I promised not so much reporting on this side but I did get the left side off and wanted to post a couple of discoveries.
Here's the floor out and in one piece. I did this side in a lot less time than the right now that I know what's holding it in place. Quicker and neater.
An interesting discovery: It was rumored that this was an LE car, meaning that it was one of the last 500 built. Here's evidence. I peeled off the rear quarter repair panel and found this. The LE's had this stripe design and the cars were not painted black but rather a dark charcoal - which looks pretty black. They didn't even bother to cut out the old panel but just slapped a patch panel over it. Well, I'm fixing it now.
Here's the left rocker box (sill assembly) removed in what's left of one piece. Those who have been following this odyssey may recall that the right side came out in 4 chunks but I've refined my techniques. This side was also made harder by the fact that it'll get a full-length inner sill instead of the 3/4 length that was used on the right side. This side had a lot more rot in the rear area and therefore needed the long repair panel which took a LOT more spot weld drilling so get it out. (Pic taken from the bottom)
Where I left it tonight with all the left hand structure out of the car. Tomorrow I'll have to start making repairs around the bottom of the floor flange, the seat belt anchor, and other funky areas so I can drop the floor back in on sound metal then start welding.
Here's the floor out and in one piece. I did this side in a lot less time than the right now that I know what's holding it in place. Quicker and neater.
An interesting discovery: It was rumored that this was an LE car, meaning that it was one of the last 500 built. Here's evidence. I peeled off the rear quarter repair panel and found this. The LE's had this stripe design and the cars were not painted black but rather a dark charcoal - which looks pretty black. They didn't even bother to cut out the old panel but just slapped a patch panel over it. Well, I'm fixing it now.
Here's the left rocker box (sill assembly) removed in what's left of one piece. Those who have been following this odyssey may recall that the right side came out in 4 chunks but I've refined my techniques. This side was also made harder by the fact that it'll get a full-length inner sill instead of the 3/4 length that was used on the right side. This side had a lot more rot in the rear area and therefore needed the long repair panel which took a LOT more spot weld drilling so get it out. (Pic taken from the bottom)
Where I left it tonight with all the left hand structure out of the car. Tomorrow I'll have to start making repairs around the bottom of the floor flange, the seat belt anchor, and other funky areas so I can drop the floor back in on sound metal then start welding.
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