Re: 1980 Pontiac Sunbird Formula: Project Phoenix
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:01 pm
Finished up the hatch floor today. Came out pretty good.
It looked decent when I got it home but there were a few rust holes. Those holes got a little bigger as I started trimming them out.
The donor Monza's hatch floor was pretty solid so I hacked a chunk out of it.
Used the angle grinder and some 2" roll lock 36 grit disks to grind off the welds. The DA took off the rest of the paint. I also used the sand blaster to clean out the inside of the tail panel. It had just a small bit of rust in a couple of spots. All of the seam sealer was dried out and flaked off really easily.
I used a bit of filler just to smooth out the floor a touch where I welded in the patch. The floor isn't perfectly flat but they weren't from the factory either. I'll paint it body color and then lay down a bit of insulating mat and carpet so it will be covered completely.
I'll put down another coat of primer (I ran out) and then replace the seam sealer with a high quality product.
I'm still hoping to paint the inside of my cowl next. The fiberglass cured really slow due to the cooler temperatures but its nearly ready. BTW, the POR-15 patch material works incredibly well. I used it in one spot inside the cowl. It cured rock hard.
It looked decent when I got it home but there were a few rust holes. Those holes got a little bigger as I started trimming them out.
The donor Monza's hatch floor was pretty solid so I hacked a chunk out of it.
Used the angle grinder and some 2" roll lock 36 grit disks to grind off the welds. The DA took off the rest of the paint. I also used the sand blaster to clean out the inside of the tail panel. It had just a small bit of rust in a couple of spots. All of the seam sealer was dried out and flaked off really easily.
I used a bit of filler just to smooth out the floor a touch where I welded in the patch. The floor isn't perfectly flat but they weren't from the factory either. I'll paint it body color and then lay down a bit of insulating mat and carpet so it will be covered completely.
I'll put down another coat of primer (I ran out) and then replace the seam sealer with a high quality product.
I'm still hoping to paint the inside of my cowl next. The fiberglass cured really slow due to the cooler temperatures but its nearly ready. BTW, the POR-15 patch material works incredibly well. I used it in one spot inside the cowl. It cured rock hard.