While de-rusting a fender I just bought I found a repair made years ago. Its now going to be wall art. Norm
Man I'd give $500 each for those nice fenders. Fergit it. Wife just hid my check book and credit card. And took away my meds.
Take that tag down to your DMV and tell them you'd like to use it when the rig is ready to hit the road.
The fenders are '33 - '36 Willys. Kind of hard to find. I actually have another pair just as bad. Don't know if I can salvage them, but I'm going to try. I'd like to find a pair of '33 fronts in like condition if anyone knows of any. And no, I'm not a metal man, but you gotta try. Norm
They would take some time to massage back into shape. I would go for it but then I will try and fix anything that casts a shadow. There is lots of metal there yet!
Found three more and one is even worse. Also found the fronts, much better, but dear. The last piece of the puzzle is the hood.
Wow , 5 days in citric acid that's very fast, what concentrations? I put some 27 T coupe doors in a 7 to 1 molasses bath and they took over a month or more but came out black but very rust free. One very religious the other not quite so holy.
Why couldn't you save those? Same as dropping a radiator cap on the floor and building a car around it.
I built my roadster around a column drop, an aluminum rod out of a fuel motor, bought it in the swap meet at the CHRR in Bako over fifteen years ago, still not finished.
Kiwi 4dr I used molasses several years ago, but the neighbors complained about the smell so I switched to citrus. (If you use a pressure washer your parts should look like these). The citric acid ratio I use is 50 pounds of citrus to 300 gallons of water. It lasts longer than molasses too. Norm
Awesome ! I want a 33 Willys. Actually I need hemi engine test stand, one that looks like a 33 Willys.
So I have to ask because I like what I see. Does the Citric Acid come in a powder form? Also where can you buy the product? The Wizzard
eBay! I got that tip from Ronnieroadster, plan to derust a Model B Ford block. Bob......................I'm back just bought 10 pounds for $27.00 and that covered shipping.
I hope this is your official build thread, I wish you well with your Coupe project. I was able to collect all the original bits to assemble a 1937 Harley years ago that started out when I bought a rear fender. Bob
37 Kid I found citrus at a brewing supply business. I buy it in 50 pound bags for $105. The freight on the internet will kill you. It comes in a crystal form. I would not clean cast iron parts in citrus. Others have said it can hurt it. Something about the porosity or the impurities in cast iron. I know it will EAT aluminum serial number tags and pot metal. Norm
@The37Kid maltos express in monroe has it. http://www.maltosecart.com/index.php?p=catalog&mode=search&search_in=all&search_str=citric+acid
I wrote detailed thread on citric acid a while back it is " Rust busting - a new way". Sorry I don't know how to put in a link. Norm
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