I would have junked it - Rust Repair

Check out this guys Maverick and how much rust he had to fix. Make sure to click on the next page icon ...

http://www.redreckracing.freeserve.co.uk/Car build up.htm

 

all i can say is WOW!!!.now that takes some dedication.

 

WoW now i dont feel so bad when i look at my few spots of surface rust ...I like the idea of a tubular rad. support ... Thats about the only thing im having trouble finding ...

 

All I can say is "Holy Crud!" You know that thing screams! I wonder how he gets the rear to hook up well when drag racing. It's hard enough to do with a 302, but a 440? Damn.

What was a piece, is now a beast!

-Corbin

 

wow!!!!!!!!1 i am almost feeling guilt because i am about to trash a maverick (my 75 parts car) after i take the v/8 swap aprts and brake conversions etc etc... some rust behind the wheels but floors are SOLID! how bad is that?

 

Well Scott, I think I'd cut those perfect floorpans out and save them, because somebody will be willing to pay for them. I'm sure my wife would beg me to buy them if I was restoring my 77, which her feet almost fell out of a couple months back.

 

Someone needs to cut out an entire floor so repro's can be made ....

 

so somebody send me exactly where to cut and i'll save them!

 

I can't complain about my Mav lookin terrible now not after seein that, while it looks bad it don't look like that thankfully

 

Scott, where you at and how much do you want for them. I'm fixing to start on my '73. I could sheet metal them but would like pans. Thanks

 

new jersey... too bad you're so far away. i have no idea on how or where to cut...as far as what do i want? i dunno...maybe trade for something? i was gonna scrap the car anyhow. if you want to pursue this e-mail me at todmeg@aol.com just write in "pans" in title bar so i don't dump your mail.

 

now i don't feel to bad after reading that, someday.. mines taking much longer then that one though..

 

Who would you send them to to get repros made? I have a 72 Grabber that is going to be retired soon due to broken rear frame, lots of door and fender rust and rusted cowls. Not to mention the worlds worst rear quarter replacement. But I think the floors are still good. (go figure)

So, who would I send them to to be used as paterns for reproductions?

--Jay

 

sheet metal replacement

Try autokrafters.com out of Virginia.

 

Autokrappers doesn't make anything. They just buy reproduction stuff from the people who do. Your chances are slim to none to get floor panels reproduced. Most places wont touch them unless you pay up front, the tooling costs and then guarantee a minimum order. I tried to get the firewall/heater hose grommets redone. It would cost me almost $5000 in tooling costs and then I would have to buy 500 of them. I once ask the head hancho at Autokrafters about getting some lower quarter panel patches made. Just the lower portion behind the rear wheel. He said he doubted there would be enough money in it to be worth his while. Can you believe that? who wouldnt need this part?