- Mar 7, 2002
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There is SO much more to be done... and some more that got done... pictures are horribly out of order, but I'll do my best to explain what's going on here.
These pictures are both of the right-rear quarter panel. I don't know how or why, but it's the only significan rust on the car. It's been badly repaired once before I bought it, and I get the honor of doing it again, correctly.
I mentioned that the vinyl was gone and replaced by Plasti-Dip... and that it went badly. Here you can see said bad plastidip. I did some research before trying this, and found multiple people who had applied Plastidip directly over primer with no issues. So I peeled the rotted vinyl, removed all that damned trim, used a wire wheel in my grinder to get to bare metal, used a little filler, shot a couple coats of Rustoleum Zinc-Rich rust inhibiting primer from rattlecans, and plasti-dipped over it. The Plastidip reacted badly to the primer and filler, and on top of that, it mildewed after a few rains, and let little spots of surface rust appear on the top of the roof (picture coming).
I mentioned that Weatherpack connectors are easy to deal with when you have the proper tools earlier, and here we are, harness repaired!
The fuel pump and filter are in the way of the new tank that's going to be installed soon (and where in the hell is my grommet for the fuel hose through the trunk floor?). The decommissioned in place factory fuel line is still there. Yes, I know I'm missing a bolt in the shock mount. Bolt was missing when I bought the car, that problem will be remedied soon, when I ditch the air shocks (made up my mind on that today).
Slightly re-routed brake lines, fuel hose, and fuel pump wire, including the modified mounting tab and the completed driver's side subframe connector installation.
These pictures are both of the right-rear quarter panel. I don't know how or why, but it's the only significan rust on the car. It's been badly repaired once before I bought it, and I get the honor of doing it again, correctly.
I mentioned that the vinyl was gone and replaced by Plasti-Dip... and that it went badly. Here you can see said bad plastidip. I did some research before trying this, and found multiple people who had applied Plastidip directly over primer with no issues. So I peeled the rotted vinyl, removed all that damned trim, used a wire wheel in my grinder to get to bare metal, used a little filler, shot a couple coats of Rustoleum Zinc-Rich rust inhibiting primer from rattlecans, and plasti-dipped over it. The Plastidip reacted badly to the primer and filler, and on top of that, it mildewed after a few rains, and let little spots of surface rust appear on the top of the roof (picture coming).
I mentioned that Weatherpack connectors are easy to deal with when you have the proper tools earlier, and here we are, harness repaired!
The fuel pump and filter are in the way of the new tank that's going to be installed soon (and where in the hell is my grommet for the fuel hose through the trunk floor?). The decommissioned in place factory fuel line is still there. Yes, I know I'm missing a bolt in the shock mount. Bolt was missing when I bought the car, that problem will be remedied soon, when I ditch the air shocks (made up my mind on that today).
Slightly re-routed brake lines, fuel hose, and fuel pump wire, including the modified mounting tab and the completed driver's side subframe connector installation.