Starting work on my GS, Suggestions?

Discussion in 'Color is everything!' started by Icez72GS3504spd, Mar 15, 2005.

  1. Icez72GS3504spd

    Icez72GS3504spd Shamrocks and Shenanigans

    Well, spring is coming pretty soon here in Wisconsin(at least, whenever the cold weather goes away for good) and I want to start working on bodywork on my GS. I have a general "battle plan" as far as what I want to get done, but I do have a few obstacles that I have to deal with. First off, I will be using a garage that I wont have access to for very long, so whatever I do has to be sweet and short. Second off, my funds are very limited right now because I will be moving sometime during the summer. So, I have about a 2-3 month window to perform this work. Ok - My car needs ALOT of work as far as body work is concerned, but this is what I do want to do to it:

    1 - Take off the rest of the Vinyl Top and Sand it down so I can shoot the metal with paint. I searched through the archives on this site and found some great information on removing Vinyl Tops.

    2 - Repair the rear window, water leaks in. I am going by the Rear Window Repair article that is over at Mr. Nenadovich's Web Site.

    3 - Repair the Front Fenders if they need it, I have heard that most replacement fenders dont exactly fit right so, I figure that I would use the original ones if I can.

    4 - Sand down any rust spots on the body of the car, and paint the whole car using an Anti-Rust Enamel, like Farm and Fleet's Paint. My quarter panels need replacing, but I dont think that I have either the time nor the funds to buy and install replacement ones, so since I would need to paint the roof anyway, I figure that I would shoot the whole car so at least It would have some better protection than it already does.


    My thinking on this is that when I move, I am not sure if my GS will be able to be garaged so when Winter comes, I will cover it with a car cover and at least it will be protected better than it is now.

    On top of all this, I also have two pretty big holes in the floor underneath where the back seat goes. I have attatched pics of the two holes, as well as the floor pans. I have been told that I could reuse the floor pans that are there, just install them the right way, not with pop rivets. How do you guys think that I should repair the two holes in the back? Any suggestions or any information that you guys could provide me about my project would really be great! Thanks!

    Isaac
     

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