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That what my Elch Had Roof rot and top cowl rot. I drilled off the roof and replaced the top door frame and the whole top of the cowl. A real PITA. but is noe done right. This elcy spent it's frist 33 years in the Pensocola, Fla area,. a local salor brought it North. The under side it Cherry. evan the tin around the rear bed mounts look mint. Go figure !!!!! Gl on you project. keep us posted. Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 11:30 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] new 69 el camino pics are up! > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hi Wayne, > > The rot on the roof is actually a big problem. Ron wants me to put a vinyl > roof back on because of it. I really don't want a vinyl roof though. He said > he can fill it with "all metal" but the problem is that it can't be patched > from behind. There is no room to get in there. He said that roof is going to > require several coats of primer & sanding in between coats to get it nice > and smooth for paint. It's always a PITA to undo the vinyl roof process. > > Ron also said that he thinks this car did not spend its whole life in the > south, because of the roof rot and how bad the left rear quarter was. I got > it for $200 so I wasn't expecting a lot. It looked like it could (and > should) be saved though. > > Another exterior piece that will need to be welded in is the sill under the > rear window. I guess I am gonna replace those rear floor pans too. Then of > course the big thing is that this really is the best time to take it off the > frame... and I do already have the body bushings here... > > John Nasta > Old Car Network > http://oldcarnetwork.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > Thank's for the pictures John. I love to see works in progress pictures. > got a quick question for you. Being your Elky was from the South., did it > have the typical rust the cars from NY,NJ or PA ?? > The picture ot the roof is why I ask. and also because my > 65 Elky was from FLA. and it's rust was not typical of the cars from this > area. > > Wayne > ACES 1556 > TCG 186 > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
