OK, it's now time to tackle the interior, starting with prep work. I used a wire wheel to knock off the accessible rust under the passenger side floor pan, then I painted on a rust converter (see below).
After the rust is fixed on all the floor pans, I'll lay down some nice sound barrier rubber to make the car a little less noisy. Then comes the carpet. Yippee!
My first challenge was getting hot air from the engine, into the heating channels that force air to the heating vents and defroster. There was a complete disconnect under the rear seat. I'll show some before and after pictures.
Over the past few days, I have removed the carpet, fixed the heat connections, and installed sound deadening on the back wall, and on the floor pans. It's all part of getting ready for new carpet.
I love the plate number that a nice lady from DMV gave me. "007" I'm starting to feel like a secret agent now.
Wow, how long has it been? Well, about 4 years. Yep, As I was working on the car, I had a couple of electrical problems and one major problem with the brakes. Years ago, I reworked all the drum brakes, but the car would hardly stop. I replaced nearly everything, but nothing helped, so I kind of gave up for a while, and the car sat in the garage for a few years.
Well, I'm finally back. I found the rubber brake line hoses were clogged, and I replaced them and fixed a leaking rear wheel cylinder. I was so happy thinking that would resolve the stopping problem. While it was better, the car was still difficult to stop, so I finally broke down and bought a set of front wheel disc brakes.
