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[19gsx91]

@iceguru1114 I'm excited for your update even though all I'm seeing are these grey minus signs where you're awesome pictures should be

 

[iceguru1114]

Rust Patch Repairs

I'm going to call this the "patches" section. Technically there is one last thing to patch for the filler neck, but I’m calling this task done… There is officially (almost) NOTHING left to patch up on the car as far as bodywork goes!!!

I also decided that I wanted to eliminate the antenna:

 

[iceguru1114]

Body Seam Sealing

I went to town making sure all of my tack-welded sheet metal over the entire car was weather sealed. Honestly, there are probably a few photos missing from this section:

 

[iceguru1114]

Underbody Restoration (part 1)

Last, but certainly not least, the icing on the rear section underbody cake courtesty of some automotive rustoleum rubberized underbody paint. Also, it's always fun to look back where once started, so before and after:

 

[iceguru1114]

@iceguru1114 I'm excited for your update even though all I'm seeing are these grey minus signs where you're awesome pictures should be

I had a temporary error midpost. Are the pictures up now?

 

[19gsx91]

@iceguru1114 no.. unfortunately not.

 

[iceguru1114]

@iceguru1114 no.. unfortunately not.

They're showing up fine for me now. Would you mind sending me a screenshot of what you're seeing?

 

[iceguru1114]

@iceguru1114 no.. unfortunately not.

Also, is this happening on other updates or just the ones from today?

 

[19gsx91]

Post #109, 110 and #125 are showing like this

@donniekak sorry to bug you but are the pictures showing up for or no? If it's just my computer I don't wanna worry the poor guy.

 

[iceguru1114]

No, you're onto something; my fiance is having the same problem. I'll delete those posts and just redo them sometime tomorrow; hopefully that fixes the problem. Thanks for bringing it to my attention

 

[donniekak]

Post #109, 110 and #125 are showing like this
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@donniekak sorry to bug you but are the pictures showing up for or no? If it's just my computer I don't wanna worry the poor guy.

I'm not seeing them.

 

[iceguru1114]

I'm not seeing them.

Did that get them fixed. Also, were you just having trouble seeing 109, 110, and 125, or are there others giving you the same problem?

 

[iceguru1114]

Post #109, 110 and #125 are showing like this

@donniekak sorry to bug you but are the pictures showing up for or no? If it's just my computer I don't wanna worry the poor guy.

I tried to remove and re-attach the pictures. Did that get it fixed?

 

[buddahboost]

Post #127 and so on aren't showing. Previous ones are

 

[92AWDHX40]

Cant see the

 

[iceguru1114]

That's attempt number 3, so hopefully that fixes it. So far google photos hasn't been a problem so I'm hoping this is a once time glitch.

 

[19gsx91]

Success! Man this thing is coming along.. definitely more work than I could pull off

 

[Ludachris]

As of right now, is anyone having trouble viewing the attachments to his posts? I'm able to see them all. Try refreshing the page. And let me know if any of you are using Ad Blockers in your browser, as well as which browser and device type you're using.

 

[19gsx91]

I believe he managed to get the issue fixed.. but I feel bad for @iceguru1114 . @Ludachris if the picture issue is truly fixed would it be possible to clean up the thread? I feel bad that the thread has almost a full page of not being able to see the pictures.. that we can now see.

 

[iceguru1114]

Underbody Restoration (part 2)

I'll be out of the country for a few weeks, but before leaving I found some time to work on FUBAR and update the build thread.

Basically, the underbody treatment is working it's way forward. Once again, I dropped the rear subframe to expose my work areas:

Step 1 was hitting all those areas with a wire wheel:

While everything was still fresh, I painted on some corroseal:

 

[iceguru1114]

Because this is FUBAR, ofcourse there were more areas that needed fresh metal:

This is going to be an E85 car, so I put something a bit better than regular paint near the filler neck:

Drivers side rear fender well patches:

Last underbody patch (I hope):

Unless there are more surprises I don't know about, NOW there is no more patch welding to do on FUBAR

 

[iceguru1114]

Last bit of goodness that makes me feel good before leaving; I got the last major rust sections finished up with a coat of underbody paint:

Because cracked windshields are illegal in SCCA racing, I had to do this. Fortunately, it will allow me to get to some rust and it will make painting the car a little easier:

I have a spare vehicle with an intact windshield and, now that I know where to be careful, I'm confident I can get the spare out with no problems.

I'll have to repeat the wire wheel/corroseal/paint process one more time under the cockpit, but that should be a cakewalk in comparison to what I've done thus far. There's almost no rust in that area, and it's really flat. After that, here's a sneak peak of the next major milestone:

See you guys in a few weeks

10-28-19 EDIT: Updated missing photos

 

[iceguru1114]

Picture problem again. I just re-did the posts; hopefully that fixed it. If you are still having trouble viewing pics, please send me a message with the post number, your operating system, and the browser you are using.

Cheers

 

[iceguru1114]

FUBAR has been a low priority lately, but I found some time to do a little bit to keep the project going.

Once again I got FUBAR back on build stands with both subframes dropped out:

 

[iceguru1114]

Left Rear Frame Rail Repair

I got to work on repairing the frame rails. Here's DV side rear damage before:

I had to go in from the top to fix this issues. I went ahead and added some corroseal to the inner rail while I was in there:

After some hammering, welding, and grinding, I got here:

I added on some corroseal and called that section good: