Project "Arizona-San Jose Style" 64 VERT...Rust BOMB !!

[ChiefRocka]

THE SAGA BEGINS: (Back home in San Jo)


Met up with Tony a while back at a show (haven't seen him in years...customer/buddy from way back in the 90's)...ask me to check out his '64.

He wanted some patch work...I told him, this thing is pretty bad, so a full sand-blast was in order.....
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When it first arrived:
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[ChiefRocka]

After removing the doors and stripping the firewall area, I built these quick door openning braces to reinforce the body before removing from chassis:
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Some cuts had to be made to remove the body...this thing is pretty bad...but repairable...
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[ChiefRocka]

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Tony brought over his trailer, and I loaded it up for the next morning drop off:
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Upon arrival at the Blaster, they carefully helped us out with their long forks:
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[ChiefRocka]

Here's the final pic untill they give us a call:
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[bad68bowtie]

Rust bucket or not, I'd kill to get my hands on a vert six-fo. Sigh, one day.

[Mountaineer 1977]

I wouldn't call that a rust bomb around here. They would be a good body with a few rust issues. I have a 64 chevelle that needs quarters, trunk floor and floor boards. That is a rust bucket. Keep us updated.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChiefRocka]

Back with some "After-Blast" pics....these are little over 2 weeks old...just now getting around to post....
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Media blasting doesn't remove bondo or rubber under-coating....too bad:
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All the rotted areas were just masked with glass or bondo....GHETTO !!!
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[ChiefRocka]

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Like I said...wish all this would of come off:
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Rack it's sitting on come thru floor:
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[ChiefRocka]

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........and it's off to get primed untill I'm ready for it:
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[FRENCHBLUE72]

Looks like she has some rust issues..

[OARNGESI]

That car will be really worth it when done are you restoring it or just fixing the rust and sending it back

[ChiefRocka]

Well the guy is building an outrageous Lowrider out it it (yeah, one of those)

So basically, I'm going to repair ALL the rust issues....after all the rust is taking care of, he wants me to plate the entire underside (original plan) for a place for artwork (??)

[Wilson_]

Cool project!

Do you have a dipper near by? or was it to pricey to dip? It would have stripped everything!

Keep us posted.

[bubba327]

John-I am glad that you are going to fix the rust issue instead of just patching it up. Old convertibles like this one are nice cruisers!!

[nuke1]

Yup, she haas some good air conditioning going on there, i hate working on cars like that, but on the other side they are a challenge, and the end result is usually great. I am doing a 68 camaro for another guy and his needs almost an entire inner structure also. gonna hate doing that one.