My Fox(es) In Surgery - Looking Like A Car Again,sort Of

mikestang63 · Dec 28, 2017

Well Merry Christmas and Happy New Year right?
I go to detail the car today and notice a little rust by the battery on the 86. Figure,no problem, brush, sand, primer,, paint and its fixed.
I remove the battery and battery try and ................................. . :nonono:

my guess is a battery must have leaked or exploded and no one botherd to clean it properly
at least the other side is ok
I cut up some sheet metal and used rust converter and paint as a temp fix so the battery would have some support until my buddy finishes with the red car..

Then he can tackle this

If anyone wants to know.. my favorite is Jack Daniels- feel free to donate

General karthief · Dec 28, 2017

Well that sucks

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68keyblr · Dec 28, 2017

cars suck

cbdallas · Dec 28, 2017

So, I guess there is a silver lining to having your hood fly up. You caught it before the car killed you. Dang, those pics make me sick to my stomach on such a nice car. Soldier on, keep us posted.

mikestang63 · Dec 28, 2017

back to the 90 ..making progress

mikestang63 · Dec 28, 2017

Pretty scary to see the passenger side A pillar

Driver side coming along

Davedacarpainter · Dec 28, 2017

GAACK!

Jeez Mike! Imagine how tight you red car will feel once all that crap is repaired.

The silver car? What an opportune time to put in some Scott Rod panels?:zombie:

mikestang63 · Dec 28, 2017

some more repair of the carnage pics
They are doing some amazing work

mikestang63 · Dec 28, 2017

RangerJoe · Dec 28, 2017

I can't believe your windshield even stayed on. That is horrible. Glad you have the funds to fix it, I would probably have to let it rot.

Joe

90sickfox · Dec 28, 2017

These pics make me want to throw up.... :puke:

Can't wait to see some better pics... o_O

That corner seems like a favorite place for rust in convertibles. I've seen it time and time again. If it was my car I'd try to save it, too. Good luck, man

Blandnuts · Dec 28, 2017

Was the windshield previously replaced?

General karthief · Dec 29, 2017

Didn't you mention something about cowl shake in a previous post? That rotten crap would let it move around a lot. I'm guessing it didn't get down into the door hinge area,

mikestang63 · Dec 29, 2017

slowly making progress on the 90vert.Most of the rust all gone and new panels fitted. Needs some more pieces fitted, trimmed, sealed, filler, welded, primed then painted.

mikestang63 · Dec 29, 2017

Blandnuts said:
Was the windshield previously replaced?

if you can call this "repaired" yes

Davedacarpainter · Dec 29, 2017

Ironic (in a sad way) how I thought you might find a little rust around the airhorns when you mentioned the cowel replacement.

mikestang63 · Jan 12, 2018

Amazing work being done.. A pillars look like.................A pillars
The passenger side turned out to be worse than the driver which was originally what we saw.
There was neay no good metal left on the passenger side.