72 TA : New Project

[njsteve]

The body is finally at the body shop. I dropped it off last Saturday. He started on the paint and bondo removal to see what was underneath. I think we will now retitle this thread: "The Return of the Bonnie and Clyde Car." Take a look at the dent puller/bondo worm holes. I lost count at 167 on the driver's quarter.

Looks like she's gonna need a bunch of hours of metal massaging. No panel replacement plans since it is so rust free, just a whole lotta torch, hammer and dolly work in the future.



Or we could call it the "Lite Brite Special."



The view from the door jamb vent:

[VintageMusclecar]

WOW!

Ya gotta love surprises like that!

(Or not)

Eric

[njsteve]

Here's the driver's rear quarter. Very nice shape, no rust whatsoever:



Driver's side front door jamb/cowl area:



Passenger side front door jam/cowl area:

[njsteve]

A little less serious dent puller/bondo worm infestation on the passenger side quarter. There is a small rust area at the bottom of the quarter that we knew was there to begin with:



I could always weave some black string between the holes and call it the "Franken-Bird"

[njsteve]

The rear valance. This is an extremely rust-prone area on the 70 to 73 Firebirds. No patch panels are available. This one is completely rust free, just dented in below the bumper line and in need of un-denting. The upper area is supposed to look this way ( the fiberglass tail panel and tail lights cover all of the area from quarter edge to quarter edge. The only visible part is the lower valance area with the dent puller holes in it.

[Chateau Slate 66]

Amazing!

I guess it shows that these 30-40 year old cars could tell us a lot of stories if they could talk.