1987 HJ61, rust issues and new paint job

[AJAEbj42]

Ooh, love the colour! And you have inspired me to get on my rust repair! (You do make it look easy!)

 

[blis]

One of my proudest achievements during this project, behold, the fixed drivers side door!

Can you spot the fix?

 

[blis]

Finally! all doors are back in place and assembled... Only missing some plastics and mudflaps...

Drivers side

drivers side rear door

Drivers door

F*cking rear hatches, I swear to god that as soon as I can get hatches that actually fit I'm gonna mess up my current hatches so bad you wouldnt regonize em any more

 

[Pacer]

Love the color, tho I do miss the graphics.
I still can not believe how quickly you've accomplished this. Very nice!

Gonna black out them rockers?

 

[blis]

Love the color, tho I do miss the graphics.
I still can not believe how quickly you've accomplished this. Very nice!

Gonna black out them rockers?

Most likely I will spray bedliner or some similar stuff on those rockers, but first I have install mudflaps and stuff...

Also the front and rear bumpers will get new coat of black paint along with plastics (front grill and some other parts)

 

[maat]

 

[kim]

I don't think the rear hatches fit on any 60. I messed around with numerous hatches and they never, never look right.

 

[blis]

Finally! it's DONE! (minus the windshield, which is on its way to shop)

Rear section

front view

All in all, i'm quite happy how this project turned out... Ofcourse if I had had more sophisticated sheet metal tools, couple grand more money, paint shop and few years more time the results could've been even better

 

[doug720]

Nice job and green looks good!

Doug

 

[kim]

Beautiful! Nice work.

 

[blis]

Today I had the new 2-color windshield installed and man, it looks way different than the old one (in a good way)...

Here's an outdoor pic of the car in its current condition

now, to figure where I can get enough money for engine overhaul, intercooler and Gturbo