TeriAnn,
And this is a "California Car"? 8^)
Joe
TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
>
> PART 2
>
> Everything I took off was badly worn. When I stripped the interior I
> discovered that the car was signal red from the factory and that the
> floor was coated with fiber glass under the paint. The underside of the
> front valance had some rust and a fiber glassed rust through section on
> the underside. The fuel tank area had lots of rust, some of it very
> severe. I checked the lower wings by sanding down to see what was there.
> It was fiberglass over rust.
>
> That is when I made the decision to take the car down to bare metal to
> see what was there and fix whatever was wrong. I ended up putting my
> hand through the lower rear valance where the metal was held in place by
> the paint.
>
> Did I mention that I do not have a garage? I erected a pipe frame over
> the car and hung a tarp over the frame. So all my work has been done in
> the dirt at outside ambient temperature.
>
> Removing the Chevy white paint I discovered a severely rusted TR3. It
> looked like the previous owner wire brushed the rust then covered it
> with fiber glass and paint.
>
> After I stripped the car she went into the body shop for professional
> help. She had the wrong bonnet so I purchased the correct post TS-60000
> bonnet. The doors were rusted out along the bottoms and had severe
> fatigue cracks around the hinges. So I got a pair of very good condition
> used doors. The boot lid had a lot of rust through holes covered by
> fiberglass. I picked up a very good condition used boot lid. The front
> wings were rebuilt using new lower wing panels. The car got new floors,
> inner and outer sills and rear valance. Several sections of Swiss cheese
> like rusted through metal were cut out and replaced with new metal. The
> dog legs behind the doors were rebuilt with new metal. Every bit of rust
> was removed from the car. Previously hidden damage around the base of
> the windscreen was repaired.
>
> Needless to say this cost me a chunk of change. So much for my cheap
> car. I did not have enough money to get the car painted at that time so
> I had the car primed and sealed, and undercoat added on the underside to
> help guard against moisture damage then brought her home for more work.
>
> TeriAnn Wakeman If you send me direct mail, please
> Santa Cruz, California start the subject line with TW -
> twakeman@cruzers.com I will be sure to read the message
>
> http://www.cruzers.com/~twakeman
>
> "How can life grant us the boon of living..unless we dare"
> Amelia Earhart 1898-1937
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