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February 2007
Front End Sheet Metal Rust Repairs
this page last updated
Saturday, March 29, 2008
February will most likely not be all that visible as far as progress goes.
There is a lot of underlying rust that needs to be cut away and either
patched or replaced with new after market panels. In the fender aprons
we are lucky that the sections of the aprons the have the ford stamping
number as well as the vehicle VIN are in good shape. In this case
Steve cuts away the rusted sections and but welds in after market panels.
Once welded and the seam ground down flush, it will be impossible to see the
seams and look like factory panels.
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With the top of the
drivers cowl area cut away, Steve has cut out the rusted areas and
then fabricates matching patches
February 11, 2007 |
Once welded in place and
sealed with seam putty the cowl top will be welded back in place to
cover the repairs
February 11, 2007 |
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Here's a
close-up of one patch welded in place and another area cut clean of
rust and ready for patching. The air horns on both sides were
badly rusted but the donor car pieces were repairable
February 11, 2007 |
The
Passenger side cowl area has been repaired and parts from the donor
car as well as a new rear fender apron are in place. As is
visible here, there is still a lot of repair to the area below the
cowl
February 11, 2007 |
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Here's the repaired
drivers cowl area welded back together
February 25, 2007 |
Next area of work was to repair the rust holes at
base of shock towers. Note the temporary front suspension
February 25, 2007 |
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The Shock
towers were both solid with the exception of rusted through holes at
the base caused by poor drainage design.
February 11, 2007 |
The
cancer is quite visible here. The rotten steel is being cut out and then Steve
will fabricate and weld in place a matching patch.
February 11, 2007 |
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The inside of the repaired
shock tower showing the two patched
areas. Both towers
suffered badly from corrosion and with no after market parts, repair
was the only option.
February 25, 2007 |
And the outside showing
the two portions of the repaired tower. The drain holes at the
base of both shock towers were blocked with body seam putty.
Typical early Ford QC I guess :(
February 25, 2007 |
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The shock towers are finished. Now for the front
fender aprons, some weld cleanup and she'll be ready for
primer
February 25, 2007 |
Fender aprons are installed and everything ready for
primer. The old suspension back in temporarily to move the car
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