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Old Nov 17, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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A while back I had a thread about a '79 I picked up and the motor blew. So now I'm going to do an over haul while just about everything under the hood is out.

Right now I'm thinking about restoring the chassis, it was a NH car and has some rust I'd like to get at and put some POR15 on to protect it once the rust is removed.

So how do I go about it? Looking for any advice. How do I pull off the body? Or would I be able to get at it all some other way?
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Originally Posted by Zapawaf
Hello!
A while back I had a thread about a '79 I picked up and the motor blew. So now I'm going to do an over haul while just about everything under the hood is out.

Right now I'm thinking about restoring the chassis, it was a NH car and has some rust I'd like to get at and put some POR15 on to protect it once the rust is removed.

So how do I go about it? Looking for any advice. How do I pull off the body? Or would I be able to get at it all some other way?
The only way to get it all is to remove the body from the frame. If you go this far, I would consider powder coating vs. por. The cost is cheaper and the results are great. If you do go to this extreme then you should have the a/arms, trailing arms, and all other metal items done at one time. The cost will vary but my guess is 800.00 will get it all blasted and powder coated.

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