Well, finally got her all stripped down and ready to start cutting out the rust and replacing the affected panels. I can't say that I've ever taken on a project with so much rust before, but the same rules apply. The only way to get rid of rust, is to cut it out. There aren't any short cuts or magic bullets when it comes to rust. It's like a cancer that won't quit. At this point I'm just trying to make progress in any way that I can. There are so many things to do, that I find myself popping around from task to task as opposed as trying to take a particular task all the way to completion. For example, I'll start to take the tar insulation off and down to bare metal, but after an hour or so with the scraper, it's time to move on to something else, finished or not.
One thing that has been driving me crazy is the amount of grease and engine oil left over. The undersides of all the rear body panels are coated in 44 years of oil and grime. Because of this, I finally decided to load it up on the trailer and give her a proper pressure washing. Although a generous amount of the grime ended up on my face.
Here's a pic of the grime. It's 1/8-1/4" thick all over the underside. What is it about horizontally opposed engines that make them leak so bad?
Grime face, post pressure washing. The car, not the face.
And here's how she ended Nov.
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