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Jim,
        The FC I have just purchased is the same colour but from the pictures not as in as good condition as yours.  I have rust and I am sure once I strip the paint I will not like what I'm going to find, but I think the cars great and I am not going to restore it, just get it looking good and drive it.  Good luck with yours and will be looking forward to more pictures, I'd post mine but I have given up.

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8 bolts to go and the guards will be off, so I thought. Ha Ha Ha. I will have to grind them off I think.

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The previous shot was taken after I had poked around and dug out some bog. It looked pretty good before I scrapped around.

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another

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and again. I think in this shot you can see the inner sill repair.

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whats next you ask. This is the back of what was removed, and all this just trying to remove guard bolts.

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All of these photos and more can be viewed  in my photo bucket link provided below.

More updates to come.

Cheers Jim

[Sarge]

Jum
      Looks like you are realy hooking in. At this pace Grace will be back on the road in no time.

Cheers
Sarge

[Emu]

Congratulations Jim,

That's almost "Hilda" sized rust!!  ;)

[2brite]

You know what,when she is all finnished in her shinny coat and looking a $million all the blood sweat and tears will be a distant memory,and all the pats on the back will be worth it.
 
Cheers Nunzio

[Sarge]

2brite
        Your statement is OH so very true.

Jim
     Just remember don't look back don't look down. Just keep looking forward, as then the end is always drawing closer. ;D

Cheers
Sarge

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2Brite & Sarge
Oh so true, I am looking forward as that is the only direction a person should go.  One step at a time, all steam ahead when I get back from the nationals, I have more photos and will download them soon.

I have been a little busy with the new car of late getting it ready for the long road to the Nationals. Trying to fit an MP3 player at the present , but  have pulled a muscle in my back and am finding it a little painfull lying in tha awkward position under the dash. But besides that all should be finished by the weekend and ready for the epic journey.

Cheers Jim

[nigelb42]

Jim,

I am with you all the way...you and I are at about the same stage - wish my interior was as good as yours though.  Keep going dude as your pictures are inspiring me to keep up.

Nige

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your quite lucky there jim, looks like you get nice weather.
I plan to either burn my car or cut it up into even more little peices and dispose of it as it brings so much rain when you try to work on it that my front yard is starting to flood.
you have some big rust there but not qute as severe as mine, looks like you can still see the furthest forward circle pressing in the inner sill.
you have a lot of work ahead and it only progresses when you work on it.
If you don't have a mig welder you will need one, either that or a fat wallet. get something 150a + and try to avoid those stupid friggin disposable argon c02 bottles cuase they will send you broke like me.
dont worry if welding or shaping steel is not your expertise becuase it will be by time you finnish the first 1/8 of the car you will also find with junk lying around you will eventually be able to turn a peice of steel into anything you want, be it a floor, sill or pice of subframe.
dont waist time trying to work with your subframe on as its gonna have to come off
, that looks pretty nasty for that section in front of the radiator and I would imagine the rails have some rust in them. stock up on WD 40and keep soaking all your stuff you have to undo, also invest in some easy outs becuase some of those nuts and bolts wont come out usable again.
i hope you keep motivated, if my car was any lighter now I would chuck it across the front yard.