Finally got a little time to work on the bug last Saturday night (and dodged tornados). First started with moving enough shit around in the garage to be able to work in it. I started by ripping out the sound system, then the alarm that the prev owner had installed. I couldn't tell what was what with the mess of wires running everywhere. Next, I started pulling the carpet out to see what I was going to expose.
By no means am I looking to build a show car, but I do want a safe daily driver. The heater channels are in really bad shape and will need to be replaced. The other cancer I found is on the driver's side firewall assembly. The bottom corner is rotting out. Obviously, there may be more things to replace/fix, but it's the major rust that I can't do myself.
I'm going to continue working on the car to repair and upgrade as much as I can until I'm financially ready to take the car to a body shop that can repair the damage for me. Luckily, those issues aren't a show stopper for me as there's plenty to do.
Anyway, I also ripped out the gas tank and removed the rubber fuel lines. It's amazing any fuel even made it to the motor due to the fact that the previous owner had the fuel lines kinked in multiple places. Instead of adding more hose or re-routing the fuel lines for a better contour, they were just bent and almost closed off just to get them in place. My plan is to clean and seal the gas tank this weekend and replace the rubber fuel hoses. I'm just excited to put it back together and have the fuel handle with the reserve option in the car! Small rewards
Oh, and then learned a lesson about not letting the axle tubes rest on the frame causing the boots to crack.
I'll be replacing those soon also.....
Here are a few pics of the car that I took....