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BodhiBenz1987 · #13 08-06-2009, 10:31 PM

Thanks for all the different perspectives and thoughts. It's nice to know that it's possible to do, and I guess there's not any rush for me to decide what to do. It's not like it's worth a lot in parts, and it's not my daily driver so it won't really hurt to have it just sit there for a while as I decide (other than the brand news brakes I put on getting rusted ... although I can drive it around a bit once I get the front put back together).
I'm not sure it would be worth the effort to put the engine in another car ... it has quite a bit of blow-by. That said, other than starting a little awkwardly on cold days, it runs smoothly, doesn't smoke and, as far as I can tell, doesn't burn or leak oil. The 4-speed is definitely a keeper.
To clarify, the pics I posted were by far the worst of it, but not all of it. The rusted fenders I was able to patch up with a lot of hard work ... I will post some pics of that whenever I get the topcoat done. The other rust is much more surface, as in I can scrap off the loose stuff, POR15, putty and paint ... i.e., it isn't holes. I guess it doesn't hurt to keep working on those parts as practice ... doesn't cost much and I can apply the technique to Bodhi or other cars.
JEBalles, looks like we have the same type of rust battle, although I don't have anywhere near that floorpan rust ... I wonder why that is?

One question: I can't get the fenders off ... am I missing something? I took out all the bolts but it still seems to stick along the top, as if glued. Assessing this would be much easier without the fenders on ...