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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 
Two weeks ago i took the 68 down to the stripper and i finally got it back today.
Someone did some good bondo work on it that we didn't notice.
Before we took it down we noticed the front left fender was damaged and we fixed that but there was a lot of surprises on the left side when we got it back.
The floorpans are worse than we thought though













[ April 15, 2006, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: Cobra5.0Jeep ]
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 

Passengerside floorpan


Driverside floorpan




Rear passengerside floorpan


Passengerside light holder


Some idiot tried fixing something on the passengerside


This got a lot worse after the blasting


Rear left quarter panel rustout

[ April 15, 2006, 06:40 PM: Message edited by: Cobra5.0Jeep ]
 

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Posted by Bizob (Member # 3768) on :
 
Looks a lot better than it did before. Looks like you got some panels to replace
 

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Posted by 1Sicgt (Member # 714) on :
 
Time for some metal work. Hell think of it this way. Now you are into the fun part. Where you actually are creating things.
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 
Heres a before picture...


 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA (Member # 904) on :
 
looks like you will be keeping pat busy
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 
The next step is to fix the rust outs and install the MII suspension and install a 4 link suspension and a 9" in the rear.

EDIT: and also either a roll bar or a cage and PAT will be busy

[ April 15, 2006, 09:40 PM: Message edited by: Cobra5.0Jeep ]
 

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Posted by 02GeeTee (Member # 5905) on :
 
Looks a whole lot better than it did before dude.
 

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Posted by 87 (Member # 1549) on :
 
how much does it cost to strip it down like that and have it sealed? I got a car in the back yard im debating on doing that to. If it's not too much then I might opt for it
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 

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Originally posted by 87:
how much does it cost to strip it down like that and have it sealed? I got a car in the back yard im debating on doing that to. If it's not too much then I might opt for it

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You'll have to talk to the place and find out.
American Stripping in Sacramento.
 

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Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
That looks like a good strip job Shouldn't be too much of a problem to weld in new floor pans. Now you really know what you are working with.

Keep posting pics of the progress
 

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Posted by Fostang (Member # 3752) on :
 
Not bad.
 

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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 
hmm... something i need to consider on my 69. not sure if i want to take it that far down though, it's pretty rust free but you just never know.
 

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Posted by NiftyWhiteFifty (Member # 4320) on :
 
Lookin good dana.
 

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Posted by 166 Merlot (Member # 1549) on :
 
do you have a ball park figure?
 

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Posted by 93redcobra (Member # 1344) on :
 

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Originally posted by NiftyWhiteFifty:
Lookin good dana.

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 

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Originally posted by 166 Merlot:
do you have a ball park figure?

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I'll take a guess since i have no idea what kind of car you want stripped or what condition it is in.
It'll be between 1200-2200+ depending on how stripped the car is. The more they have to protect for you from the stripper the more money they charge you. Also the more pieces they have to strip the more money. My trunk lip cost me a 100 bucks and i think the doors were 75 each.
Then to get it painted is half of what you paid for the stripping.

[ April 16, 2006, 06:06 PM: Message edited by: Cobra5.0Jeep ]
 

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Posted by FORDNUT (Member # 2348) on :
 
looks good man...Glad to see that you got it stripped..You always find shit that you never knew was there,like the rust and how bad this going to be..
Have fun with that rust repair
 

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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
This is very cool.

I am def following your progress since a 67-68 fastback is my absolute favorite car on this planet. I owned a 67 coupe as my first car.

I am curious to see how it turns out (assuming you finish), how much it costs, and how much you end up spending.
 

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Posted by FoRdGiRl (Member # 6279) on :
 
lol Im gonna assume this is what u were talkin about but congrats but u still have a lot of work to do
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 

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Originally posted by Luke87GT:
This is very cool.

I am def following your progress since a 67-68 fastback is my absolute favorite car on this planet. I owned a 67 coupe as my first car.

I am curious to see how it turns out (assuming you finish), how much it costs, and how much you end up spending.

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I will finish but you might have a while to wait i don't plan on finishing in the next couple of years.
i had a website i am doing for the progress but i haven't updated it at all
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 



 

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Posted by NorCalRydaz (Member # 3233) on :
 
Damn... I hate lookin at cars like that. Too many memories when I use to work at the body shop. Damn, If your'e doing this all yourself I have mad respect for you. All your hard work will pay off. good luck on the build.
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 

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Originally posted by NorCalRydaz:
Damn... I hate lookin at cars like that. Too many memories when I use to work at the body shop. Damn, If your'e doing this all yourself I have mad respect for you. All your hard work will pay off. good luck on the build.

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