Never mind the Gas Crisis heres the Wobstang!

[Junkman]

Coincidentally I just discovered a guy who really knows what he is talking about.

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A lot of the things he mentions are 100% congruent with my experiences. Before you even get around to fix anything, or into the actual restoration process, you are undoing the bodges and ill repairs previous owners did, often damaging more than mending things in the process.
This is rarely motivated by fraudulent intent, although that happens too, but often by ignorance, incompetence, laziness, impatience and cheapness.
Since I'm no longer doing yanks, I can assure you that all this is not restricted to Americans. Oh no. Not at all. Not by any stretch of the imagination.

[LynehamHerc]

Really interesting - I love the 'perfumed pig' tag in the first video.

Thanks a lot for posting it.

[8BAK465]

Uncle Tony Discovered him just recently and subscribed to him as you say he knows his stuff and tells it as it is

Refreshing

[8BAK465]

Looks like I will have the ungrateful little arse back next week

Then he gets the rear fender banged back into some sort of order and will then be pressed back into service

[Danthecapriman]

Yay!!

[LynehamHerc]

So what are you going to do with all your spare time?

[8BAK465]

So what are you going to do with all your spare time?

Spare Time whats that?

Once the Fender is bashed out I have to get my arse into gear and finish it,at least outwardly cosmetically

I can probably have a rest from it around Septemberish?



But at least I will be able to drive it around

[8BAK465]

Its been a while and for the upteenth time I am promised the little gobshite will return this week

Its not my tame mechanic hes been a diamond

He farmed out the driveshaft to a "Trusted Company" and they have had the bloody Torque Stick of promise for over a month now

Lazy toerogs

Anyway not naming them until I have it back,we all know how this works you slate them you fight forever to get your goods back.....................

In the meantime Engine is back in with vital fluids and everything is connected up ready waiting for the bloody driveshaft Grrrrrr



As you can see I got really bored and painted the rad top and the servo



So then I decided to paint the boot apature and rear of the lid so to make a neat job took out the rear screen surround



I then had a bit of a shock when half of California fell out to greet me



And revealed this



West Coast Rust

So after panic we decided to ignore it and crack on with this



Abandon all hope and ignore the rust because pretty looking trunk

Eventually we realised we should return to the crusty goodness and deal with it

So after atacking it with a wire brush we slapped liberal amounts of this milky goodness all over it



Which resulted in this



Which once it had calmed down we coated in some good old oil based enamel as it was to be hidden anyhow



We then left it for sleepy byes whilst getting on with giving the rear screen surround some tlc

Half way through





Finished!



So before refitting generous lashings of oil that was waxy was applied



And the trim was refitted.



But I was still bored!!!!

So this happened



No I dont know why either?

BEIGE!!!!!!



Yes I know I know

Do Not Paint.........................................

[CLINT]

Some people don't know they are born. This is West coast rust

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[8BAK465]

Some people don't know they are born. This is West coast rustIMG_20190708_170552.jpg

Gotta hand it to you thats impressive!