The other week the weather was soo nice, that I got the urge to rip into the center of the car. Do some interior work, mostly cleaning, but it needed to be done.
I ripped out the headliner to find 2 garbage bags full of padding- filling and a tenant who had been there long before me.
In my “about me” page, i talk about a dead cat that i found in the trunk - but in this car, I found his friend. Kind of a Tom and Jerry kind of thing.
I like to think that he is waving to me.
Well, as I started to rip into the interior I also got around the under side of the car. What I found is an extensive amount of rot. Rust repair will be needed everywhere. Take a look at the inner rocker panels, outer rocker panels, rear section of the floors, kick panel areas as well and body mounting points.
I will need to get some square tubing to help support the car when it comes time to tackle this stuff.
I finally got the uprights installed, though not completely done, however, this is a big step. I got the new spindles, rotors, calipers and hoses sorted out just last night and rough fitted together.
Look for more pictures soon.
I just had to do it. I took the new rear thunderbird seat home on sat, cleaned it up with simple green and then sprayed it down with a vinyl protectant. Then I had to get back to see how it will fit…and wouldn’t you know it…
Like a GLOVE…I cannot wait until i get some of the metal work done on this car and start to put this in…It will RULE!!!
Enjoy
