How rusty could it be?

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and a shot of the brains BEHIND the business doing this for me

[Mike Atwood]

Holy cow! There wasn't much left there!! Looks like you're well on your way to takin' care of business!! Good luck!

[MichaelGarrison]

hey hey!! heres what I did tonight ....

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Not bad for the first fitting and only 3.5 hours invested so far!!

[MichaelGarrison]

One more !!!

[Smartin]

Lookin' good guys!! Talk about swiss cheese......yikes!

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wooo hoo

[BillMah52]

Amazing that the trunk floor and wells are in such good shape.
How's the floorpan under the rear seat?
Look like someone was very lucky. There should be much more missing metal on that car.

First test fit? How many times ya think you can do that again!
You must have had practice!!!

[MichaelGarrison]

I will have to say really about 50-60% of the time it will fall in place like that. Not bragging or complaining but its not that hard once youve done simular cuts on other cars and trucks. It does take experience however. If a novice bodyman had someone to guide them it wouldnt be as easy, but they could do it too. Personally I use the "see it done vision" as a body man and that helps alot.

[evil16v]

Amazing that the trunk floor and wells are in such good shape.
How's the floorpan under the rear seat?
Look like someone was very lucky. There should be much more missing metal on that car.

First test fit? How many times ya think you can do that again!
You must have had practice!!!

floor pan under rear seat is fine as are the fronts. nothing needed there. the trunk floor does have some issues. not as bad as you would think, but it needs replaced.

[MichaelGarrison]

Well tonight it fits better and its all vice gripped in where it will be after I clean all the surface rust away to get it welded. I have to get out the sand blaster now over the weekend and push it outside so my garage wont be a disaster!!! I also need to make a couple more patches in a couple areas as you can see in the following pictures. enjoy....................

[MichaelGarrison]

another view with all the vice grips holding it where it should be.