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Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: daminc on October 17, 2007, 09:36:19 PM
I removed a fender yesterday.
to my surprise, it's  better than i expected.
I think if it's mostly floor repair i can live with fixing that

I'll keep taking it apart and see what i find.
If i do get another car, this one will already be stripped

I dont see much rust past the rear end.

got about a gal. of eastwood rust encapsulator about 7 years ago.
used it in the engine comp. back then and stopped the rust dead
(red spots under the hood). I may just blast everything fix the holes and coat it

If anything it'll keep me out of trouble this winter.

Just a couple of pictures today

http://www.daminc.myjalbum.net/ (http://"http://www.daminc.myjalbum.net/")

daminc out!

let me know if something doesn't view. trying something new
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: ZondaC12 on October 17, 2007, 10:14:46 PM
To be honest I've seen rust like that on some antique project cars, like a friggin 58 buick sittin in a field for WAY too long and people friggin get it like new again so it's certainly possible, and not like te unibody poses any particular threat, notice I mentioned 58 the 1958 Buick I know for a fact was unibody construction! Their first I believe!
 
As long as she means enough to ya. I think someone on here or on the antique car forum I frequent but Im thinkin here: "Sentimental value is something that if you nuture it it can only grow...and grow and grow". And then the second you sell the thing it all just comes out at once in a deluge of sadness and regret. If it aint feasible sometimes ya gotta "know when to fold em" (no I dont listen to him lol but I like the quote) but man if you think you can do it......GIT HER DUN!!!! She looks like she was once a beautiful fox kitty, here's to her bein that way again sometime!
 
And YEA I've heard nothing but good about Rust Encapsulator and Eastwood as a whole. Gotta love em.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: CougarSE on October 17, 2007, 10:18:08 PM
I love white Cougars.  Seeing you fix that makes me feel bad about wanting to part out my 88 cougar.  It has far less rust.  Just a small spot on the frame.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on October 17, 2007, 10:24:05 PM
Quote from: ZondaC12;183070
To be honest I've seen rust like that on some antique project cars, like a friggin 58 buick sittin in a field for WAY too long and people friggin get it like new again so it's certainly possible, and not like te unibody poses any particular threat, notice I mentioned 58 the 1958 Buick I know for a fact was unibody construction! Their first I believe!
 
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58 buick will be on the same chassis as all the Gm 58's they had a full frame.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: P71 on October 17, 2007, 10:24:06 PM
Quote from: ZondaC12;183070
To be honest I've seen rust like that on some antique project cars, like a friggin 58 buick sittin in a field for WAY too long and people friggin get it like new again so it's certainly possible, and not like te unibody poses any particular threat, notice I mentioned 58 the 1958 Buick I know for a fact was unibody construction! Their first I believe!


Ummm, no. 59 Buick's use the famous GM big car X-frame. The 58's used the shoebox (55-57) Chevy chassis. Rambler actually had the first uni-body (57, maybe earlier). GM didn't go uni-body till the intermediates came out, the full-sizers were chassis cars right up until the end.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: daboss351 on October 17, 2007, 10:41:29 PM
This makes me feel better about the rust on my car.
good luck with it!
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: daminc on October 17, 2007, 10:52:28 PM
I'm gonna remove the rest of the front end. drop the tank. and make a final decision on restoring her.

does anybody know what gauge metal was used on rockers,floor pans and body panels.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: thunderjet302 on October 17, 2007, 10:56:21 PM
Quote from: ZondaC12;183070

 
As long as she means enough to ya. I think someone on here or on the antique car forum I frequent but Im thinkin here: "Sentimental value is something that if you nuture it it can only grow...and grow and grow". And then the second you sell the thing it all just comes out at once in a deluge of sadness and regret. If it aint feasible sometimes ya gotta "know when to fold em" (no I dont listen to him lol but I like the quote) but man if you think you can do it......
 



Yeah what he said. It looks like a hell of a project but if the car means that much to you keep at it. It'll cost alot of $$$ to fix but you can't put a price on sentimental value.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: Sduneman3 on October 18, 2007, 12:09:50 AM
Quote from: daminc;183091
I'm gonna remove the rest of the front end. drop the tank. and make a final decision on restoring her.

does anybody know what gauge metal was used on rockers,floor pans and body panels.


I'm thinking 16 gauge, but don't quote me one it.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: ZondaC12 on October 18, 2007, 08:54:29 AM
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;183076
Ummm, no. 59 Buick's use the famous GM big car X-frame. The 58's used the shoebox (55-57) Chevy chassis. Rambler actually had the first uni-body (57, maybe earlier). GM didn't go uni-body till the intermediates came out, the full-sizers were chassis cars right up until the end.

Huh. Well sorry about babbling on and being 100% wrong. Dont know where I read that, perhaps it wasnt til the early 60s that you found unibody cars.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: P71 on October 18, 2007, 09:57:44 AM
Rambler in 57 was definitely uni-body (had a few), though Rambler might have had it earlier then that. I know they were the first.
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: Cad-T-Bird 500 on October 18, 2007, 11:25:01 PM
I think the 1948 Hudson was the first with uni-body.

Wait, I just looked it up, it was the the 1940 Nash.

TED
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: thunderjet302 on October 19, 2007, 02:28:07 PM
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;183161
Rambler in 57 was definitely uni-body (had a few), though Rambler might have had it earlier then that. I know they were the first.


All of Chrysler went unit body in '57 ;)
Title: pics of my flintstone car
Post by: ZondaC12 on October 19, 2007, 03:53:23 PM
Yeah that went WELL. Not claimin' to be an expert but Ive heard from many fellow old car guys that it was 57 I think that from then on Chrysler products rusted like it was their job :hick:
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