Paint and Body A Couple Pictures of My 82 Rust Repair Project

Rcdgl · Feb 6, 2024

A couple pictures mostly of the starting point for repairing the rusty cowl on my 82 Mustang.

Yes, this is the hard way...

Now on the third 2 x 4 sheet of 18 gage and about five bottles of gas, and a bunch of wire...

LILCBRA · Feb 6, 2024

That looks like a project....

General karthief · Feb 6, 2024

Is the bottom of the cowel and toe pan good?

bird_dog0347 · Feb 7, 2024

Dang man, that looks worse than my car did... but I'd guess that if the rust is that bad there you VERY likely have rust hidden in the A pillars, frame rails, and rockers. Glad to see you're saving it though!

Rcdgl · Feb 7, 2024

I replaced about one third of the bottom of the cowl panel. I did the pinch weld around the windshield about two years ago, thats how I knew I had to do this. The A pillars seem decent. Pass door post needed some repair. Frame under the battery box (front pass side on an 82) and the battery box floor needed new steel.

The toe pan has some rust on both sides, that I covered several years back. As soon as the front exterior is done, I will go inside and fix it decently. Not sure if I am going to buy floor pans or not.

Pita. Yes, a donor cowl section would have been easier.

I wish I had just taken the engine and dash out. Everything is covered in rusty grinding dust.

Spent the 18 mos before this putting a new trunk, dutchman, package tray and tail panel in my 66 Malibu. Using replacement panels makes this go much faster.

Got more photos of repairs coming.

Rcdgl · Feb 14, 2024

Update, here is the windshield wiper bracket on the driver side welded back in. I will get the wipers and motor back in and then reinstall the two side cowl top panels.

Rcdgl · Feb 16, 2024

Major milestone, here is the pass side cowl panel welded back in.

More grinding tomorrow.

Gonna need some bondo on this!

2Blue2 · Feb 22, 2024

Liking the progress
Carry On!

Rcdgl · Feb 25, 2024

A before and after photo of reinstalling the pass side fender area brace!

Rcdgl · Feb 25, 2024

And here is the dr side cowl top being reinstalled....

Rcdgl · Feb 26, 2024

Another before shot of the pass side cowl area.

2Blue2 · Feb 26, 2024

Rcdgl said:
Another before shot

Holy Rust Out Batman!

Rcdgl · Feb 28, 2024

Here is the driver side fender brace fit, welded and ground and primed.

2Blue2 · Mar 1, 2024

I feel better already.

Rcdgl · Apr 3, 2024

Couple photos, before and after of the main patch in the drivers floor. Still got some more small areas to finish up.

Noobz347 · Apr 4, 2024

Rcdgl said:
Couple photos, before and after of the main patch in the drivers floor. Still got some more small areas to finish up.

Let's just put that over here with the others

Rcdgl · Apr 7, 2024

This is the drivers toeboard area welded, ground and primed. Got to finish some details around it, but major progress.

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