Worked on the car and updated the blog today.
First task was to remove the front clip and see how bad the damage was underneath the batter area. Well, it was pretty bad.
I also found out that the car was hit in the front, probably the drivers side. Little things like different hardware on the drivers side, incorrect valance mounting etc. I also broke half a dozen bolts off. Mostly things I can replace when it goes back together but most of the time was fighting with rusted bolts!
The rust under the battery is pretty bad. A friend who is a body man/painter stopped by and said we'd need to cut it all out. Fortunately, he has a friend that can do it in my garage. For now I'm going to leave it and do more things that I can and save money for the things I'll need to pay someone for.
I also found out the passenger side wheel is rusted to the rotor. Sprayed the crap out of it but it won't budge. Oh well, add that to the list!
Pictures:
drivers side:
passengers side:
Underside of battery box
Horn:
No front end:
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