Well it has been one year since the restoration process began.  I thought this would be a good time to share a photograph of how the car looked when it was found in a field in Harrington, WA.  The number on the rear window “57″ was put there by a guy who agreed to buy all of the cars in this field for scrap. The guy died before the transaction could be completed. It would have been a shame to scrap all the cars here, as there are LOTS of great parts to be harvested yet. There was a ’60 Ford 2 door but that one went to a new home. A couple ’55 Chevy staition wagons, a ’56 chevy 4 door, countless others! The car directly in front of it is a 1967 GTO, or.. the remains of one anyway.

The 1960 “Flat Top” Impala as it was found.

The Passenger front door is by far the worst of all the doors on the car. Not only does it have several waves and a few creases on the outer skin, but the inner structure down low has some rust holes… dangit anyway! If we had a better door, I’m sure this one would find its way to the recycle pile, but we don’t, so it must be repaired. Fortunately the door on the Biscayne parts car was in better shape and served as a donor for the patch. It was a simple trace/cut/trim/weld process. Unfortunately we ain’t done yet! The outer skin has a few pinholes down in the lower rear corner to address. That will wait till later.

The original rusted out door and the patch from the parts car.

The rusted area cut out and the patch fit into place before welding.

The patch welded in and ground smooth. Look ma’ no more rust!