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Fred Scigliano said

I'm just a backyard body man I just do what I know from experience but knowing of all the contaminants under the hood of our old cars getting into the paint and the battery acid and everything I stripped mine to metal and started over.
Seemed to be simpler in the long run.

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The bulkhead was a mess from the master cylinder, but I got that all cleaned up when I did the brake install. Most of the rest is decent. It's been redone at least once before as the battery is in the trunk. The initial cleanup will tell, but I'll probably lean toward stripping in some areas. I want it to last.