Trying to decide if I want to try to repair the majority of the rust in my car to make it live for a reasonable amount of time, or just find a donor body to put on my frame. I just got this car back and when I had it the first time I knew it was rusty but was just wanting a race car that I could occasionally drive on the street and it didn't have to be perfect, and honestly it didn't look bad from the outside. This time I want to end up with a nice car that I can be proud of on cruise night and if the local track ever opens back up I can make an occasional race.
First off the car has already been max frame notched, braced, mini-tubbed, frame crossmembers added, and a 8-point cage added. The car doesn't look that bad from first glance outside, but has bad rust below the windsheild and in the upper firewall, also between the the back glass and trunklid in the hinge area. That section had been repaired before with fiberglass but now is seperated and it's spreading into the quarter panels. Inside the floors were pretty bad and have already patched them but there is still rust holes at the bottom of the kick panels, and where the sun visors would screw in the hole is jagged and rusty. The interior I beleive I can patch up and add carpet and no one will know the difference, but the exterior issues I an worried if I cut it all out and add new metal in will it last a reasonable amout of time or will it just come back out.
Take a look at the pics and give me your opinion, should I try to repair all of the rust or just look for a rust free donor body. Also, if you have any pointers on how to repair that would be great too!
These first pics are from the lower windsheild and firewall area. You can't see it in the pics but the VIN plate is even starting to rust away,LOL:
Rear glass area area at the quarter panels. I am planning on removing the rear filler panel on Tuesday when I am off work and see just how bad it is. It doesn't look good from inside the trunk for sure.
It also has some rust holes in the lower rear quarters but I think it can be repaired pretty easily.
There was also bad rust around the inner rear wheel wells but it all got cut out when we did the mini-tub and frame notch. Bad part is either way all of the rear cage bars have to be redone in order to reinstall a back seat.
First off the car has already been max frame notched, braced, mini-tubbed, frame crossmembers added, and a 8-point cage added. The car doesn't look that bad from first glance outside, but has bad rust below the windsheild and in the upper firewall, also between the the back glass and trunklid in the hinge area. That section had been repaired before with fiberglass but now is seperated and it's spreading into the quarter panels. Inside the floors were pretty bad and have already patched them but there is still rust holes at the bottom of the kick panels, and where the sun visors would screw in the hole is jagged and rusty. The interior I beleive I can patch up and add carpet and no one will know the difference, but the exterior issues I an worried if I cut it all out and add new metal in will it last a reasonable amout of time or will it just come back out.
Take a look at the pics and give me your opinion, should I try to repair all of the rust or just look for a rust free donor body. Also, if you have any pointers on how to repair that would be great too!
These first pics are from the lower windsheild and firewall area. You can't see it in the pics but the VIN plate is even starting to rust away,LOL:
Rear glass area area at the quarter panels. I am planning on removing the rear filler panel on Tuesday when I am off work and see just how bad it is. It doesn't look good from inside the trunk for sure.
It also has some rust holes in the lower rear quarters but I think it can be repaired pretty easily.
There was also bad rust around the inner rear wheel wells but it all got cut out when we did the mini-tub and frame notch. Bad part is either way all of the rear cage bars have to be redone in order to reinstall a back seat.