my 73 RX2 Deuce RUSToration

[banzaitoyota]

My RX2 on vacation last summer.



Then the ugly......



Replaced the inner sill

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I got some more welding on the floor repair done. Also got the hood repair in "temporary" paint; off the shelf duplicolor body shop series white

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Rocker panel front/lower A pillar repair in progress

[79rx7]

thats a good looking car
keep the updates coming.

[banzaitoyota]

finished the rocker panel and door pillar repair, sill needs a coat of bedliner

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Stripped the door down

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Decided to clean up the inner quarter area before remounting the fuel pump from the bastard mount that was in it



There was lots of rust inner the paint

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Worked on rehabbing the exhaust system. RB header thru 2 RB presilencers, merges into a dual other RB muffler. It was poorly mounted when I got the car back in 2006. I decided it was time to fix the scraping and rattling driving down the road. Here is the RB muffler mocked into it's new position. I plan on reworking the valance opening for better aesthetics.


New mounts will have to be fabricated.

The pipes from the presilencers were poorly laid out. I was able to do the first bend in the harbor freight Bender, but the second bend wouldn't fit in the Bender, so I will have to do a pie cut to rotate the flange back to a vertical . Here is a pic before the pie cuts.



Eventually mandrel bends will be used to make new pipes

[banzaitoyota]

Worked on cleaning up the gas tank mounting area. Will steam clean to remove degreaser residue and prep for paint this weekend

[WE3RX7]

Looking pretty good - I've seen you post this up over at GRM too, hope to see it in person when you're all done

[one320fc]

I think your Deuce needs some 74 bumpers so those will be available for me