Got home from the FFC on Sunday and last night I started getting ole #70 ready for body & paint work. I have been talking with a few paint shops and decided on our very own Flat Out (aka Shelby) to do the honors.

Staring at the front and working my way back. I knew I had rust in the channel for the front trunk seal down by the head light buckets, but found a a few holes in the channel up by the cowl

I know my longs are solid the little rust issues were fix last year there. Trunks are solid & so are the floor pans. I'm lucky, just a lot of little dents and dings and maybe a very small rust hole on the passenger front fender down low.

I know we like pictures so here you go.

The rust collection so far

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I'm going to have Shelby cut the lip edge in the corners (marked in red) so water will run down the channel and drain out through the head light bucket drain and behind the bumper. Also I am not going to glue my new trunk seal in once the car is done so I can remove it and clean the channel when needed.
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My weather seal channels are bad also... looking forward to watching the metal repair blow by blow. Have you considered some kind of special protection or surface treatment once they are repaired to prevent a repeat?

I don't know, I think by opening the end of the channels water shouldn't collect there? I hope.

Garold, I thought you ran D-jet? I'm confused...

I have some pics of the repair in this area. just go to photobucket.com, and search for my name: gopack42, and you will see how my guy took care of that rust

I do, I have a 73 FI 2.0L under the engine lid. Remember mine is modified just a bit from a stock 70 914.

generally they rust in the channel because water gets under the trunk seal and sits...and sits...trapped by the rubber

See thats what I thought, until I saw these...

Por-15

Inlets for the turbo....that or a couple of badges on the closed engine lid

Go Garold Go!!!

You might want to start looking for local platers and powder coaters

DSP - remember he works for Motorola - this car has

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Zero-Rust beats POR-15 on the salt water dingy dock 1 year submersion test.

I'm doing that exact same front trunk seal channel repair this week. Wirebrushing, metal etching, water rinsing, acetone drying, and zero-rusting, in a nutshell.

Yep saw that.

Damn I was ther too.

:embarrased:

Yep Mark is right, badges on my closed engine lid. The reflection is of a set of Mahle rims I have for sale in the classifieds Are you looking for more Riveira rims? I have a set of those also. They have curb rash but are straight.

I have the rockers off, man was there a lot of rocks and crap in there. I pulled them off last fall also. My longs are solid (I knew that already) I pulled the rear lights only thing left to do is pull rear bumper & valance, then finish removing the seats and door panels and I should be ready for body work & paint.

I also spent some $$ with Dave at GPR yesterday and order my new body seals, ouch I have to say GPR prices were the best I found on OEM seals. I still need to get some cheap tires that will hold air for my steel rims so I can roll the car around. I'm really enjoying this process and can't wait to get it back when Shelby is done with it.

Sorry no pictures, battery is dead in camera yet again.

WooHoo got a email from Shelby saying she has room for my car. Just need to work out the details of when to drop it off.

I can't wait

Update time

Going to pick up my 914 from Shelby on July 15th. It spent part of the winter and spring / summer with her getting the rust repair and the correct signal orange paint with the black stripes. Here are a few picks of the trip down to her place back in November. I will post pics after I get him home on Sunday.

I can't wait to see it!

Some good photos here. Here's a link to make it easier to get to.

Can't wait to see the results! My 72 is still sitting under a tarp, waiting for me to get back to it and fix similar channel issues. The cut-outs sound like a great solution.

woohoo can't wait to see it!!!!!

LONG day yesterday. I got my baby home

Open trailer shot at 5:30am

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What I seen 5 1/2 hrs later at Shelby's place

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The arch on the way home

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Finally home

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My 5 1/2 yr son Nathan and daddy's other baby

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Shot of the rear with my trailer hitch

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I had Shelby paint the sail panels black with atexture look. I like the look.

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Needless to say once off the trailer I drove it around the block about 10 times man I missed this car

I plan start putting things back together today, I have a Evolution driving school this weekend so I need to get my in gear

Looks great, Garold!
I'd wondered if you were gonna weld up the side markers, and I now see the answer. Now get it back together quicklike.

Looks purdy!!! The painted sail panel is a really nice touch.

Now get that back together and sign up here:
CIR-PCA Fall Driver's Education, Sept 15-16


Hopefully I'll have my ongoing engine nightmare sorted out by then and you won't be the only teener (if I don't, it is MINI time again ).

Either way, I'll be there

sweet! do you have any pics of it finished?

wow, I missed a whole year on this car?

PM me, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the whole process - whitey is gonna need paint and flares, etc...soon

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Car looks great! I'm diggin the painted sail panels as well. However, I too think that any pictures of cars that Shelby has worked on should be accompanied by photos of Shelby.

Well little update. Drove the rest of 2007 & all 2008 with ouside 98% finished, but needed to finish the inside. So here are some updated pictures. First AXing in 2008 Then new carpet and 3rd brake light installed recently. I need to pull the windshield as the clips are broken to hold the lower trim on

Hope the trucks will see me now when I stop

looks great!!
that third light is a life saver on the road