1975 Gran Torino
Restoration Project
From Start to Finish
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1975 Gran Torino Restoration Project From Start to Finish
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Below you can see the rust through on the rear wheel lips that is so very common in Torinos. What made it worse on this one was the wheel lip moldings which held all the salt and water against the body. You can see below that the entire rust area was completely cut out. We later bought new American Steel rear quarters that our body man welded in place.
Below is the floor pan work. The work started before the exterior paint but was completed after it was painted. I wire wheeled all of the rust off then primered the entire bottom with Dupli-Color primer that chemically turns rust into primer. I repaired the few holes with POR-15 Epoxy Putty and caulked all metal joints then completely coated both the inside and the underside with rubberized undercoating.
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