EOI: 1976 GD Galant A57 Sports Pack. WA

[colta51]

good to here...

[shuggy]

ok so firewall below LH plate that covers the air vent grill hole thing (where the water sprayers are) has rust, not much but really awkward spot and its deep. looks like lh chassis rails may have some but nothing deep because i removed all the bolts that hold the quarter panel on and there is no rust in the bolt hole. will have to have a decent look tomoro.

then just the usual places, quarter panels etc etc, but not much at all becuase was rust proofed when bought, the receipt is in the glovebox haha


also notices that the venitian is powdercoated steel hahaha, no wonder its in good nic..

[A112H]

Thats great news mate Glad you finally got it and are happy. Now the fun begins

[shuggy]

its gonna be so sad pulling it down.. especailly takin out the interior, it looks like its been sat in twice in its entire life. the crash pad looks like its NOS

[GC75]

^^ i was one of those people... may i add before you

haha glad your pleased man, was in excellent condition when i checked it out.. Cant wait to see what you do with it man.

[shuggy]

you know what im talkin about when i say the interior looked like it had been sat in twice in its life hey..

found a bit of rust tho, like on the car body where the door seals sit, and in firewall and stuff.. will do assessment tomoro and take all pics

but seriously the engine is so quiet, like a good 60 dB quieter than my current GC with g32b

[GC75]

haha i know man just stirrin ya

[shuggy]

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[GC75]

bit of work infront of ya andrew

[75wagon]

So are you happy with the purchase? Has it met your expectations?
I know it's always hard when you are buying from pictures.

The interior in quite tidy. The rear guards seem to be quite good, but there does seem to be a bit of rust in the doors. What are the outer skins of the doors like, any bubbling?
I wouldn't worry about any of the rust in the engine bay, it seems (in the pics) to be mostly surface. But I suppose further investigation will reveal what's going on there.

Is that a factory option tape deck?
The other thing I expected to see was a console mounted clock.

Congrats with the purchase, glad you finally have it.
Now let the fun begin

Dave...

[77galantv6]

get the panel work sorted out now - even if it does cost a little more than expected
you will be glad its all done and you dont have to worry about rust and stuff in the future

[shuggy]

yea im stoked with the buy hey. Really happy. I got a quote of 900 for the rust behind the lh rear door, in front of rh door and bottom of drivers door. Or i could buy a oxy set up for 500ish and try it myself..

Yea i expected to see a clock too, but no. I have a spare tho..

And yes factory deck. With fm haha. Woo. And the speakers are on the parcel shelf.. Pretty cool. They are concealed under sheepskin which is what im thinkin for the future or somethin similar? Any way i have some high res pics for the paint later on, so i can attack the rust under the decals in the door arches. Will have a look deeper tomoro.

[A112H]

bit of work infront of ya andrew

Mate don't listen to GeeCea, he has enough trouble changing stations on his radio.
It looks pretty good to me for the age, a fair bit of rust and dent work has got to be expected but it isn't that bad.
I can't wait to see you rip into it

[GC75]

lol you took it the wrong way.

an ye ye

[shuggy]

yeh same here. the wire wheel and drill are coming out tomoro. i bought some fish oil, rust converter and white knight rust proof etch so will dig deep tomoro and hope not to see much more than what is visible..

there is only 2 dings in the car, the LH front guard i will probably just swap off another, and i have a complete LH rear section that i could weld in but i dont want to cut out much so i think i will just get it banged out and fillered up..

there is no rust in the door skins, but im thinkin with the doors i might just take them off my GC? we will see what the rust is like..

GC i never took anything the wrong way, i know where ya at

[Cottees]

I would pull everything out, take heaps of photos as you are taking things out, fix up all the rust, and put it all back together exactly how you found it. Even as is, it looks pretty good. It looks like I have worse rust in my Sigma GN's front quarter panels than what this Galant has. It would be good to see it restored to as-new condition in stock colour, interior etc. Having a perfect interior, you are half way there already.

[shuggy]

yeh thats what i wana do, but i wana get it repainted the same colour. in saying that i cant exactly afford it and it will mean minimum 12 months off the road. its really tempting coz look at my GC, i said i would prime it then do paint later. never happened... but now i have this coupe i want to do up aswell... gahhh. have to CHOOSE

[shuggy]

i wana get this paint.

[A112H]

lol you took it the wrong way.

an ye ye

LOL, I was taking the piss ya silly sod

[shuggy]

did some work today, battery was flat at the start so starts after id removed the guards and attacked with a wire brush and grinder..


will be busy tomoro so wont be able to attack it more untill friday, ive treated all metal with rust converter, and wiped down with fish oil libberally so should stop the rust for now..

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[astronturbo77]

geez you got stuck into that a bit quick? are you going to do a ground up resto on this thing straight away or what are your plans????

[shuggy]

yea i know quick but wanna get into the rust asap so i know what im up for.. I plan on slowly gettin the bodywork done, and leaving it in tact so i can drive it to my mates welder, then strip it and prep it for paint. I cant afford paint for ages so will be primer for now..

[GC75]

shouldnt really be cutting stuff out should you???

nice work man got pretty far for day 1 haha

[shuggy]

yeh get it out now haha.. i wana buy a oxy set, does anyone know if a set like this will be ok?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-Oxy-Ac ... 483b5cf19d

how much does gas cost??

i wana get stuck into this sometime soon..

[shuggy]

should i get a mig also for tac welds?

[ddt]

Nice work Shuggy, you're really getting stuck into it!
Where did you go to get rust repair quotes? -i need to get a couple of spots on the wagon looked at.

What are you gonna do for the plates- can you keep em NSW? In a way it'd be a bit of a shame to lose the original plates.

[shuggy]

yeah mate gettin straight into it. I wana keep the plates but doubt il be able to, we shal see!
Ah rust quotes were from malaga rust repairs. Just google it. He has done some good work on my coupe before i got it. Not cheap tho! Depends what area its in..

[EVL076]

got a long road ahead of ya by the looks
but it will be worth it in the end

nice interior mate
pretty much same as mine, condition wise
my dash pad is mint as too

BUT mine still has original radio in the dash, and the bastard still works lol
go the huge single dash speaker

[shuggy]

mine is original radio too, and speakers in the back look factory or dealer option. the tapedeck is shaped to fit that slot..

[shuggy]

Ive deleted all th pics to make it smaller, click on this link to see all pics

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Also got my hammer out and tapped the guards into shape for 3 hours today, they are quite straight now and just need a light bog and sand..

also paintd all the exposed metal sections and because noone gave me any advice on welders i went out and bought a nice good refurbished set. should see it monday