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[dirtbag]

I think they'd all look really good as convertibles too, if they have hardtops that are joined into the rest of the car : )

[dirtbag]

Yeah, that's clever and all, but if you ever put the top down you'll still look like a wanker in a convertible : )

[gtrboyy]

When I was an apprentice the eldest son of the boss had a convertible hk monaro,ruined a good car...hideous looking car.

[dirtbag]

Yeah, it would take a true assburger to cut the roof off an HK monaro!

Well I did a bit more to the monaro yesterday. I even got the bonnet open. The bonnet was latched right down with no cable fitted, so was a challenge : )



I then started to remove the rest of the filler from the right hand rear quarter. I'd already removed about 4mm of filler when I took this pic, but you can still see how thick it is. Lovely repair this one : )





Here it is with all the filler removed. It's a typical spot for monaros to rust, but this repair is very sad.



I also started getting the surface rust off the lower part of the quarter. It's taking a while to metal prep this car as the surface rust is quite deep. In this next pic I'm about halfway through getting the rust off.



I then turned my attention to the bootlid. It had big patces of filler at the rear and a bit on top, so I dug them out.

Whoever did the filler work on this car did a really good job, as it felt really straight, where here you can tell it obviously isn't. I think I'll spend a bit more time on the metal rather than the filler.



The trim piece that joins the tail lights together along the bootlid is obviously a fair old moisture trap, as the pitting in this area is really deep.



I made a bit of a start on the other side but ran out of time. I sanded the last lot of rust converter down and covered the whole lot again.

Edited by dirtbag, 22 January 2011 - 07:39 AM.

[dirtbag]

Sounds good DJ. Can you get it to me by next week? : )

[Stinga]

a mates monaro had the same patches under the rear quarter windows after he had it blasted, i thought it was a pretty random spot for a repair. what makes them rust out there?

[dirtbag]

Did a bit of pull aparty on the monaro this week. Got the hanging panels off and the running gear out.





I also recleaned some of the steel for the third time to get rid of the surface rust. It's got some staying power.
I also stripped back the drivers door jam.

I didn't worry about cleaning the front of the rear quarter as it's pretty stuffed so I'll make a new piece for there.





Then it got what will hopefully be it's last coat of rust converter before it gets etch primed.



Even though the metal was nice and shiny silver after using the clean and strip disc, it still came up with rust when I put the rust converter on it. Grrrrr! It's a lot better than it was though.







Now there's room for a 540 merlin and tremec. hehehe, well that's what I'd want in there anyway : )





Next will be to strip the left rear quarter, door jam and rear beaver panel. Then hopefully get it etch primed and then the fixing can start.

Edited by dirtbag, 15 February 2011 - 09:33 PM.

[dirtbag]

Well I finally got stuck into the monaro again today.

Around the windows and boot jam, passengers door jam, dash top, plenum, left rear quarter and rear valance all got stripped.

All the boxes of crap and bits and pieces finally got taken out of the inside too.

Excuse the pics though, I used my phone.




These pics don't show just how knackered the panel under the rear bumper is, but trust me, it's stuffed.





The panel was filled with bog as it's fairly badly dented, but it's also rusted. Where it joins the inner panel along the bottom is even rusted through the two pieces in some places.

Can you get replacement lower rear valances for these things or do I have to make it? Either way, it's getting replaced : )




It's nice to be able to see inside it now all the stuff has been removed.





Another bit that needs replacing.









Same rust in the rear pillar as on the other side. Nothing too drastic though.



There is a bit of rust in this area in front of the rear wheel tub, under the rear seat.



I was trying to show how much bog was in the left rear quarter by showing how deep the dent is with a straight edge, but it's hard to see.



My friends finger shows how big the gap is. Took a while to dig all the bog out!!



Again more usual monaro rust areas.



The left rear quarter has had a new lower section welded on. It's not done too badly, but it's been welded in with brass. I'll melt the brass out and weld it properly, as brass is the devil!



There is a bit of rust around the base of the rear window.










Well it's all in rust converter again and is looking good. I'll get it in etch primer first thing in the morning finally!!!!

Then I can start chopping the old beast up : )

[GML-31]

its coming along good thanks Tim

[meanmachine72]

geez the old girls had a hard life..let the cutting up begin!!

[dirtbag]

That looks beautiful Macka!!! I say keep the 5 speed though : )


Well I got a bit more done today.

I sanded the car down again after rust converting it yesterday, for the 5th time : )








Finally the metal stays silver after sanding. No more brown spots!!




Here's another look at the panel under the rear bumper.



It's nice to finally have this car all sealed up with epoxy etch.



You can see some of the problems on the rear guard.









You can see some of the issues with the left rear quarter here.



The rear panel is a beauty, so here's another pic : )




That's all I did to the monaro today, but I'm glad to have it primed finally.

I did chop the living daylights out of the V8 kombi though : )

[Potta]

Far out the etch primer really shows you what work is still to be done hey?

I'm guessing you won't be fixing any of that with bog?