Radrambler Project Is Starting Over !!!!!!
 

GUYS.

THIS PROJECT IS OVER PERIOD .NO JOKING...NO TALKING ME OUT OF IT,
i went on vacation last week.ready to come back and work on my car .
its at a friends shop.well. i went there tuesday looking to finish
the prep and paint ..car was caught out or left in the rain.i didnt ask.nothing i can say will change it. IT SUCKS .must be a sign.
rust stains coming out of places never exposed to weather.many areas i blasted are now rusty..some places i cant get to like panel over laps thats had no rust now are stained with rust color(front and rear window pinch) etc.
i cant take it anymore ....i cant keep redoing
im done.. done for real .no changing my mind...
im just gonna have to put my parts collection on something else.
thanks for all the great support and help along the way .
im not done with lat-g im just not doing this car .
MY BUILD THREADS CAN BE DELETED...( "HAVE I LOST MY MIND" 12/16/08)

THANKS :lateral:
TOM....

Sorry bro I guess some things no matter how hard you try never work out. Now grab a cold one and relax for awhile:cheers:

Sorry, Tom. I'm bummed for you.

X2--- MAN I JUST CAME OUT OF MY SHOP P-OED --THOUGHT IT WAS BAD TILL I SAT DOWN AND READ THIS!! IF YOUR REALLY,REALLY THRU MAYBE WE CAN HELP U MOVE SOME PARTS LATER DOWN THE ROAD IF NEED BE--DAMN I HATE TO SEE THIS--JIM:lateral:

Sorry to see you lose your fire! Hopefully something else will reignite it!

John

thanks
 

guys

its so hard to figure out why this is happening.
i really was ready to finish the car but this killed it for me ...
it was a cool idea..now thats what it will be .
i have to do something ....i have my 65 rambler 4dr i could hang these parts on...havent been able to get real excited about that.but different.
i have a 71 chevelle rolling frame i bought to blast and paint and resell.
i could buy a new 9 inch housing/axles and throw my ls1/4l60 in and bolt my wilwoods brakes on that...wait for a decent body to come along...hell,i dont know .just sucks ....trying to change focus after all this time and effort
ive been searching local craigslist trying to find a deal on something that i might want to do.
im gonna sell off my rambler specific parts and make a little back to throw at the next project......i just have to do something.

tom

tom

Sorry to hear this Tom! But you know what's best for yourself. Hang in there!!

I felt exactly the way you do a couple times in the past. It sucks when you have to rework the same thing over and over.

When you start your next project I hope you don't take it to the same guys shop that left this one out to rust.


Rich

Sorry to hear that Tom.
Hope all works well for you in the long run.:cheers:

Sorry to hear
 

Tom sorry to hear about your project. I was really interested in it, but you can't let it drive you crazy. Like you said there will be another project that won't stress you out like this one . Find one you can enjoy doing. I wish you the best of luck finding one .
Wayne

If it's any consolation Tom, I was set to sell my HO SS to a car collector who was going to fly out to check out my car in person before buying. I had that locked up and another car, a LeMans Blue '69 Camaro SS 396 4 speed with console, that I was going to put some money as a down payment on. Had a deposit on the 69 and everything is cool right?!?! WRONG!!!!:wow:
The fiance tells me, you can sell the HO SS, but you're not buying another car!! So, we go at it for a while and needless to say, I do not have my '69 SS, which I am dying to buy "EVENTUALLY".:willy: I was going to bring the car to COMP SPEC in Walpole, where "KARMA" is being taken care of and have them do my list of "pro-touring" goodies.
Anyways, what I am trying to say is, you have the car, just keep at and think about the car being completed and being able to drive it!!
GOOD LUCK!!!!

Sorry to hear this Tom... I was diggin' your "daring to be different"... but sometimes projects just fight back too much... sorry my friend.

Take some revenge on it....sucks man.

:( :( :(

I've known Tom for a long time...I'm ignoring the request to "not talk you out of it..." and I'm going to TALK YOU OUT OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!

You've been at this too long to give up now. That rust is treatable...you had to sand it all again anyway. Just a test to see how commited you are.

Now...get out there, treat it...sand it...and let's go for a ride in this thing soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't make me drive up there and fix it for you! :lateral:

It's not too late to make the right decision here. :rofl:

Tones screwed...she's calling the shots and they aren't even hitched.:rofl:

Not to get in to personal business and I don't know the reality of your situation but all kidding aside boulder69 has a point. Been there married that wasted 5 years with a woman like that and 2 more years getting back on my feet and collecting tools she sold off for pennies.

I now have a wonderful wife and daughter. My wifes loves and supports me and my car addiction. If you have a fiance already trying to control things like that it only gets 10 times worse.

Burn it and get insurance money.

My Fiance goes with me to every race and car show and loves it. She even started racing her own RC truck that she bought with her money. Yeah I have to wrench on it to, but aleast I don't have to bank roll the hole operation also. I think I might keep shopping for another girl, they are few and far between, but they are out there.

Rodger

Don't give up man.

If you could just put it out in a good sandstorm with the friends car that put it out in the rain you could solve 2 problems with one sandstorm.

It's a good way to find all of the high and low spots.

POR-15 will stop it, it's what it was made for and just about the only thing it works for. It really does take rust to make it work.

Some parts for my car had to be totally replaced because they were beyond rust. Thin air is hard to work with.

Tell me about it!!!! LOL!!!
So, what I did today was take the interest money I had made on my cd account I opened up 4 years ago, and opened another cd account with that interest money "specifically" for my car fund!!:rofl: :rofl: :cheers:
Gotta have a back-up plan!:thumbsup:

Come on.... If a guy like me can take 30 plus years to finish a car. Endure the health issues that I have occurred then this is just a small bump in the road. I'm a big fan of this project and you. I have been from the start.

Always take the positive approach. Look at it this way, better to learn about the rust issues now before body and paint were completed. Then you would have wasted some big bucks.

If there is a will there is a way!

R.P.

project
 

hi roger

i didnt have a rust issue..i had areas that had not been exposed to weather until water ran across or between them.this was mostly at panel overlaps where you can get into with anything but liquid..
i have been given instruction to spray a product in until it runs between the panels and the bare now surface rusty metal inside the car.its supposed to be the answer to the problem .i hear builders use liquid rust converter all the time for areas like this ..i had never heard any builder speak of using a rust converter for areas they cant get to any other way.

ill try it .....maybe ill look like an ass again.....:lol:

tom

Cool glad to see you at least giving it anouther shot hopefully this is the awnser

don't give up
 

Hi Tom, I think you should get back on that horse, besides how am I supposed to keep inspired about my 66 Rambler if I don't have your project to follow?:thumbsup: :lateral:

rambler
 

hi randy.....im excited to see what you do with yours.any luck selling the chevelle?
i saw a camaro rendering in some magazine that had your name attached to it :thumbsup: ....

tom

Chevelle
 

Hi Tom, still have the Chevelle. I guess it was meant to stay so I have it stored on the lift in garage for the winter. I am starting the 70 Camaro project & am really excited about the build on it. I hope to be able to post some things on the build in the upcoming months.

I have always used a product called Rust Seal to take care of rust that is too much of a pain to strip. See the pictures below for encouragement. Its pretty easy stuff to use, you brush it on, let it sit for about a half hour and repeat. Then hose off all the extra. It converts the rust to a primer like coating. This is must easier than stripping all the rust off those hard to get to areas. I have been frustrated to the point you are at, but its all worth it when its done. You will not even remember the frustration when its all done.
Rusty
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0012_large.jpg
After Treatment
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0013_large.jpg
The product
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0014_large.jpg

Im Nutz
 

GUYS

i have tried to give up on this build .as ive shown .i guess before i go crazy about some issue on the car i should consult with you guys first.
the start of the post was me throwing in the towel after finding my gutted car had ended up out in the rain at a friends shop while on vacation.so next day i picked it up and brought it home.i talked about this with several people.let it sit for a little bit.i really thought i had been given a sign of this thing is just too much. maybe it is but as i looked to put the parts on something else its just another p.i.a. situation.i have most of what i need for this car .its the little things that will be the parts that drag it on now.guess im just gonna keep trying.
so i ordered some stuff and sprayed into the areas where water went down/between to neutralize that situation.
ive worked the drivers qtr panel out to the point i think its real close . wet sanded it today to get a sheen and see how i did .its close, i need to prime and block it a couple more times before its ready for color...
so i changed the post title and im gonna keep working on it..

tom

Tom,
I know where you are at. I've been there a few times myself. Some projects, no matter how hard you work, fight back. And, just when you think it couldn't get any worse, or when you think the worse is behind you, something completely throws you for a loop. These are the tough ones, but also sometimes, the most rewarding. Whatever you do, good luck with it. :lateral:

Good luck with it. Maybe what you needed was was a rest from it for a while.

awesome!! glad you are not giving up for good. I took 6.5 years off all my projects while I went to college. I graduated today as a mechanical engineer so now I get to start working on my rusty piles of junk again. hope it goes better for you from here on out

latest
 

guys

i have no shame so heres the latest on me and my project.
i worked on the car alot in december just didnt post.
i did finish my qtr panel...most of the car is wetsanded primer..
i had to get a new job last week..i was in the construction industry and i had it pretty good the last few years.its now a dead industry here.ive been out of work for about 3 months.i had to sell the ls1/4l60 to help make it through...that sucked but i needed the money. so i was lucky and found a "decent" job about a week and a half ago.not the money im use to but its was the best i have been able to find.
i am building a body cart. i have the steel and casters..i just found a deal on a travel trailer frame/dual axle setup that i will modify to haul my car around and ill pick it up this weekend.so nowthe plan is to save and buy some paint and spray it so i can start putting the car together.i dont know what im gonna do for a motor/trans at this point .i wont have the money to replace the ls1 combo.last year i was able to buy whatever i needed for the most part but now its about just trying to survive and squeek out a rolling car .i just cant seem to give up no matter how things go.even if it wont turn out as i had planned.
all you guys have helped push me to keep on trying and i have never wanted to give up.sometimes it seemed like the thing to do but after almost 6 years having this car i cant stop no matter how tough things are.i want to be able to turn the key and drive this thing one day ,just to say i never gave up.
where there is a will there is a way as the saying goes.

tom

Tom thanks for the update! Glad to hear you finally found a job! Even if it's just to pay the bills...that's piece of mind right there! Sounds like you have made dome good progress even with the holidays eating up time...good job!!

The nice thing is that you know the LSx motor will fit and now you need to just focus on getting the rest of the car painted and together. Don't stress about not having a motor right now, that will come in time!

Keep your chin up we're all pulling for you!! :cheers:

Congrats on the job! As for the 6 years... not to worry, I've been "building" my 442 for over 13, including painting it twice!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

thanks

anthony and bill.........ill keep working at it
having a new job is ,what it is ....income
ill post when i get the body on the cart.

tom

the big D
 

guys

feelslike im not going to get to finish this car...
im going to have to divorce the wife and sell all my new goodies to help pay attorney fees.....how FORKIN GREAT.:willy:

i just picked the wrong one......to keep the story short.
i cant tell you how good it feels to work as hard as i have the past few years to get to start all over again....wtf
so, i dont see any updates coming from my end...

tom

:wow: :wow: WOW sorry to hear that :wow: :wow:

Tom I am so sorry to hear this. Times like this you have to do what's right for you. I've been through both and I know it isn't an easy place to be. I wish I had words that would make it all make sense and better, but sadly there are none. Just do your best to keep moving forward...even if you have to crawl to make progress. Take care of number 1 and let me know if I can help in any way.

:captain: