RAVs really really slow work on the the runner

[rav440]

so i finnally started to work on the road runner again after aboot 2 years of doing nothing to it . turns out its not as rust free as i thought . friggn palm trees played hell with the cowl . i have no clue how im going to get in there to fix it .

the last 2 years have been more or less buying parts for the 440 still not even close to getting that done money is a big factor as we all know . but ill get done what i get done in the time being .

i got the radiator repaired , that was a $400.00 hit alone i learned do not pick up parts you got repiained in a hurry from the shop

i didnt check the rad as close as i should have .

anyway i put the 440 uild on the back burner for the time being and stareted stripping the firewall and inner fenders plus removed & dissassembled the K frame . all i have to say is i friggn HATE underecoating [smilie=l:

here are the pics of the slow going progerss so far

motor compartment before

[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/rav440/HPIM3206.jpg[/IMG]

progress ?

finnally got down to bare metal

and now for the coconuts , this is what i have to deal with

the cowl is in bad shape and i have no clue how im going to repair the air duct HORNS / INTAKE or what ever they are called

here are pics of inside the cowl IT AINT PRETTY

here is the wrought i found on the cowl in the inner fenders althought none of it is structural it still needs to be adressed and repaired luckily all the damage is at the top and not down at the frame :dance:

nasty undercoating i think they tried to armor plate the car with this stuff i swear some places were over a 1/4" thick but it did keep rust away for the most part so ill give it credit for that

inner fenders are down to bare metal and just some more prep and it DTM and paint

i got some donar parts for the firewall repair cut and ready to weld but yesterday my buddys mig crapped the bed so now welding is on hold .

here are some pics of the K frame & parts before and after but not reassembled im waint on $ for the suspenion parts

K frame after about 6 hours of scraping and scrubbing with kerosene

make shift sand blasting cabinet for the K frame

K frame and parts blasted and ready for paint

K frame painted in black satin it looks glossy but it toned down real nice

parts hanging and drying

lower control arms

and the road runner as it sitts now

 

[Dr.Jass]

It's never fun finding rust. '71-'74 B-bodies seem to rust in that area, but strangely enough it seems the ones I find up here in the land of salt are better than the ones I found when I was in GA. The Black Bitch was absolutely perfect in that area, whereas my '71 had a few rust issues (and that was the only place on the car).

You might also want to pop the windshield trim and check the lower corners of the glass channel... it's another notorious sore spot.

Nice work, Randy. It looks like you've got some good progress going. If you want to talk really, really slow though, consider that the LeBaron has been apart nearing six years.

 

[Fishy]

Yeah you got your hands full! I'll be close to the same boat when I start doing my 67 Barracuda. I already did a bunch of work to it years ago but I know there is always more to get to lol. Keep up with the good work Rav! :bravo:

 

[Jester]

You're doing a good job! Just take your time and do it right the first time Rust is a bitch.

 

[71_DEPUTY]

have the same spots on mine!!!!![smilie=l:

got the frame connectors put on yet?:giggedy:

 

[rav440]

have the same spots on mine!!!!![smilie=l:

got the frame connectors put on yet?:giggedy:[/quote]

how did you fix the inside of your cowl / air ducts ? no i havent put the connectors on yet im waiting till i do the new carpet so that way i can quick run the car to my friends shop and put it up on the lif and weld them in . :bravo:

 

[71_DEPUTY]

haven't done the cowl part yet- vents on mine are ok!!!!!

 

[rav440]

got a little more work done on saturday we started fitting and welding in the firewall parts that generaljmwlee was kind enough to go out of his way and cut from a donar car for me . theres alot more welding and grinding and filling that needs done befoe paint but i think it looks %100 better than it did already .
my neighbor JAMES is helping out my friend JOHN with his 68 GTO resto and me with the runner for his class project in high school

firewall
my weld job its been well over 20+ years since ive welded :sad:

JOHN and JAMES welding the piece below the wiper motor

more to come

 

[rav440]

http://moparnuts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11731

Say it with me folks....SNOWBALL!!!!!!!! Looking forward to the resto Rav!! :bravo:

STAY TUNED


:toot:

 

[71_DEPUTY]

here is some pics of it- if ya need some measurements- let me know!

http://www.moparnuts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12739&highlight=rotisserie

 

[Fishy]

Dude in the pic with the white hat backwards hangin parts,...that you?

Looks like a rough job but looks like your doing well so far. :bravo:

 

[rav440]

Dude in the pic with the white hat backwards hangin parts,...that you?

Looks like a rough job but looks like your doing well so far. :bravo:

no thats my neighbor from down the street he is helping me with the runner and and my buddy on his 68 GTO for a highschool class project .

:bravo:

 

[rav440]

not much progress in the last month , i keep finding places with rust i am so glad i didnt sell this thing years ago .

here is my latest discovery here is what im dealing with . there was a ton of bondo in the lower 1/4 and rocker ill be cleaning putty dust in the garage for the next 10 years at on place on the 1/4 there had to be at least 1/2" of build up .

 

[68R/T]

A real rainbow of colors there. [smilie=f:

 

[Dr.Jass]

No offense, Randy, but once again I'm reminded of how little you Southerners understand rust. My car is an '81, and it's 10 times worse than that. Your car being a '71-'74 car, I'd take a pick hammer to the front frame rails along the inside edge, particularly in the area of the steering box as well as a good, long poke with something sharp at the lower corners of the windshield.

 

[restoman]

Ahhhh. The good old days of bronze welding.
Lots of filler, lots of colours, lots of underlying rust. That's pretty much the way things used to get done in bodyshops all across the continent. No one ever expected these cars to be around 35 + years, so no one ever took the time to do a proper repair.

Around here, that car would be considered to be fairly solid.

 

[rav440]

No offense, Randy, but once again I'm reminded of how little you Southerners understand rust. My car is an '81, and it's 10 times worse than that. Your car being a '71-'74 car, I'd take a pick hammer to the front frame rails along the inside edge, particularly in the area of the steering box as well as a good, long poke with something sharp at the lower corners of the windshield.

DOC , you mean something like this ?

 

[71_DEPUTY]

yup- mines the same Rav!!!!!!

 

[69.5CUDA]

wow that looks really bad from here

 

[rav440]

so as it stands the runner is getting stripped down to bare metal to find out just what is waiting for me under 4 layers of paint . the repair all the bad and back to the original B5 blue .