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Here's the story. This 1969 Gtv has had a less then perfect life. It was bought in Southern California then the owner moved to Boise Idaho where it had seen some very hard winters. It then found its new home in the great northwest. It now has a new owner who is doing it the justice it deserves. The motor, transmission and suspension are being built and dyno'd by Wes Ingram. More on that later. The body is, and was, in need of some work. The car was rear ended at some point in time. The repairs to the rear were suspect at best.
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There were indicators that we had issues to deal with. If you look close to the rear of the car you can see odd "cracking" above the wheel arches. This was where to much body filler and not deep enough scratch (36 grit) on the bare steel had happen. Moisture will get under the filler and rust will push the filler up, causing the cracking.
We did some of the repairs before the car went to the blasters (so the blasting itself wouldn't destroy the car). For example, replaced the rockers, lower quarters and rear wheel arches. As an added bonus, the blasting cleans the welds so well, that it can be near impossible to tell that a panel was replaced.
The next job was to pull the trunk floor and repair the inner structure.
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There were indicators that we had issues to deal with. If you look close to the rear of the car you can see odd "cracking" above the wheel arches. This was where to much body filler and not deep enough scratch (36 grit) on the bare steel had happen. Moisture will get under the filler and rust will push the filler up, causing the cracking.
We did some of the repairs before the car went to the blasters (so the blasting itself wouldn't destroy the car). For example, replaced the rockers, lower quarters and rear wheel arches. As an added bonus, the blasting cleans the welds so well, that it can be near impossible to tell that a panel was replaced.

The next job was to pull the trunk floor and repair the inner structure.


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