239f.jpg[/IMG] with the parts off I was able to get a good look at just what I was up against. The fenders looked fairly solid while on the car, however once they were off they had quite a bit of rust. The front of the fender where the gravel pan met the grille was almost completely rotted. In addition the back and top of the one fender was full of holes. After sandblasting I dont think there would be much left. The gavel/stone guard seems to be pretty nice with only 1 spot that will need to be repaired. [IMG]http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3205/img1240w.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2313/img1241ud.jpg[/IMG] I decided to check the fenders off the parts car, and just as I figured they were much more solid. They have an antenna hole that will need to be welded up and a couple minor dents, however the underside was pretty much intact and was protected well by the rubberized undecoating. I will still have to patch the bottom by the rocker tho. [IMG]http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8494/img1242ny.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7425/img1243v.jpg[/IMG] [B]October 2012[/B] home again for the weekend and did more work, stripped both fenders inside and out with some help from my female companion:cool: [IMG]http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1091/img1268x.jpg[/IMG] the bottom of the fender and the front were both shot. [IMG]http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6861/img1273jm.jpg[/IMG] so I repaired that. [IMG]http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/7862/img1278zd.jpg[/IMG] replaced the bottom outer [IMG]http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6523/img1276be.jpg[/IMG] and inner [IMG]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8137/img1277pb.jpg[/IMG] welded up the trim holes and the antenna hole [IMG]http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8986/img1274g.jpg[/IMG] and laid some DP90 epoxy primer [IMG]http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1787/img1279wy.jpg[/IMG] More metal work. Repaired the other fender which has nearly identical damage to the drives fender the bottom half was replaced along with the front part behind the grille [IMG]http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9459/img1305sr.jpg[/IMG] epoxied [IMG]http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1543/img1306se.jpg[/IMG] now for the stone guard, it was pretty straight but the ends were rotted [IMG]http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9917/img1314cy.jpg[/IMG] Sand blasted the bottom but unfortunately ran out of media, but i was able to get most of the rust off, I treated the rest with SEM rust-mort [IMG]http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9480/img1315hb.jpg[/IMG] yeah.... [IMG]http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4935/img1312k.jpg[/IMG] after some TLC [IMG]http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5222/img1313lm.jpg[/IMG] no before on this side but it was pretty shot as well. [IMG]http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1768/img1316q.jpg[/IMG] ran out of DP90 so i used DP40 [IMG]http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3344/img1317sw.jpg[/IMG] [B]November 2012[/B] Didn't have too much time to work on the car this weekend so I decided to clean up the grille and see what I needed to make it complete. the start [IMG]http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4927/img1357i.jpg[/IMG] the chrome cleaned up nice after some elbow grease. [IMG]http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7027/img1359l.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7042/img1362c.jpg[/IMG] I was able to get everything minus a center tooth, Id also like to find a passenger side parking housing/grille end. so if anyone has a nice original PM please. [IMG]http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1880/img1363pv.jpg[/IMG] So basically the front clip is all done now, I'm gonna turn the car around and start on the rest. [IMG]http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5403/img1366o.jpg[/IMG] Had some semi decent weather this week so I decided to clean up the back room before the snow hits. I turned the car around so I can start on the rockers, 1/4s, and back end. [IMG]http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5916/img1411kp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1405/img1413pe.jpg[/IMG] what was the old floors [IMG]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8921/img1414tl.jpg[/IMG] now to address this mess. [IMG]http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4732/img1415y.jpg[/IMG] [B]December 2012[/B] Once again due to the uncommon year of the car they do not make full quarter panels for the car. However out of sheer luck I managed to find a set on ebay. Nice big update. I found some rust free 2 door 150 quarters on ebay, so I hit buy it now and made the 1,000 mile trip to Ohio. I also got a pair of inner rockers and a rust free trunk too. [IMG]http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8583/img1489vm.jpg[/IMG] the inside quarters was really impressive, zero rot and only mild surface rust. Most of the original primer was still intact. [IMG]http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6233/img1490jl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3841/img1493ut.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/755/img1495t.jpg[/IMG] the outsides were nice too, some dents and dings but to be expected for the age. I also welded up the trim holes for the gravel shield and shaved the gas door. [IMG]http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/8027/img1336daz.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/274/img1491t.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9908/img1492q.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/6216/img1498y.jpg[/IMG] I also stripped the trunk. [IMG]http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/9691/img1494hq.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8310/img1496m.jpg[/IMG] and welded up the emblem holes [IMG]http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1975/img1497ir.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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