OK, so I fired up the compressor and blew some of the dust and dirt off of the old girl. There were some bits hidden in the debris, which I sorted. It's nice to be able to touch the car and not be completely filthy now. This also gave me a good chance to look at the body, and assess what needs to be done. As you can see in the photos, there is some rust to deal with. The driver's side floorpan is completely disintegrated in the footwell, and the passenger side is pretty thin, as well. But the floors under the seats are solid. Hitting them with a hammer yields a nice, solid THUNK, so they are good. Inner sills are good. Outers... well, it's an old car, so what can you expect. Peering into the depths of the trunk (boot) shows good, solid metal, and no major damage, though it is obvious that the car was hit in the passenger rear corner at some point. There is significant damage to the hood, mainly the apron beneath the grille. Will dig into this. May need to replace, but I might be able to repair it. The rear deck behind the seats was cut. This was done before my brother bought the car. General consensus is that it was done to improve access to the storage area. However, as useful as that might be, whomever did the cut also severed the support beam that goes across behind the seats. On a unibody car, removing structure like that is not acceptable, and I will be replacing that area one way or another. The wiring harness has invaded the stomachs of several rodents at some point, judging by the look of it. New wiring was always in the plan anyway, but this seals the deal. The purple carpet will go. Now. Oh, wait, look at the photos... it's already gone! Miracle of miracles! The carpet was held in place with linoleum glue. (My brother was 14 when he did this, so let's cut him some slack. But not too much... DAMN that stuff is hard to remove!) All in all, this was a successful day, and I feel good about the project. Which is fortunate, because there is a LONG way to go before I can afford to get demoralized!
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