Starting a thread to document my journey bringing a rough '67 Coronet R/T convertible back from the dead.
The good: It is an original 440 auto R/T convertible with VIN, fender tag, build sheet, and clean title. Originally bright red with a white top and white bucket/console interior. Fairly complete except for drivetrain. Dash looks pretty good. Most of the convertible specific metal is intact or easily repairable. Majority of convertible specific trim is intact and nice. Nice windshield trim. Cowl, firewall, door jambs, and outer rockers are straight, solid, and intact (my core to build off of.)
The bad: Rust. Lots of it. Floors are all shot. Passenger inner rocker is swiss cheese. Torsion bar crossmember and rear frame rails are both rusted. The rear crossmember behind the bumper is almost completely disintegrated. 1/4s are rusty. Inner and outer wheelhouses are rusty. Door skins and fenders are not as bad, but still need work.
I've got my work cut out for me on this one.
Where it started:
Where it is at:
Every chunk of seam sealer, flaky paint, and bondo removed reveals more rot.
Here is the right rear leaf spring mount getting ready to poke thru the trunk floor.
I think a mouse was living in the passenger rocker panel. That's where I found all of the stuffing from my seats.
Car was obviously hit in the right rear at some point in it's life. Tail panel was hammered back flat(ish) and slathered up with bondo. The quarter panel looks straight(ish), but the contour is all wrong / recessed body line is way too deep.
The good: It is an original 440 auto R/T convertible with VIN, fender tag, build sheet, and clean title. Originally bright red with a white top and white bucket/console interior. Fairly complete except for drivetrain. Dash looks pretty good. Most of the convertible specific metal is intact or easily repairable. Majority of convertible specific trim is intact and nice. Nice windshield trim. Cowl, firewall, door jambs, and outer rockers are straight, solid, and intact (my core to build off of.)
The bad: Rust. Lots of it. Floors are all shot. Passenger inner rocker is swiss cheese. Torsion bar crossmember and rear frame rails are both rusted. The rear crossmember behind the bumper is almost completely disintegrated. 1/4s are rusty. Inner and outer wheelhouses are rusty. Door skins and fenders are not as bad, but still need work.
I've got my work cut out for me on this one.
Where it started:
Where it is at:
Every chunk of seam sealer, flaky paint, and bondo removed reveals more rot.
Here is the right rear leaf spring mount getting ready to poke thru the trunk floor.
I think a mouse was living in the passenger rocker panel. That's where I found all of the stuffing from my seats.
Car was obviously hit in the right rear at some point in it's life. Tail panel was hammered back flat(ish) and slathered up with bondo. The quarter panel looks straight(ish), but the contour is all wrong / recessed body line is way too deep.
