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Got put on a Chevelle job today...nana

Left quarter panel is all cobbled together with a lower patch from the past.

I started cutting it off and discovered the wheel opening wasn't attached to the wheel house AT ALL...

Can't really see from the pic but the back 1/3rd is fiberglass. The front half is rust holes...laughing The trunk drop is a patch pop riveted in too. I'll be ordering a drop and outer wheel house tomorrow.

Down to drilling out the spot welds....such fun.



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Great to see another one being repaired the right way!

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Mitch, What do you use to treat that 'inside' metal before you close it back up?

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Mitch, What do you use to treat that 'inside' metal before you close it back up?

 Any rust gets converter to stop it. Painted/clean panels are left as -is. They have been there for over 40 years and will last at least another 40.

Got the rest of the door jamb off but didn't take any pics. Started taking the trunk drop off and it was actually 3 pieces cobbled together !!

This piece was sandwiched in the middle and formed the bottom "lip" that the quarter skin was tacked too. The weld at the bottom was so poor, I pulled it off with my hands.

Bottom of the wheel well was gone and replaced with fiberglass. I'll fab a patch for the inner well. The new outer house will be here late this week along with the extension.



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Nice post Mitch,
Pictures like this is why it will really need to be "the right time" to tear into my 71
Even with the "it always takes longer and costs more" factor, still not sure what it will take.
So for now it will wait as the 59 wagon gets completed.

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BLyke wrote:

Nice post Mitch,
Pictures like this is why it will really need to be "the right time" to tear into my 71
Even with the "it always takes longer and costs more" factor, still not sure what it will take.
So for now it will wait as the 59 wagon gets completed.

 It would be a rare day to tear into one of these and not find hidden issues. Stan's car is a perfect example. He only wanted to throw a few  floor pans and a trunk in it and paint. We all know where that went...laughing

You're wise to wait until you can dedicate the time, space and funds to do a complete job. I have a '70 that has been sitting for 10 years for the same reason.



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 It would be a rare day to tear into one of these and not find hidden issues. Stan's car is a perfect example. He only wanted to throw a few  floor pans and a trunk in it and paint. We all know where that went...laughing

Yep, plan on being in for a penny... in for a pound when touching these old cars bodywork in any way.  I learned a ton about that with mine, and probably won't every buy a car like that again, although it turned out great.  Huge props to you Mitch (and others in the club) that have the skills to do this kind of work!   tiphat



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Speaking of hidden issues. How's that GTO coming along? Should be about ready for the engine.

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Lost in the 60s wrote:
 It would be a rare day to tear into one of these and not find hidden issues. Stan's car is a perfect example. He only wanted to throw a few  floor pans and a trunk in it and paint. We all know where that went...laughing

Yep, plan on being in for a penny... in for a pound when touching these old cars bodywork in any way.  I learned a ton about that with mine, and probably won't every buy a car like that again, although it turned out great.  Huge props to you Mitch (and others in the club) that have the skills to do this kind of work!   tiphat

 Thanks for the input. I think it was the nearly 3 years to get the Nomad back to the current state that has me willing to wait.

The plan was to just replace the metal above the rear window, and it just kept going.



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Any updates Mitch?  Or is it on hold until after the first of the year?



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I was doing this as filler while waiting for the '70 Mustang to come back from paint. Once that came back, I had to reassemble it. They delivered it last Friday. When I came in Monday, they had a '57 Chev wagon on my hoist for me to clean the frame and evaluate needed repairs for rust issues and get an estimate to install a spring relocation kit, mini-tubs and traction bars. I started on that yesterday. I'll start a thread on that, as it is interesting.

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What's going on with the GTO?

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What's going on with the GTO?

 I'll be back on it in another week or 2.

Too busy around the holidays to get started and I bought 2 Corvairs. One is in the shop on the trailer and I need to go to CO in a few weeks to get the other one.



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A Cor What! Have you been getting to close to those paint fumes again? What pray-tell might you have planed for two Corvairs?

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A Cor What! Have you been getting to close to those paint fumes again? What pray-tell might you have planed for two Corvairs?

 I was feeling left out of the "topless" crowd and can't afford them fancy Chevelle's or LS1 powered Buicks, so I had to get a lowly Corvair...razz

The one in CO is a Corsa, missing its 140 engine and the one here is a Monza with a 140 engine that will go in the Corsa.



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Very cool!

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My brother has had a Corvair hardtop for 20 years. Liveing in Half Moon Bay Ca right on the ocean, it has slowly turned into a convertible, at least you can see the stars at night by just looking straight up! doh  He did say the other night that he thinks it is about done.



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My brother has had a Corvair hardtop for 20 years. Liveing in Half Moon Bay Ca right on the ocean, it has slowly turned into a convertible, at least you can see the stars at night by just looking straight up! doh  He did say the other night that he thinks it is about done.

 My '67 Camaro came from the SF Bay area and has a lot more rust than you would think for a CA car.



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Lost in the 60s wrote:
dashboard wrote:

A Cor What! Have you been getting to close to those paint fumes again? What pray-tell might you have planed for two Corvairs?

 I was feeling left out of the "topless" crowd and can't afford them fancy Chevelle's or LS1 powered Buicks, so I had to get a lowly Corvair...razz

The one in CO is a Corsa, missing its 140 engine and the one here is a Monza with a 140 engine that will go in the Corsa.

 Sweet! looks like a good call



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