GM BIGGES FLAW - How fast Bonneville RUSTs OUT :(! Amazing
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lol, it sounds like a definitely scored a touch down here, by creating this Truthful but painful thread. As far as the savagecowboys69 inquiry goes, what i decided is to use both in family while at same time trying to sell them back out j/as i got them. If however i wont sell it till summer and will have time to mess around, i will jump on it and will restore it to my best ability, since i already have a little bit of experience in it, its j/that i dont want to mess around w/another car again. The projects are fun, but time and money consuming and pain in *** sometimes, as i dont have no lift other them jacks in garage and not much of a clearance to work under, however as i mentioned earlier, i did spend half a year on slow time wise restoration of my Lincoln Mark VII, and heres some pics of its undercarriage below:
heres some shots before:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09811.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09807.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC07392.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC05388.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC05348.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC05342.jpg
and heres after:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l.../DSC020036.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00031.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00032.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00033.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00037.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00038.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00039.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00040.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09987.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09992.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09994.jpg
I had 18 holes cut out in process, had to fabricate replacements for those, mostly in trunk and under rear seats. however this car didnt rust under crucial places like bonnie
and yea, if however bonnie falls though, i deff keeping kick *** engine and tranny and u are welcome to rub me off of panels lol.
heres some shots before:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09811.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09807.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC07392.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC05388.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC05348.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC05342.jpg
and heres after:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l.../DSC020036.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00031.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00032.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00033.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00037.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00038.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00039.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00040.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09987.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09992.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC09994.jpg
I had 18 holes cut out in process, had to fabricate replacements for those, mostly in trunk and under rear seats. however this car didnt rust under crucial places like bonnie
and yea, if however bonnie falls though, i deff keeping kick *** engine and tranny and u are welcome to rub me off of panels lol.
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cut the peace out w/plazma or dremel i guess if theres no plasma which what i was doing, in thin places that is. then fabricate replacement, pref from zinc coated or galvanized steel and tap weld it. few dots then gring, then few more then grind again, so on till it filled in, then primer and its fixed, lol. the point job, i guess a different story. haha
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this is a good reminder...look before you buy. Back when I use to buy old cars looking for rust was a must. I even sold 2 frames for 60'* Pontiacs because they would rust out in the back "dogleg". So yeah when ever I buy a car I allways look for rust. I am no body-man and I don't want to play on at home.
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i guess i should of bought a car in a snowy month, where i looked but didnt saw much, untill i dried it up and checked again. lol its ok worst case, if it falls through, im pulling its drivetrain, and putting it in a better body i guess .