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Roof Rust

From 1978 Ford Bronco “paddythegod”, documented by paddythegod.

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1978 Ford Bronco - From what I've seen, this rot is fairly typical of the Broncos and F series. Couldn't see much of a reason for it, but the drivers side was… 1978 Ford Bronco - Opening it up to see how bad it gets. 1978 Ford Bronco - A lot of this rot here and still to be cut out has been caused by a crap repair done before. Poor fabrication and lots of filler have made… 1978 Ford Bronco - I'd already replaced the gutter with new metal from underneath and that was where the rot stopped.There was about 3 inches of the swage lin… 1978 Ford Bronco - I made smaller plates up because each piece was a little different in size and shape and I found it far easier.The other reason was I could… 1978 Ford Bronco - Off we go! 1978 Ford Bronco - The first 3 plates burnt in.Just the front to do. 1978 Ford Bronco - Oh yea, I'm pleased with that. 1978 Ford Bronco - Now you can see the swage line running through,the previous repair didn't have that! 1978 Ford Bronco - Now having leaded the repair, the rubbing down and shaping. 1978 Ford Bronco - It's getting there.I wanted to lead the repair so there was no chance of any pin prick holes left in the weld that moisture could get throu… 1978 Ford Bronco - And here's the filler! A little bit of heat distortion and a little straightening but it really is a thin wipe. 1978 Ford Bronco - This picture shows the amount of lead on show, that's good, more than I was expecting. 1978 Ford Bronco - You can clearly see the swage line running along the bottom edge of the roof panel.Very pleased with this repair,because I've never lead fi…