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this is how the car looks before second owner had the body media blasted and sealed, have not made up my mind about how original i will keep the car,
unfortunatly most of the trim was also sealed black,
the only good thing the second owner did was seal the body.
some of his halfassed attemps at restoration will be quickly removed and done over, he lost and sold a few trim parts so will have to find new

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this one was behind the rear seat back,,, found 2 more this one is in the best shape, one under rear bench and one under front bench seat.

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seems to be a pretty good match, going to use it as a template and cut out bad area of fender

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used a jigsaw with metal blade until i couldn't go any further because of obstruction in the back

right fender is in pretty good shape except for a small area. I will be making a patch for this and welding it in

used cheap cut off tool from pepboys(15bucks) works good so far, to get the rest

traced and made reference marks

i have to duplicate this part on the back, i'm not 100% sure what its supposed to look like. I know it bolts to the car right there.
I need to look at other side and take a few measurements.

checking for fit

template

I would end up cutting that side piece completely off and welding in back on with the right contours

i found this tip online and tried it for a pattern

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welding 2 pieces together, i used the rusted part as a sort of guide to get the right curves

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front piece in

rust

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I tacked it in place then jumped around with the welder as not to get it too hot in one area

well i decided to do the floor next. while waiting for the pans to arrive i noticed the deck under the back seat was thin in spots and weak

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back side welded in,,, i will drill the hole and brace that flange when i know more exactly where the bolt hole needs to be

removed seatbelts and cleaned up the area, and cut out all the bad.........

I like to use paper and tape to make a 3d pattern, works really well. then just make a few strategic cuts to get it flat

cut to make it flat and trace on the sheetmetal. I then forced it into the area to get it to take shape, welded it back together and welded it into the car.
I repeated tis a few times and the back was complete.

rear floor

putting the shapes together with the welder.this method is almost foolproof for getting odd shaped pieces, I may do this with the cowls when i get to that, haven't decided yet though.

back is complete and this is very solid now, I'm 100 % happy with this repair, not invisable at all but needed to be done. I will take care of the underside when i clean the bottom of the car.
Floorpans are here and that will be next.

Also got a whole set of new seatcovers on ebay, brand new for 190 shipped, front and back, Need carpet. next.

i fabricated 2 seat brackets

old floor is gone new floor is welded in and sealed for now... needs a little grinding and its done

A friend at Fordmuscle.com donated two cowls cut out of his car, pretty much rust free and perfect for what i had in mind.

he completely replaced both top and bottom layers of his cowl area and had this left over.

entire dash,steering column, and welded in the donor parts....

worked perfect and i have rust free cowls

a lttle filler and its going to be hard to tell i did anything under there

right side with primer