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Well its slow progress but progress none the less.I disassembled and painted the engine up .I didnt rebuild the engine because it did run so good and all the internals looked good.I think it has been rebuilt before with little miles on it.This week I have been cutting out rust,treating behind the rust with phosphoric acid and fabricating and installing patch panels.They are in the common areas in front of the rear wheels wells on the rockers and a small amout above the wheels wells.Ill post pics and hope they go through.

having trouble with pics but I think I got it

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another engine pic

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last engine pic

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Here are some pics of the rust repairs and such

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rust on rh 1/4 panel wasnt as bad as lh side

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Took this pic to show the previous owner his poor pathetic looking car

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Well over the last few months I finished fabricating and welding in patch panels for the common rust areas around the wheel wells.I also stripped the car and got the body work done this past weekend and primed it last night.Currently Im just concentrating on the main body and will work on the doors,trunk etc. later.

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here are a few pics of it in the paint booth during the priming process.

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This is the first stage which is an epoxy primer.It is a gray green color

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