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10/16/07: Floors with carpet removed |
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Rear section under the rear seat shows years of damage from water setting in floors |
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Rear seat foot well shows rust from water |
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Front floor-shows fiberglass repair |
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10/17/07: Old floor section removed |
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New rear floor sections welded in place |
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10/18/07: Rear floor panels welded in place |
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Passenger side front floor panel looks like a challenge!! |
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Passenger side floor panel removed-showing top of muffler and frame rail in great condition |
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10/22/07: Custom made front floor panel |
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10/29/07: New floors welded in place and seam sealed |
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Passenger side floors ready for paint |
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Driver side rear floor better than new! |
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Driver side frame rust as seen from floor under the rear seat |
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Under the rear seat, on the passenger side, shows area sand blasted and seam sealed. Area at the center of the picture shows frame rust coming through |
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10/30/07: Floors finished and painted |
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Initial investigation, cutting away rust in floors to find that the frame was rusted under the floor |
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Rusty frame section cut away-floor replaced above |
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11/05/07: Frame end repair finished |
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Floor holes above frame hole |
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Floor repaired above frame rust |
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Floor cut away to show rusty frame |
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Section of rear area, behind the rear seat, and rear frame rail, removed for replacement |
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Fitting frame end under the floor |
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Frame section removed-shown from under the car |
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Bulkhead repair panel in place |
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Bulk head repair panel shown from under the car |
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Frame end welded in place |
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Bulkhead repair panel welded in place |
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Frame end shown from under the car |
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View of frame end finished and undercoated |
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Bulkhead repair finished and seam sealed |
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11/14/07: Sound deadener in rear, under rear seats, this area is particularly vulnerable to water intrusion from bad rear window gaskets (we'll also |
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Sound deadener being added to the new floors |
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Floor done, and FINALLY ready for new mats |
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View of rear bulkhead after repair, with sound deadener in place |
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Exterior rust on rockers-very bad-and a difficult area to repair. Proactivity is very important here |
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Detail of outer rocker panel rust |
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Topical rocker panel rust where door gasket has held in moisture that was coming out of the door drains-if not eradicated, holes would soon follow |
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