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After the rear consoles were installed I pulled the engine pad and climed in the a vacuum and some simple green to clean out the engine compartment.

Its really mess and a coat of paint will be needed before the motor is put back in for sure.

drivers side looks awesome. some light corrosion and most of the paint is still intact. Firewall looks like shite in the photos from the backpad glue but it too is still good.

Now the battery tray had been replace... poorly, but its hanging in there and the wall it attaches too is still solid with only surface corrosion. Engine shelf is corroded but in tact. Hellhole is well.... a hole. I could see some through holes over the fuel pump at the mounting screws. There is also a couple through holes leading towards the cabin (?) bottom corner of the firewall. One small through hole into the wheel well and unfortuneately a medium size hole heading into the longitudinal.



This is bad as its the first time i've really dug into the car, and not having had the rockers off yet has been a form of ignorant bliss. I know that when a hole developes there that water and acid just drain into the long, so i started poking from underneath with a screw driver and stabbed right through the passenger side jack point. kept stabbing until a 3 inch or so hole had developed.

Looks like the next step after the wheels are bolted back on the rear is to roll it out and pull the rockers to see exactly how bad it is. Then to find an experienced welder who can fix this the way i'd like to see it fixed. This will need to be done before the motor goes back in.

At least the garage will be empty for the engine build.

Also looks like the passenger side suspension ear has been patched. Previous had told me it had been in a minor fender bender so this my have been from that?? No other visible corrosion on the structure there or around it.



pictures look horrendous because i attacked it with a wire wheel and then sprayed it with metal ready. Holes are pretty clear, but i suspect they are boring to look at. We've all seen it before.


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