44 years of corrosion.

Well I FINALLY got her up on jackstands last night for a good look. I figured out why the previous owner fiberglassed the entire tub....one of the pans is completely gone and replaced with sheet metal and the other has several large holes. Everything has been stuffed full of fiberglass. I had to be real careful where I lifted her up from. The outer frame rails show some corrosion but I didnt see any perforation. I may have to reinforce the seat rails from underneath but Ill let the rest of it go as this is my 500 dollar project car.

What REALLY freaked me out was the pedal cluster. The gas pedal and brake pedal were totally frozen up and covered in 44 years of crap, dirt, leaves and sand. I had to scrape away about 2 inches of junk that the previous owned just spray painted over. Turns out there is a brake line down there too... It took me almost 2 hours to remove the whole assembly. I broke the pin that goes thru the accel pedal and the housing that holds the accel linkage pin. ITs soaking in gasoline now as a back up part and Ive located a replacement on ebay.

So, where is the brake switch located on this car? Is it a sensor on the master cylinder? NOTHING on my car has been wired up and its a total rats nest. Id like to make sure I get the proper replacement.