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Stripdown
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1995 the stripdown of the car was started. Every part that was at all salvageable had to
be removed, cleaned and categorised. As a precaution i took about 15 photos for every day
that i had to spend on it. Most of the parts were already removed and thrown together in
cardboard boxes. I cleaned everything, tried to find out what went where (which is not as
difficult as you might think). Then came the dirty work. The car had to be cleaned of
tectile and rust. Sandblasting it would be much easier, but you can only do that when the
car is almost clean. If there is too much rust, the sanding grid will soon be full of
dirt, rendering it ineffective. In total, i spend about 60 hours. |
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The inside of the
car was the first problem. tectile under the dashboard, almost unreachable without breaking my back. Then came a nasty surprise. The bottom of the car was badly rusted through. This
would have to be replaced, on both sides. |
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Here is another
view of the interior. The woodwork, steering wheel and instruments are all in good
condition. |
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The front wheel
suspension. This is a fine example of how difficult it is to see if a part is useable or
not. Everything seemed ok, until later on the suspension arm was sandblasted. Large
holes showed up at a very critical place, and full replacement was necessary. |
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And yet another
nasty surprise. Notice the part just after the door in the left rear wing? Somebody has
been practising welding. Lesson 1. Start on something expendable. |
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This is the inside
of the car, the passenger seats are shown. Here the tectile was very dry and hard and
could be easily stripped away with a paint stripper. |
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The front of the
car, after removing most of the dirt. By now you will probably not believe that this is
going to be a good looking automobile sometime, but believe me, it will! Just browse to
the next page for the first improvements on the bodywork. |
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