Alfred Pine
Silver Level Sponsor
Hello all,
Thought I would finally post up my purchase and begin detailing the build for posterity.
I decided to give a new home to Michael Farris's 67 Hardtop that was listed right here on SAOCA. She arrived in Loveland Colorado on October 8th from North Carolina via transport company. I drover her about 50 yards into the garage and almost immediately began the restoration and modification.
After tons of correspondence i knew that I was getting into a good deal of work...and I was not wrong. The most alarming thing yet was that at some point in her life a past owner (not Mike) decided to undercoat the car...not just the "underside" but damn near the whole thing. I have removed over 60lbs of undercoating material alone (actually weighed it I was so shocked) from the trunk, hood, inner doors, inner fenders, soft top boot, engine bay and wheel wells. the most disturbing of which was the 5 inches deep "sandboxes" (soaked with gasoline) that resided under the gas tanks and through the crossover...which, I might add, was home to some crazy little black ants. Either that or I was hallucinating from the fumes. After puling all the coating out i realized that they decided to just coat right over some exceptional rust damage and a fair amount of bondo. Pics link attached below.
I have begun the rust exorcism and will be updating as things warrant. Anyone in the area that wants to stop by or would be willing to let me document their series 5 (especially Hard topped versions)for reference as I go will earn themselves a place in my heart and perhaps a BBQ at my house.
https://goo.gl/photos/BedmBrkRvtvK9Gx87
Thought I would finally post up my purchase and begin detailing the build for posterity.
I decided to give a new home to Michael Farris's 67 Hardtop that was listed right here on SAOCA. She arrived in Loveland Colorado on October 8th from North Carolina via transport company. I drover her about 50 yards into the garage and almost immediately began the restoration and modification.
After tons of correspondence i knew that I was getting into a good deal of work...and I was not wrong. The most alarming thing yet was that at some point in her life a past owner (not Mike) decided to undercoat the car...not just the "underside" but damn near the whole thing. I have removed over 60lbs of undercoating material alone (actually weighed it I was so shocked) from the trunk, hood, inner doors, inner fenders, soft top boot, engine bay and wheel wells. the most disturbing of which was the 5 inches deep "sandboxes" (soaked with gasoline) that resided under the gas tanks and through the crossover...which, I might add, was home to some crazy little black ants. Either that or I was hallucinating from the fumes. After puling all the coating out i realized that they decided to just coat right over some exceptional rust damage and a fair amount of bondo. Pics link attached below.
I have begun the rust exorcism and will be updating as things warrant. Anyone in the area that wants to stop by or would be willing to let me document their series 5 (especially Hard topped versions)for reference as I go will earn themselves a place in my heart and perhaps a BBQ at my house.
https://goo.gl/photos/BedmBrkRvtvK9Gx87
