Well There were a large amount of spots that I needed to repair. I have not finished yet but am well on the way.
The largest problem was 4 spots where the Engine Bay Fender Aprons overlap the Shock Tower areas. These were originally made without any rustproofing. Most of these cars have issues in this area.
Here is what I started with (Front Drivers Side Overlap)....
After cutting out the top layer, I had to cut out the bad rusted out portion of the lower layer. After cutting it out, I made a patch for the lower areas. These were welded in by tack welding the entire way around the area.
After grinding the area flat, the entire area was coated with a Phosphoric Acid Solution, called Ospho. It is available at Ace for about $9.00 a Quart. Ospho ( http://www.ospho.com/ ) is used as a rust treatment. Please see the link for more info. Next, the replacement pieces were made for the top layer. Next I cut it out, fit it, and drilled out the holes for plug welds. Next came welding it in. I did so and then ground it all down nice and pretty. After grinding it smooth, a thin coat of All Metal ( http://tinyurl.com/ALL-METAL ) After rough sanding with 60 and 120 grit sandpaper, the area was sprayed with a rust preventative primer. There are still a couple of spots that need some tweaking, but the rust is gone and there is solid metal again on this car. Here is the result of my efforts.
The area on the right side is the same area as the first picture above.....
The area on the left side is the same area as the second picture above....
Looks much better than before huh.....
While I was spraying, I decided to spray the firewall also as it has been sanded and coated with Ospho also. Here are before and after of the firewall area....
BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER:
The rest of the engine bay is still in progress. What remains is the battery tray apron, and the rear passenger fender apron overlap. These will be complete this week. Lots of cutting and grinding.
Oh yeah another older pic for you....
The largest problem was 4 spots where the Engine Bay Fender Aprons overlap the Shock Tower areas. These were originally made without any rustproofing. Most of these cars have issues in this area.
Here is what I started with (Front Drivers Side Overlap)....
After cutting out the top layer, I had to cut out the bad rusted out portion of the lower layer. After cutting it out, I made a patch for the lower areas. These were welded in by tack welding the entire way around the area.
After grinding the area flat, the entire area was coated with a Phosphoric Acid Solution, called Ospho. It is available at Ace for about $9.00 a Quart. Ospho ( http://www.ospho.com/ ) is used as a rust treatment. Please see the link for more info. Next, the replacement pieces were made for the top layer. Next I cut it out, fit it, and drilled out the holes for plug welds. Next came welding it in. I did so and then ground it all down nice and pretty. After grinding it smooth, a thin coat of All Metal ( http://tinyurl.com/ALL-METAL ) After rough sanding with 60 and 120 grit sandpaper, the area was sprayed with a rust preventative primer. There are still a couple of spots that need some tweaking, but the rust is gone and there is solid metal again on this car. Here is the result of my efforts.
The area on the right side is the same area as the first picture above.....
The area on the left side is the same area as the second picture above....
Looks much better than before huh.....
While I was spraying, I decided to spray the firewall also as it has been sanded and coated with Ospho also. Here are before and after of the firewall area....
BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER:
The rest of the engine bay is still in progress. What remains is the battery tray apron, and the rear passenger fender apron overlap. These will be complete this week. Lots of cutting and grinding.
Oh yeah another older pic for you....
