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Yup. Shoot it with epoxy and that'll keep everything sealed up as you make your body repairs.

Hey man, I stumbled across this thread looking for a wiring diagram for the same exact model haha. I just put myself in the same hole as you, only I have way more work ahead of me bringing mine back. I work for a restoration shop in New Jersey, hopefully this will be helpful to you. Priming your parts after bodywork and letting them sit for a while isn't a bad thing. Once you do your bodywork, treat any bare metal surfaces with some sort of metal pretreatment wipe. It will cause a chemical reaction on the surface to really help corrosion resistance. Then you can shoot some high build primer on, couple coats, then your good to go. Letting the parts sit in primer for a bit will let the primer really sink in to the bodywork. As long as they are kept somewhere dry, you'll be fine. Then you won't have to worry about any possible soaking show through the clear coat later on. Hope that helps. Good luck. Justin P.s. I suppose this is can also serve as my introduction post hahaha.