Back at it again yesterday, on my own with a bit of help from my Dad. I think seat time will have to reflect build time regarding 'team' members. :lol:
Getting it off the lift i decided to throw on the wheels off my old Baja project for a laugh. The the bugger would fire, something amiss with the wiring but one we sorted it, it ran out of fuel an sucked crap into the system. Once we got it running again I decided to clear it out an shake the rust loose but going for a hoon around the field. It was like being 10 again, the state of it!
After that I got out the powerwasher an cleaned off all the old road grime an tried to knock as much paint an rust off as I could. While it was drying out I removed all the interior trim, insulation, headlining, mirror, visors, handles etc. Then I got stuck in with the twist brush at all the rust traces an filler bubbles to see what lies beneath.
The old repairs are a scary sight.
Heater channels have seen better days an should really be replaced, i might just patch them for now an replace them when I've more time.
The wirebrush took me back to the original red, the rear bumpers hangers really are solid, pity to have to run a cutting disk straight down the middle of that. This side is kinked from an old prang so needs pulling straight first.
Hole behind double skin to luggage floor. (outside)
Inside double skin.
Horrific looking old repairs but it is solid.
All wing bolt inserts are good an solid.
Drivers side inner rear corner.
Passenger side inner rear.
Front clip is in a bit of a mess, its been replaced badly an is still buckled, i/ll have to take a closer look.
