Targa time!

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That's brave.

You've got both feet in now.

2 hours ago, grannyknot said:

That's brave.

I don’t know if it’s brave or crazy. I have nothing to loose since the roof was toast. A good buddy has donated a roof for the cause . It’s not as terrible as one might think, but not something to take lightly.

if the roof doesn’t get fixed - it’s a parts car

This has been a tough decision . If the rest of the car was rusted badly I wouldn’t bother , but it’s a very solid 70

Edited March 23, 20196 yr by madkaw

I would consider trying to vary the splice location between the different layers at each corner. It would make the repair stronger. Also be sure and preserve the original leaded joint locations. The chassis needs these flex areas to survive

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, Patcon said:

 The chassis needs these flex areas to survive

 Words of wisdom from Matsuo San.

You are a now a knight of the Z table and your name going forth shall be "Brave Mark Maras"

You should make that into one of those inspirational posters .... “...committed ...”

I’ll load up more pics of the GUTS later

As promised. So more pics of ugly stuff. Obvious rust inside roof crossmember. Rust also ate away at the rear quarter where it wraps around under the quarter window. Fortunately there is a thick support panel behind it where the window bolts into. Also the rail panel that runs the length of the door and window was rotted pretty bad at the quarter window

Edited March 23, 20196 yr by madkaw

Starting to clean up things and staring at the task ahead