'72 Scamp

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Thanks for the positive feedback guys!

Day 68 - 15 June
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Feeling a bit run down. All I was able to do was pull off the front wheels and drums.

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Then pulled off all the brake hardware and wire brushed everything down.
After this, I had to button it back up.

Day 69 - 1 Aug
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Driver side only. I removed the old wheel cylinder and sprayed everything flat black.
Next I installed a new wheel cylinder and new shoes and hardware.
Next week I'll get the old drums turned - If there's any life left in them.

Stay tuned...
 
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Today I put on the newly surfaced drum on the left front and installed a new shock absorber.

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Then I moved over to the right side and put on the wheel cylinder, brakes, drum and other shock absorber.

Stay tuned...
 
Today I thought I'd finally go after some of those rusty hole issues.
I've never done body work before as you may be able to tell so please be gentle.
I'm on a budget and this car will not be a show piece.
I have no welder or welding skills so filler will have to be the ticket.
Fiberglass is my choice of filler today.

All of these photos are driver side.

Behind front wheel
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Before

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After

Front fender just before the door
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Rocker at the rear of the door
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Before the rear wheel
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Over the rear wheel
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Behind rear wheel
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Before showing masking tape as a backer

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After

Rear of the car
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Sanding will commence on another day.
Stay Tuned...
 
I never saw someone on here Totally not care about showing how he Uses Fiberglass for Rust you have some balls my friend lol. Like you said it is not a show car so no harm no foul.
 
Completely agreeing with limegreen70 and jrlegacy23!

There is plenty of that stuff under the primer of my Dart. The sheet metal is (according to the previous owner) replaced but the fit is poor so on went the fiberglass.

You've just given me the affirmation I needed to stick with it and not grind it all off to try and perfect it. Thanks!
 
Thanks jr but I've already got the fiberglass on and sanded down.
Keep in mind that this is my first time doing body work.

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So, I'm guessing that I'll need to use Bondo to get these areas smooth?
I'm just so glad the holes are gone.

Thanks for looking.
Stay Tuned...
 
Bondo will work, you can drop a little more for better fillers, but for what you're doing, it's cheap and works fine. Just make sure you prime it well at your earliest convenience after you're done working it...many fillers absorb moisture and you don't want that.
 
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I started working in the drainage trough in the trunk today.

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I'll have the get the dremel out to take care of this a little better.
For some reason the driver side is much worse than the pass side.

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Before

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After.
I may show this area a little more attention.


Stay Tuned...
 
If at all possible, you may want to consider finding a way to get some POR inside those rusty areas before you seal them off with filler/glass. I know you said you're not going for a legit resto, but maybe try and keep the rust from spreading to areas unseen so easily.
 
Day 74
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I wasn't happy with the left corner turned out so I grabbed the dremel and smoothed it out.

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Then went at the bottom corner.

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Then I started grinding on the right corner to prepare it for fiberglass.

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After applying the filler.

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While this cured, I removed the deck lid and wire wheeled the bad spots.

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Then I was feeling a little burned out with bodywork so I started labelling the wires.

Day 75
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I ground down the filler then primed.

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Fiberglass filler, sanded and primed. Then I hung the deck lid back on its hinges.

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Then I hung a poster for inspiration.

Sorry everyone, I know these are probably not the best restoration techniques but I have little skill, little money and I want to get on the road real bad.

Stay Tuned...
 
Thanks jr!
I gave up on counting the days.

Today I decided it was time to work on the dash pad. It's got a few splits and cracks with exposed foam.
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This should be an easy fix. and of course, I'll be changing the color. I went to Wally World and bought 2 yards of vinyl, some adhesive spray and this...

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I start off by taking a razor blade to trim off the high spots, then I filled the gap with the spray foam.

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24 hours later I begin to trim away the excess bulge and sand it smooth...
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I know I could just spring for a new cap and hide it all but I like the vinyl look.
Next time I'll be wrapping it up.

Thanks for looking and Stay Tuned...
 
I stopped counting days 2 years ago. My build thread is like 3 years old and still working. Just keep at it little by little, next thing you know, it is done.
 
Thanks guys, Appreciate the positive!

Well, after a little nervousness, I gone and done it ...
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First I gave the crusty pad a good sanding just to give the adhesive to bite to, then wiped it down with a lysol wipe to get it clean. Then measured out about what I would need to cover the dashpad.

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The spray adhesive said to spray the fabric and let it dry then use an iron to adhere the fabric to your source. I followed these directions with the exception of using an iron. I used a heat gun. The cheapest one HF had in stock. I started in the middle and worked my way out to the ends. I then worked the ends making several relief cuts and removing just enough material as to keep the dashpad covered. Spraying and heating as I went...

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Before I knew it, I was done. It ain't perfect but IMHO it's 100% better then what I started with.
Thanks for looking and as always,
Stay Tuned...
 
Looks good to me! I love this watching this build. Good job and keep it coming
 
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