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Core Support Repairs Part 1 (February 28, 2007)
Here is a long overdue update. I have not done much work on the car due to the fact that it is winter here in the northeast and my garage is not heated.These pictures detail the process of repairing my front core support. swiss replica watches The first thing I did was to document, remove and tag all the brackets that mount to the front of the core support. Being that this is a 73, there are a lot of brackets on the front of the core support. Once the core support was stripped of all the brackets, I had to repair two rusted out areas on the core support and fill a few unnecessary screw holes. Although, This piece is currently being reproduced, I decided to repair the rust, because I try to use OEM body parts whenever they are available. Besides, this original piece is straight and the repaired areas are not going to be that visible.
I still have two holes to fill from hoses that were routed through the core support for an aftermarket automatic trans cooler. Once the repairs are done, I will strip the core support, prime it and paint it with a semi gloss black.
Status photos as of 02/28/2007:
| Here is the front of the core support with all the RS brackets mounted to it. | ||
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| Here are all the bracets and screws after diassassembly. I tagged all the braces and bagged all the screws. This should come in handy when I go to reassemble everything. | ||
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| Here are the components to the hood latch. I wanted a picture so I could remember how it goes back together. | ||
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| Here is the front of the core support with all the brackets removed. | Here is the back of the core support. | |
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| Here is the left rear of the core support. It has a small section of rust that needs to be cut out and repaired. | Here is the right rear of the core support. It has a small section of rust that needs to be cut out and repaired also. | |
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| Here is the patch panel I made for the left side of the core support. | This is the patch and the area of the core support that I am repairing. I coated the steel with POR-15 | |
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| Here is the patch panel I made for the right side of the core support. | This is the patch and the area of the core support that I am repairing. I coated the steel with POR-15 | |
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| Here is the left side patch panel Welded. | Here is the rightside patch panel Welded. | |
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| Here is the repaired core support so far. I still have the two holes that you can see in the second picture. When it is stripped and painted, it will look good as new. | ||
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