Finally WAH-LA!!! THE LEFT SIDE PANEL WAS REMOVED!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5f57aad689.jpg
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Finally WAH-LA!!! THE LEFT SIDE PANEL WAS REMOVED!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5f57aad689.jpg
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One of the previous owners must have been a dentist. [emoji38] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...090b4fb736.jpg
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I'm glad I decided to remove the side panels. It is quite a mess in behind there.
These pieces in the back are bent so I a decided to try to remove them. The rusty steel nuts on the S.S. bolts were siezed on. I had vise grips on what was left of the nut and I only could get a few turns before it locked up. I can see that I am going to end up cutting these bolts out. That should be fun since they are S.S. through fiberglass.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b27589cbbb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...35bb236411.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ba8eee83e2.jpg
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Some pics of Tam's handiwork. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9caf4f69e5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7971cf686d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d76e7ada18.jpg
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At least there were no furry residents living under your quarter panel. I found mouse nests under the intake manifold, the driver's side of the dashboard, and behind the quarter panel.
Yeah thankfully no. I did however catch 26 mice in the basement of my house since December.Quote:
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We worked on the car yesterday (Saturday) for 4 or 5 hours. I tried several coats of the Dupli-color semi-gloss black paint on the pontoon. I don't like how it is coming out so I'm going to go with something different.
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Eric Woltkamp on the FB page said that a sink plunger from Home Depot had a rubber part that is a perfect fit for the intake seals. I picked up a set earlier in the day and low and behold he was right. They are a perfect fit. How do people figure this stuff out? [emoji848] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...53533bab59.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d7cf660399.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d48119b98b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ae553e26bf.jpg
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I drilled out the screw heads on the right side plastic rocker. I hadn't done all of the screws on the driver's side so I went back and finished that side too. Then I removed the right side rear quarter panel. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1db7271017.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f2fe83802e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d63dbe1c98.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...36b086184e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...fbb63c692a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...31a35ce309.jpg
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I noticed that the tub is cracked at every rocker rivnut location. I'm thinking this isn't a serious issue since the car has a full frame. I still don't like it though. I'm thinking what happens is when the rivnut is swedged it puts outward pressure on the material and at some point it cracks.
Used a grinder with a 80 grit flapper wheel to grind the rivnuts flush with the tub. Then I used a hammer and punch to knock the rivnuts into the void. I had one that wouldn't budge and the tub started chipping away.
I decided "While I was in there" that I'd remove the screws that hold the plastic filler plates from the rear fender wells. Two screws actually came out. I couldn't believe it!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8c71f96264.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4a31b3e774.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...26fe8766b2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...fc94024a10.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4c158a911f.jpg
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