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Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:55 am
by Kriton
Luckily, the doors were completely rust-free
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:34 pm
by Lucky
That's an inspirational amount of work right there

Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:07 pm
by Kriton
The car ready from the paint job.
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:17 pm
by Kriton
Some more details. All trims were painted separately.
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:16 pm
by Kriton
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.
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:20 pm
by Kriton
The good thing was that all the rest was absolutely clear (no sings of rust elsewhere!).
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:23 pm
by Kriton
Rust damage fixed!
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:30 pm
by Kriton
Interior was done by a specialist. He started with the roof wall.
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:36 pm
by Kriton
Exterior was also progressing. I had to buy some trims.
Re: Body restoration history of my 1980 RX7
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:30 pm
by codge
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.