Technical 1978 124 Project

[Slotman]

Again I would recommend Por15 once you have welded, and patched as a final top coat ....every coat adds strength, and 2 or 3 thick coats will surprise you.

 

[Twink80]

Thanks, @Twink80 - to me, that will mean brakes / suspension. I think the suspension is okay, although I know I'll need to replace some bushings here and there. The brakes I have no clue. Once those are together, then I could joyfully reunite the drive train with the body. Joyfully. I could theoretically put some electrical on it and gas and see if it would crank.

But then I'd have to put the interior of the car back together and probably fill some holes in the floor boards. Yep.

As long as things dont look unsafe, totally broken or rusted over a runner driver will help you make a better job list. Surface rust on brake discs not a problem but deep corosion is a non starter
There is always a bit of discovery even when you think you have done anything and test drives done with caution.
Assess each system srparately and thrn stop and make notes
You can do this without all the trim in and small holes in the floor!
Steering is just to check the stg box & linkage is smooth, notch free, no clunks to the end of travel with the load from the car on it. Until the geometry is set and tyres etc sorted there is no point assessing steering feel
Brakes make sure all corners function, you can lock the rear wheels with thr park brake, the rear brake bias is functional etc. Until the car is on brake rollers you cant see the individal effectiveness of each corner
As you reassemble the car you will see lots of opportunities for improving! There is a lot of fitting and adjusting rather than assembly (like a modern car designed to be easy to assemble/disassemble
A good example would be the interior door handle/arm rest held on by self tapping sheet metal screws. I would replace these with M5 or M6 rivnuts (or US equiv) much more solid and the armrest is likely to stay attatched!

 

[smahaley]

As long as things dont look unsafe, totally broken or rusted over a runner driver will help you make a better job list. Surface rust on brake discs not a problem but deep corosion is a non starter
There is always a bit of discovery even when you think you have done anything and test drives done with caution.
Assess each system srparately and thrn stop and make notes
You can do this without all the trim in and small holes in the floor!
Steering is just to check the stg box & linkage is smooth, notch free, no clunks to the end of travel with the load from the car on it. Until the geometry is set and tyres etc sorted there is no point assessing steering feel
Brakes make sure all corners function, you can lock the rear wheels with thr park brake, the rear brake bias is functional etc. Until the car is on brake rollers you cant see the individal effectiveness of each corner
As you reassemble the car you will see lots of opportunities for improving! There is a lot of fitting and adjusting rather than assembly (like a modern car designed to be easy to assemble/disassemble
A good example would be the interior door handle/arm rest held on by self tapping sheet metal screws. I would replace these with M5 or M6 rivnuts (or US equiv) much more solid and the armrest is likely to stay attatched!

Many thanks for these pointers!