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buzzvair
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Post by buzzvair »

I feel so damn bad you bought this heap e-mail me at pabirdhouse@gmail.com --Im sure I have a good crossmember and I will give it to you if you do the shipping!
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mart
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thanks Buz, I have repaired my crossmember but have not yet fitted it back in, so I will keep your email address for now in case my repair doesnt work out :ty:
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Here are some more pics of the professional repairs done in PA .All well hidden to the naked eye until I dug them out
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under drivers front fender
under drivers front fender
same repair from top
same repair from top
pretty much as expected here
pretty much as expected here
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Gregory_Miller
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

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Man it sucks more and more the deeper you dig into it. :(
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flat6_musik
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

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Kicked in the teeth again
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win
Kicked in the teeth again
Ain't this misery ever gonna end
I been kicked in the teeth
Kicked in the teeth again


Is that a giant crack right there near the master cylinder?....
mart
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

Post by mart »

It sure is, its the seam where the inner fender joins the trunk panel, I'm in the middle of cutting it all out but its hard to get into the corners.
Ahh, Brian Johnson (AC/DC) Local boy done good....hes a car nut too, no Corvairs though
mart
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

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Am I too late to enter it in corvair of the month? :eek:
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

Post by mart »

It just gets better and better
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sales picture
The reality
The reality
once the rivets foam ,bondo  and aluminium siding patches are removed
once the rivets foam ,bondo and aluminium siding patches are removed
.......this is what we are left with
.......this is what we are left with
Motornoggin
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Post by Motornoggin »

That's just heartbreaking...

Hang in there, you're doing good work! You WILL be the victor!
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flat6_musik
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

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Aluminum siding?!?.........aaaauuuggggghhhhsssshhhhiiittttttt... *facepalm*

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mart
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yep, complete with ridges and green plastic textured coating
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another one down
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getting there
getting there
clean up and filler to finish
clean up and filler to finish
next victim
next victim
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Motornoggin
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

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Hang in there and DON"T give up! You'll have it done one day and the satisfaction will be worth the heartache and hassle.
mart
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

Post by mart »

Here we go again !!!
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drivers inner fenderwell repaired
drivers inner fenderwell repaired
bondo removed from passenger door jamb
bondo removed from passenger door jamb
bondo removed from passenger screen post
bondo removed from passenger screen post
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

Post by mart »

door jamb repaired
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rustbucket
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Re: pensylvania bondo bucket

Post by rustbucket »

Looks like I've got yourself plenty of work on there, It will all be worth Mart come next year.
Keep up the good work.

I've sent you a pm.
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