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Cars by Model Type => 1st generation RX-7's => Topic started by: Ian65 on April 23, 2010, 08:59:45 PM

Title: 1st gen restoration... body shell rust \'fix\'
Post by: Ian65 on April 23, 2010, 08:59:45 PM
found this on the net....

seems a severe way of dealing with a rusty shell....
I admire his determination but I wouldn\'t want to be involved in an accident in this...

http://webpages.charter.net/wbauman/rx7/rx7_main.html


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Title: 1st gen restoration... body shell rust \'fix\'
Post by: syebba on April 23, 2010, 10:05:34 PM
(http://www.tech-leisure.com/index_files/image667.jpg)
 
Almost as extreme as this!:evillaugh
Title: 1st gen restoration... body shell rust \'fix\'
Post by: Ian65 on April 24, 2010, 05:52:16 AM
Quote from: syebba;689326(http://www.tech-leisure.com/index_files/image667.jpg)
 
Almost as extreme as this!:evillaugh

I\'ve got high hopes for this.... looks ok now I\'ve painted it!!
Title: 1st gen restoration... body shell rust \'fix\'
Post by: A7RXY on April 24, 2010, 09:13:02 AM
Is that a Henry Moore or Dali ?
Title: 1st gen restoration... body shell rust \'fix\'
Post by: Brett on April 24, 2010, 09:24:26 AM
That\'s terrible?  I\'ve never such a shoddy repair job.... this guy needs to go and learn some proper skills. :yes


Oh alright... :Giggle
Title: 1st gen restoration... body shell rust \'fix\'
Post by: syebba on April 24, 2010, 10:05:26 AM
Quote from: Brett;689375That\'s terrible? I\'ve never such a shoddy repair job.... this guy needs to go and learn some proper skills. :yes
 
 
Oh alright... :Giggle

I agree,a real butcher job.
Another Rex now extinct,surely a quick wire brush,some araldite & por 15 would of saved it.
Boys & their power tools eh!:Giggle
Title: 1st gen restoration... body shell rust \'fix\'
Post by: Turbo2 on April 27, 2010, 11:46:03 AM
I wonder how it looks today, 10 years after "restoration":2Rolleyes