Extreme Long Build Sears Rascal Manx Clone

tlcurtis · Last edited by tlcurtis on Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:22 pm; edited 1 time in total

Purchased Sept. 1983 picture when the kids were little. I cleaned the pan and undercoated and I made the mistake of storing outside in the NW winters for several years so starting over.

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I have begun recently restarting this project since the kids have moved out were does the time go? I need to Get R Dun will add some new recent pictures. Built a new dolly, removed front and rear end, wire brushing and some light sandblasting.
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Check out the rust.
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Q-Dog · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 5:40 am Post subject:

That's not rust, that's "patina!" It's only called rust if you can see through it. At least that's what the kids tell me.

Good luck with the build.
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Bob Elgin · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:08 am Post subject:

Ive seen worse, sand blast the area and then use flex seal or duraliner it.
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pallen · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:12 am Post subject:

Shoot, My PO had angle iron spanning the rusted out spots on the front. I had to cut out my front napolin hat it was so bad! thats just surface rust!

didget69 · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject:

Ewwww! Look at the rust in the body lift! Laughing

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tlcurtis · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject:

A few updated pictures will update as I make more progress Smile

drs1023 · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject:

You call that rust?!? I believe most of that would have buffed clean. 25 years at the edge of a northwest Georgia mountain pasture back off in the trees - now THAT'S RUST!

Seriously, you have a lot of good stuff to start with.

tlcurtis · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:20 pm Post subject:

Some updates:
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Got it turned over looks like it wasn't to bad after all.
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Paint is still a little wet. Very Happy

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wythac · Samba Member Joined: August 02, 2004 Posts: 1675

That is a nice pan, Terry. A good foundation to start with.

caseydenise · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject:

Keep it up, a dune buggy is like a big kid toy Very Happy

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tlcurtis · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject:

I tipped it on end and the squirrels have been storing their nuts inside the tunnel, I also found a dog bone but no mice. Smile

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tlcurtis · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:08 pm Post subject: Updates:

A few updated pictures, making some progress.
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I am not sure how to seal this gaps on the extension so let me know what your thoughts are on sealing these up.
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VolkswagenGerry · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject:

Chewing gum and marshmellows...

Seriously tho if you are not into welding it, You can use aluminum tape (not duct tape) Hvac tape.. molds well around corners.. just run several layers..
I did this to several pin holes on my pan ( after por15 ) then sprayed with self etching primer then rubberized under coat.. worked very well.. cheap and easy..
Or you can use fiberglass cloth and por 15 to saturate cloth.. dries rock hard.

Although metal work is best.. do not use foam filler or good stuff or anything like that..

.IDK just my .02cents

wythac · Samba Member Joined: August 02, 2004 Posts: 1675

Terry, if you clean the paint off those seams and fab some small wedges from the same square tube, you can bring the pan over to my shop and we can weld it up.

Might be easier on some of those gaps just to take some plate steel carved into the proper shape and weld that in. It wouldn't take more than an hour to weld and clean it up, you'll have more time invested in making the "plugs".

tlcurtis · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: Welding Extensions

Hi Scott, I will work on this and come up with some spacers to weld in and will PM you, thanks for the assistance. Very Happy

~Terry
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