gomopar440
Livin' my life...one gas station at a time.
Not much left, and there's still more metal that needs to come out. The right side trunk drop off might be saveable with some patching, IF it's solid enough to weld to.
I haven't found any reproduction parts for those bumper mount support wedge pieces anywhere. I'm going to have to straighten and repair them before I put them back. The same goes with the trunk latch mount that got ripped out when we were unloading the car. At least the trunk mount isn't too big of a worry for me. I'm leaning towards using a pin-on style fiberglass trunk lid, so I might not need it at all.
I may just use some flat sheet metal for the floor, in order to omit the spare tire recess. If I do that I can use a larger EFI capable fuel cell in place of the 18-19 gallon factory tank. I'd like to figure out how to get the floor pieces bead rolled a little to prevent oil canning, and keep it looking sorta stockish to the untrained eye.
Although the driver quarter, driver trunk drop off and rear valance appear to be new-ish repops, they were NOT installed very well at all. At least seeing this level of welding carnage makes me feel better about my own admittedly crappy welding. lol
While I was out earlier, I picked up a battery box and a Group 24 battery (750 CCA). The battery is going to live in the trunk for better weight distribution. I'll need to add long battery cables to the shopping list before I can hook it up. And fix the trunk floor where it's going to stay of course.
I haven't found any reproduction parts for those bumper mount support wedge pieces anywhere. I'm going to have to straighten and repair them before I put them back. The same goes with the trunk latch mount that got ripped out when we were unloading the car. At least the trunk mount isn't too big of a worry for me. I'm leaning towards using a pin-on style fiberglass trunk lid, so I might not need it at all.
I may just use some flat sheet metal for the floor, in order to omit the spare tire recess. If I do that I can use a larger EFI capable fuel cell in place of the 18-19 gallon factory tank. I'd like to figure out how to get the floor pieces bead rolled a little to prevent oil canning, and keep it looking sorta stockish to the untrained eye.
Although the driver quarter, driver trunk drop off and rear valance appear to be new-ish repops, they were NOT installed very well at all. At least seeing this level of welding carnage makes me feel better about my own admittedly crappy welding. lol
While I was out earlier, I picked up a battery box and a Group 24 battery (750 CCA). The battery is going to live in the trunk for better weight distribution. I'll need to add long battery cables to the shopping list before I can hook it up. And fix the trunk floor where it's going to stay of course.