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> Restoration Part Trois!, Chris Foley Rotissere Rules!
william harris
post Jun 13 2004, 09:42 PM
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Since the weather was good, I also took the time to degrease the area around the gas tank and the front trunk. These areas really cleaned up nice.


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post Jun 13 2004, 09:50 PM
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I say remove as much sealer as you can in as many areas as possible, unless there is really no chance of rust hiding behind an area.
As far as the trunk, wire brush and clean the area so no paint or rust is left around the pinholes. If they don't get much bigger then filling them with the mig is the best approach. I can use a backing bar of copper to help control the heat and fill the holes more easily.
Looks like I may be making a house call. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Jun 13 2004, 09:55 PM
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Front trunk springs are easy. Get a ViceGrip or pliers and grab them. They're not very tight. You'll be surprised.

The rear are more tricky. I haven't found a great way yet myself. Stick a block of wood in its path or it'll bend the metal up real good.
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post Jun 13 2004, 09:56 PM
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Here's the front trunk.


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post Jun 13 2004, 09:58 PM
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I also cleaned inside the pedal box area. This was a real mess because the master clyinder was leaking hydralic fulid inside the car. Does a number on the sound deadening crap. Also dissolves paint.


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post Jun 13 2004, 09:59 PM
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Here she goes back into the garage after another fun filled day.


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post Jun 13 2004, 10:04 PM
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Racer Chris: House call, house call! Let me finish scraping and wire brushing this trunk floor and get it all ready for you. I was thinking about using a wire wheel on a drill to clean it up, but I like the control with a small stainless steel brush. Don't want to be too agressive if it is not needed. The seam sealer looks OK everywhere else in the trunk. I'm exploring the area under the gas tank next. Glad to know your keeping watch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)


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post Jun 14 2004, 06:20 PM
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6/14/04 at 8:18 p.m. EST: Racer Chris: After we talked today I decided to get very aggressive with the trunk floor to expose and remove all the rusted areas. Spent over an hour with a 3 inch coarse wire wheel to remove as much paint/rust debris as possible. Not really any big changes in appearance all though a few more small pin holes opened up. Here's a group of pictures taken from both sides.


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post Jun 14 2004, 06:23 PM
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Pin holes don't vizualize very well inside the garage. Much better view from the inside.


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post Jun 14 2004, 06:25 PM
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Another view from the bottom.


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post Jun 14 2004, 06:27 PM
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Here's the last one from the inside of the trunk. Let's go ahead and plan for you to make the repairs. Bring your gear and lunch is on me. Early Saturday would be good. Call me at the office tomorrow.


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post Jun 14 2004, 07:51 PM
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QUOTE(william harris @ Jun 14 2004, 08:27 PM)
Early Saturday would be good. Call me at the office tomorrow.

Re saturday,
I think I can get to your place before 11. With luck we'll be finished by noon.
I'll call you Tues. am to discuss.
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post Jun 26 2004, 12:44 PM
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Chris Foley drove over 110 miles one way to come weld up my rusty trunk floor. He spent almost 2 hours with his MIG welder to give me a nice solid trunk floor. Guys here in NE, Chris Foley is our HPH. Support him with your business. Here's a view of the bottom.


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post Jun 26 2004, 12:45 PM
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As you might imagine, when Chris put the MIG welder on this rusty floor, more and larger holes opened up. He stuck with it and saved the panel. Lower view which was a much worse area.
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post Jun 26 2004, 12:46 PM
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Damn, forgot to attach the picture. Duh (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)


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post Jun 26 2004, 12:47 PM
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Here's another view of the same area. Needless to say, this floor sorta looked like swiss cheese.


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post Jun 26 2004, 12:48 PM
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Here's a view from inside the trunk. Compare this to the earlier ones.


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post Jun 26 2004, 12:49 PM
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Another view from inside the trunk. What a big improvement!


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post Jun 26 2004, 12:51 PM
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So my next project has been to remove the undercoating so that I can inspect the bottom of the car for any hidden rust. Scraping this crap off is a slow job.


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post Jun 26 2004, 12:52 PM
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I haven't tackled the wheel wells yet. It is really thick in there. The suspension ears were also heavily coated. Took a couple of hours for these areas.


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