I brought my first project car home a few weeks ago. Now it's pretty much
stripped- I just need to lift the engine out, and the rolling stock is still
attached. Couple of questions:
1. I assume the general steps would be: Take it all apart, do the body, put
it all back together, rebuild engine and install. I'd love to get going on
the refinishing of odd things like seat frames and dash boards, but I guess
the body comes first. The engine isn't original for the year, so I might by
the right one anyway.
2. Stripping paint- do I just get out the sander and take it to metal or is
there a chemical stripper recommended? If I strip a section, should I treat
it with primer or something to prevent rust if it's going to be a while
before I can paint?
3. What about the rust? This car was driven on the beach. When I pulled the
wings off there were pounds of sand packed into the area behind the splash
panels. Naturally, I intend on putting repair panels on the lower wings, but
I can't decide on the sills/rockers. The forward ends of the rockers have
rusted through a bit, as have the adjacent bottom members. I cut it all away
and will obviously will have some repairs to do, but I'm not sure I need to
do the entire sills/rockers. The damage is only on the very ends, and I can
shine a light down the inner sills and see only v. minor surface rust, in
fact the tops are even shiny. As near as I can tell the damage to the inner
sills is limited to a inch or two on the end. Do I replace it all or fix it
up?
What do you think?
Doug
'65 pull handle B
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