Repair A - pillars? I got an 82 T/a that has some rot on the a pillars beacuse it sat under a tree since 96' i figure it cant be too hard maybe as much of a PITA as swapping a floorboard, This will be my project car i have an 85 s/e as a daily driver and the Ta will be stripped down and built back up. The body is pretty nice and straight and the frame seems to be alright (we'll be checking into that later on before we start the serious work on it)

Another part that has some rot is the top radiator bar, where the RPOs are riveted under the hood is it a pain to repair or replace either of these?

Thanks

 

the rad support shouldn't be too hard, just a matter of drilling out spot welding, swapping and welding in the new one, the a-pillar will be harder, but definately doable ad long as you have some experience. just get one from a donar car, do a lot of measuring and planning before you start cutting and you should be okay.

 

heres a pic of where it rotted through on the radiator thing , this isnt my car its azvolfan's car i just used the pic for referance

The previous owner tryed to install a Chapman lock on it and where he drilled the holes for the screws it got all rusted

 

Anyone ever do this? its a hardtop if that helps any

 

Oops crap forgot the pic, here it is

 

Theres rust there?

 

the pic is not my car i used it for referance and yes theres rust there on my T/A