40 years of Dirt

Was it a surprise when I popped off the chrome trim. There was sooo much dirt packed in there that the tool had a hard time finding the attaching plates. It's actually FAR worse in person than in this picture. You should see the rust holes... FABULOUS!

Leaks, Leaks, and More Leaks

I think this engine sprung a leak from every major gasket

both engine and tranny. This is gonna suck!

Surface Prep

Surface prep consisted of wirewheeling the entire firewall, then sanding followed by hand sanding with scotchbrite pads, then cleaning.

Taped Off

Low budget masked and ready to spray some rust preventer.

POR 15 Covered Firewall

Two coats of POR-15 will hopefully protect this ride

for many more years to come. Dang!!! this stuff is shiny.

I don't think this stuff would make for good paint.

It shows everything.

Side view

Here's a shot of the firewall covered in nothing but POR 15.

What a difference from the original look.

Extreme Closeup

No this isn't going to be a show car. No firewall smoothing here.

Underhood Black paint to come.