Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Luckily, the doors were completely rust-free
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The car ready from the paint job.
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- Pitty the car looks a bit dusty in the photos. (Because of streetwork outside the Garage the car became dusty after the painjob and before I took photos).
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Some more details. All trims were painted separately.
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After some hesitation (of financial nature) I decided to restore the interior, as well. The original one was in decent condition but after some thought (or rather acting emotionally) I decided to go for the interior restoration. So, besides the paint job I had to strip the car internally.
Judging from the result this was proved a good idea. Another nasty surpise was there for me to discover.
Some corrosion on the pan under the rear seat.
Judging from the result this was proved a good idea. Another nasty surpise was there for me to discover.
Some corrosion on the pan under the rear seat.
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The good thing was that all the rest was absolutely clear (no sings of rust elsewhere!).
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- the rear wheel well - Perfect!
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Rust damage fixed!
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Interior was done by a specialist. He started with the roof wall.
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Exterior was also progressing. I had to buy some trims.
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- New front a rear badges
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- Ruber seals that goe underneath the rear lights (the original were falling apart (completely decomposed after all those years)
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Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
The two back wheel arches under the back seat is where trouble is usually spotted. If you have an FB then sooner or later you'll meet it.