Date:         Wed, 26 Jun 1996 16:31:28 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         "Thom Fitzpatrick" <thom@calweb.com>
Subject:      Re: ? Splittie rust-repairable?

And Edmund A. Hintz thus wrote:
> 
>         Looked at a '59 today here in Austin (I believe it was posted to
> the list a few days back) and it has some hardcore cancer. Down by the
> jackpoints (or where the jackpoints are on a baywindow, I'm assuming they
> remain constant) there are holes about 2-3" wide. This is on the
> crossmembers that the floorpan rests on. Hardcore. Seems to me this is real
> difficult to repair, any thoughts? The fellow has done a decent job on the
> interior, it's in pretty fair shape, just a few spots with water damage.
> Cute paint job too, real hippied out. The wife loves it, but I'm afraid
> it's beyond me since I can't weld.

Anyone can weld.

Look at my '54 to see a real rust case.

Thom
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