Winter breakdown and Detailing
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From: Litchfield NH
Winter breakdown and Detailing
Started taking the 77 apart today. Started with the rocker panels and sill plates. What a great surprise. I just bought the car in November and havent yet taken it apart. Very solid car. Here are some pics of the sills after the plates were removed. Not any rust or rot at all.
I have heard a lot of horror stories about guys taking the sills and rockers off and finding alot of damage. I am very lucky. This car I beleive has only had a paint job and all numbers match even the carb. I will be posting pics as I tear her down. I am going to tackl;e the interior first. Enjoy.
Last edited by spanishsilver; Jan 14, 2007 at 09:11 PM.
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From: Ville de la Baie Quebec. A winner is just a loser who tried again.
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Umm,, the pics you are posting are in fact fiberglass covers of the rocker chanels which are underneith,, just above the frame. Jack the car up and take a look with a good light. But if I'm not mistaken, (not sure what year) your floor pans are steel,, if they are sound its a good sign.
Umm,, the pics you are posting are in fact fiberglass covers of the rocker chanels which are underneith,, just above the frame. Jack the car up and take a look with a good light. But if I'm not mistaken, (not sure what year) your floor pans are steel,, if they are sound its a good sign.
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Heres some pics of the front body mount on the drivers side. I will replace the mounts but the brackets seem to be in good shape except for some minor surface rust. Also pics of the floors. No rot or surprises. Yet!
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Nevermind just found the access panel and took out the kickpanel. heres a pic of the kickpanel mounts.
Heres the Driver side
Passenger side
Any advice on how to relace these. They still are solid but for piece of mind I will replace all. Thanks
Heres the Driver side
Passenger side
Any advice on how to relace these. They still are solid but for piece of mind I will replace all. Thanks
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