Well I got most of my car back from mediablasting last week and thank god there were no real suprises. I havent picked up the doors or front fenders yet so we'll see what comes back on them. I know there is some bondo work there too. One fender may be a lost cause based on the the bondo thickness I could feel and the number of "drill and pull holes" and better to replace.
For the most part it has what I expected and knew was there . I could tell there was bondo and rust on the lower rear quarters and the drivers side quarter near the tailight. I was also aware that the car had been in an accident and probably had the front frame replaced ( the frame to body welds are crap and not even factory crap, the firewall has some dimples and waves that had been straightened but not very well etc). Typical window channel rust but no to bad. The trunk was rotted out and I cut most of it out before mediablast.Some small sections around the trunk edge too. Basically lots of small sections that need repair but not too bad. Not great but far from a lost cause or a total rust bucket.
The worst area looks to be the driver side rear quarter..... looks like cellulite and there is rust at the lower section of quarter panel in front of and behind wheel ( I think I'll probably skin or full quarter that section). The dimples in the firewall near the inner fenderwell attachement is going to ba a PITA too since its just an awkward area and there are wrinkles on the rolled edge. I'm thinking I may be better off getting another cowl section and cutting and splicing the good/bads sections.
Before I disassembled the car I did have an autobdy shop check the frame to body etc for any twist or misalignment and they said it was all good. The welds just look like crap and probably should be redone.
Some of the stuff I'm going to tackle myself and some I'll have to farm out to someone more experienced in panel replacement and metal work. We'll see what I can do. Its hard to decide where to get started !!
I did get it in PPG DPLF epoxy primer within about 2 days of being blasted, so now its time to start the metal work.
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