Car went to media blast. Every closed structure, even frame boxes were open. They are cleaned, blasted and three (3) layers of epoxy is painted all around. It's funny how small things make big difference: you don't have to worry anymore, is there rust somewhere inside of frames or not. Roof frames, deck filler panel, rear quarters, floor frames (front, middle and rear) are all cleaned this way. Crazy some say, but now it's done. Period. Hopefully this treatment will help my T/A to survive next 45 years on the road!
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Car is now prepared for media blasting. In fact, it'll be sand blasted in local metal workshop and then epoxy primer will be painted instantly after blast. All closed structures and boxes between body panels are now open and they are easy to blast and to paint epoxy primer. Once again, thanks to Juhani from Custom Creations (or homepage www.ceecee.fi) for body work. We also removed rear quarters and Juhani added some strengthening 'roll cages' to keep unibody structure straight. Have you ever wonder what lies underneath the skin? I mean inside the cowl? On mine car, there where plenty on bird poop, dust and sand. The cowl area wasn't so bad after all, but absolutely need of media blast and epoxy primer. Check the pictures:
Car roof had same dents and damages on both sides. After removal of windshield and rear window, there were couple of rust holes ( 1-2 inches wide). Also, surface tension was lost on roof skin. I decided to remove roof skin and replace that and drip rails. A-pillars were also rusty and they had some holes, they are easy to fix now. I ordered AMD roof skin, a-pillars and drip rails from ebay. Thanks to Falcont, they shipped them to Finland with reasonable price. The project has got a jump start, thanks to P.J. We decided that Peter will complete rust repairs in the States, before sending car to Finland. Problematic areas, as always, will need to be replaced: trunk floor and trunk floor extension. Here are couple of shots: |
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