72 Mercury Comet GT in Germany

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  1. mashori

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    looks like the outside is already all done, awesome work.

    How come your are also stripping the paint on the inside? Was it pretty rusty there too?
     
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    yes, in some places. just look at this picture:
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    and this one is gonna be a complete "body off" restoration - so i'll take care of EVERY corner of the car. it has seen so many half-hearted repair attempts that i feel this one should be done right.
     
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    wow, that's a really tough corner to sand. great job so far, looks like with just a few simple tools you've been able to do a lot.
     
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    looks like you restoring the doors (saw it on your website). wouldn't it be easier to get new doors?
     
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    i'm looking for them already :cool:
    the ones i have seem to be beyond repair :cry:
     
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    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    I have good doors but shipping would be KILLER
     
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    to germany that is, right.

    but can you check shipping to Houston, Texas 77032? someone from a german mustang forum is running a container from there, he offered me some space for a decent price already.
     
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    You are doing you car very similar to my own.

    I stripped every bit of paint off too but my problem has been that I'm trying to repair to many things at once and I'm getting nothing 100% completed.
     
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    that's why i take my time and only go in small steps. bodywork first, then everything else.
    when stripping the car, i put every parts group in a labeled bag. this way, i can restore every item just when they are needed.

    i guess the whole restoration will take me roughly two years - if i'm lucky.
     
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    You should have that car finished in two weeks!! lol
     
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    now that would be great :clap:

    but when it comes to bodywork and painting, i have to rely on others.
    and shipping the sheet metal i need will also take its time...
     
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    I was figuring on a month, at least :rofl2:
     
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    I just had a pair of doors shipped from colorado to south carolina via greyhound bus, they came in about $90 each for shipping. I too have the rot issue like you have at the bottom of the doors. I just finished fabbing up and installing a basically new passenger side rear corner on our project Comet. It sufferes as well from previous "bodywork" on the rear light panel and the rear pass. corner. when I pulled the quarter extension off a full 1/4" (7mm) thick piece of boddy filler fell out... the body filler continued about 1/3rd of the way on the rear light panel. I wouldn't have minded that so much if the work had been done right... the metal didn't appear to be prepped very well and rust developed behind the filler.... now I have even more to fix..YAY!

    Looking great BTW, you are moving right along!
     
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    Wow, that car has some rust in places I never imagined. I'm glad to see it's getting fixed. Great work!
     
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    thanks!

    what would be the "unusual" places for rust? only the rear quarter window?

    the rest seems to be pretty common - same with the mustangs i have seen over here.
     
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