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Clean up of underside - rust protection |
10 years after the fastback's restoration it is time to have a look at the underside ! The previous owner painted the underside as well and gave the car a decent anti-rust protection. Still there were a couple of places with rust. So I decided to give the whole underside a good clean, take care of the rust, and put a fresh coat of waxoil on for another 10 year's worth of protection. A dirty job which took my dad and I a whole day to finish. I am glad it is done ! I took some before pictures and some after the clean but forgot to take some pics after the coat of waxoil.... |
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Up in the air, easy to work on now... |
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As you can see, it is in good condition, just a bit greasy (respect for the people who drive their car and keep it clean here as well) |
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Here you can see the bigger AOD tranny, the exhuast doesn't look nice but is ok. |
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Again greasy but no rust here |
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Tank is original and repainted, leaf springs are new. The shock absorbers are air filled. |
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A bit of rust here... |
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Making it clean and ready for the anti rust repellant. |
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All clean, this alone took over 2 hours !! |
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Clean ! Here and there some paint came of, it is no rust. |
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The fuel tank looks like new again ! |