67 GTS 4-Speed: Daily Summer Driver

This past weekend I managed to make it out to my parents place to address the rust hole I found near the torsion bar mount. Sadly both sides had this issue but it was only a very small spot. So I opened up both sides and the surrounding metal looked to be okay and the inside only had light surface rust.

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The driver side looking from the rear of the car forward

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The passenger side looking from the front rearward

After cutting the holes in the bottom and seeing how much dirt was falling out, it became clear that this was driven on dirt roads/tracks and the dirt never had a way to escape. So it would just stay wet, rust and weakened those areas. Since it did spend some time down in the Carolina's and with all the dirt I am finding in the frame, I am going to say it was used for running moon shine, it gives it an pretty cool back story lol.

Seeing how small the areas were, I made a few patches and welded them in

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I left drain holes in the bottom of the rail in hopes to prevent this from happening again. Down the road I am going to rust proof the frame rails and rockers to also keep this from happening.

I also got some plastic laid in on both quarters. Didnt get a chance to sand it down and shape it, ran out of time on Sunday. So I helped my dad get a spare 727 out of storage so we can rob the case for the Charger. Next time I make it back I want to install the front suspension and steering with new ball joints and bushings and get it on the ground. From there we can rearrange the garage so I have easier access to both sides for paint prep.