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Originally Posted by Diognes56
Looks like a nice start  . Why are you replacing "just about every body panel" is there rust that we can't see in the pics?
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not really any rust except for the the left frame rail is rotted out, but more because of bad body work that was done about 20 years ago.
starting with the front the left fender is original and has lots of mud in it. the right side is a horrible after market peice that dosnt fit right. you can see how it dosent line up with the right headlight bezel in the straight on pic. the hood is in great condition though.
door skins are a maybe depending on how it looks when i get it blasted.
both rear quarters were repaired with half quarters which is fine but i think i would rather have the new full quarters since you can see the seems in the trunk and it dosent look like they were done well. the rear panel is filled with mud, and the previous owner installed a sunroof
also the whole left floor pan is replaced. but i'm going to put a one peice floor in. after the body work is done the fun stuff should start.
my friend who has been doing body work since the 60's said he would restore the whole body, frame and suspension if i give him the LS6 with a gasket kit, but i won't give it up so i guess i'll have to pay
heres a pic under the hood. kinda a mess. i have the original a/c comprerssor and lines still also.
