It took some time, but finally i picked up what was left of
the body from my local sandblaster guy
So now the work begin. Remember Rust never sleeps!!! |
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I guess the weight should be at the other end of the trailer, but it was only a 5 mile drive, and quite wet on the roads so i took it easy. |
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The unpacking started quickly ;-) Rain was hanging in the air. |
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This was no surprise. |
Not this either. | |
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Not even this. |
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But this i did not expect, i guess I'm an idiot. But i did not have at thought that the "parcel" shelf was this bad. |
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Well I'm going to replace both front fender wells. So this i no problem. |
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Now i understand why i couldn't get any heat at the foot area ;-) |
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Some more bit's missing. |
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After i unloaded it i had to put it on the pan, just to get some inspiration. |
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Does not look so bad but i guess 50% must be replaced at least. |
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Standard VW rust no bigwig. |
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Nice lead work straight from the CARMAN factory 1956. |
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I had cut out some "spare" parts from the 58 Sedan. |
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This is a spare hood, that i will use to fix up the original one. |
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Now i only have to find some semaphores. |
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Fifteen minutes after i arrived home it started raining, that the reason for some brown spots, and tissue hanging around. |
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More spare parts. |
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