Today's Update

Doesn't look like much progress but I'm sure it was a lot of work. The replacement radiator support is in (from a 79 Sunbird), along with a new battery tray, or at least, the place where the battery tray goes. They weren't quite sure how the header should look but I brought my Cosworth for them to look at and they will fix that. In a couple of pics you can see the part they cut out to fix the battery tray and headlight area.

Went to check on the car yesterday.  Progress has been made, lots of body work.  Replacing rusted parts, smoothing out panels, etc.

We also removed the engine so it can be worked at the same time as the body. I'm not exactly sure what I want to do here yet. Total rebuild? Or just check it out and do some things that I know are needed like: new clutch (probably), some transmission work (I seem to recall that it slips out of 3rd), A/C fixed.

Tomorrow is a BIG day! The car will be picked up by an actual car restorer and taken to his shop to begin the restoration process. I'm already planning a trip across Route 66 in the Spring!

Some sanding and priming

As I have learned, doing something is better than doing nothing, so I decided to sand and prime the roof since it is one piece that will need no body work.  I bought a new air buffer with a sanding attachment and used 40 grit to get to the metal than went over it with 80, 120, and 220 using my (also new) DA (?) sander before cleaning and spraying on the primer.

Checking the rust

Well, all the rusty areas seem to be fixable without replacing the quarter panel and I'm glad about that.  This stuff is NOT easy.  I don't know what I would do if these fantastic people were not letting me use this garage.  No, that's not exactly true, I do know what I would do - I would have junked the car because that is what I was going to do anyway.

Unexpected Rust

I removed my rear windows and trim today and found some surprise rust.  It's seems odd how the passenger side is rusted badly and the drivers side is not rusted at all. I guess it must have been the way I had the car parked when it sat outside for so long.