Just waiting!!

There she is … waiting for the next phase of the restoration.

Rear left side floor pan

This is a view of the rear left side floor pan … these areas of the floor pan are the lowest sections and are normally susceptible to settling moisture. If not coated correctly from the factory, they will eventually begin to rust. This area is paper-thin as well and will need to be replaced

Luck for me, my car was probably built right before quitting time and the factory workers were in a hurry.

Rear fight side floor pan

WHAT A MESS

This is a view of the rear right side floor pan … The picture does not tell the whole story here. The metal is so thin in this area; I can literally push my finger through the floor pan.

The factory black tar coating is the only reason the metal is not falling away. I will need to remove and replace this whole area.

Floor Pans

I removed the carpet and the original sound deadener ... WOW what a mess that was!
This is a view of the front passenger floor pan. Initially I thought there was just surface rust but upon a thorough inspection, I had several spots where the metal is very thin. There is one area where you can see the shop floor ... not good!

Firewall, heater box

Removed the heater housing and the heater core.
Car is very dirty! It has been so hot, the shop doors were open and the dust was all over everything