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| Naked Rear. Obscene Exhausts. |
After a week in the bodyshop, the Cressida’s body work seems to be coming along well with most of the metal replacement work around the trunk area done. Just a few spots left to go before moving on to the rest of the car.
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| Bling Bling? LOL |
Pretty happy with the work done so far as the guy doing it has carefully cut out the rusty bits and refabricated the sections and welded them in as opposed to just welding on top of the rust which is a common shortcut done by sleazy body shops.
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shortcut method I mentioned will not only result in the rust resurfacing soon after, but also lead to the rust spreading it’s deadly disease to the rest of the body work like a cancer. Good thing the guy takes pride in his work.
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| Rust Particles Everywhere!!! |
Just a little bit of trimming needed to the original panel and were good. I will be doing this myself once i get the car back to keep costs down. I will also be checking out for minor surface rust spots and removing them before coating the prepped surface with anti rust and a generous helping of undercoat.
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| Possible sign of an old accident in the Cressy's early years. |
This is a view of the rear where the lights are supposed to be. See how sneaky rust can be. Tsk! Tsk!
So yeah! That pretty much sums up the week for the Cressy.
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| No more "drainage" holes |
Things look like they are going well. Can’t wait for it to be completed at the end of the month when i come back to KL !
The guy doing the welsing told me he had some mechanics and wiremen come over to check it out, but no one could figure it out. I really wonder what i am looking at here. A 500 dollar wiring job or a 5000 plus engine transplant. I would like to transplant a new engine if i could, but at the moment it's not within my budget yet. SIGH.
