All of this took place in summer 2011.
As it sat at 30 year owners house:
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/IMG_0041.jpg)
First day:
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/IMG_0047.jpg)
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/IMG_0049.jpg)
OD rolled over a few times putting it at 314k
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/IMG_0053.jpg)
Immediately tore into the engine and found this bent rod:
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/IMG_0057.jpg)
I put it back together for a while and decided to paint the car on the cheap.
Here is the solder job I did to fill trim holes - used ordinary solder with acid flux & a plumbers style torch:
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/IMG_0061.jpg)
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/IMG_0062.jpg)
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/SAM_0091.jpg)
Stripped for paint:
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/SAM_0080.jpg)
A miracle there is no rust through anywhere on the body
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/SAM_0081.jpg)
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/SAM_0082.jpg)
Still looking for a couple of these wheels:
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/SAM_0087.jpg)
The only real dent on the body:
![Image](http://onespeedfast.com/rabbit-forums/SAM_0090.jpg)