Well, I finally got up the energy to remove my rusted in drivers seat and tear out the carpet. I found some rust holes and wanted to know if it looks aweful enough that I should run screaming or is it worth saving? Thanks.

 

Looks like my car, i cut out all the crap and i am patching in a few new pieces, hell of alot easier than doing the whole floor board and i dont have to worry about flexing the body

 

Yea, thats another thing Im trying to avoid...having to cut out huge pieces and have to square the body. Did you just weld in small home made pieces or buy a floorboard and cut out what you needed from it and piece it in?

 

Honestly i havnt started welding yet, im not sure what im going to do. I have been cruising junkyards. But they are all rotten too, so i gotta figure out something quick

 

Tell me about it...I dont like the idea of having to drive around without carpet until I repair it :-p

 

I would probably grind down the rust as much as possible and see how bad it is all over. If I can't just repair a few small places, I would weld in a new floor pan.

 

Well if i cant stop the rust it will be plan b, put the 350 and tpi in my 94 gmc. J/K

 

That rust doesn't look so bad that it requires cutting and welding. I'd try the cheaper and easier method, first, which is to grind or sand off as much of the loose rust as you can, and as much of the surrounding paint as you need until you hit clean metal. I'd then clean the area real well and apply a coat or two of Ospho, which is a phosphoric acid that will chemically neutralize the rust. Once that has dried, you put down a coat or two of Master Series silver, and topcoat with Master Series black if you want to. If you end up having pit holes or even holes a bit larger after the grinding and sanding step, you can use epoxy putty or fiberglass mat to fill them. If using fiberglass mat, you'd put down some of the Master Series silver, and while it was wet, lay the mesh into it, then apply more silver on top of it.

Cutting and welding is, I suppose, the more professional way, but it is also the way that requires a welder and skill. If your car might die and have it's engine stolen because of this, I'd try the above method, first. Once it is done and the carpet is down, the floor will be plenty solid and no one will see the repair (except maybe from under the car, depending on how large any holes are that you find).

Now, if you start grinding and find holes the size of tennis *****, well, the above might not work.

 

that rust isnt bad at all. I did what bull mentioned, and it worked well

 

time to start cutting and welding, the floor pans on my buddys 91' rs were definately worse, but all patched up now. dosen't look too prety but it works. and you'll never see it with the carpet in.

 

The biggest hole is about the size of a ping pong ball, the other 2 are about quarter sized. The rust thats evident in the pic is surface from what I can tell, along the sill is where the 3 holes are...right in what seems to be the support area. Thats the only reason I worried about it...its location was pretty crappy and seemd integral to the floors strength. Ill get it wire wheeled to bare metal and use the ospho and see where I am forst then. I do composite work all the time, so that would be far easier for me than cutting and welding, though I do have a feed welder and can get it done...just wont be pretty :-p

 

That rust isn't bad at all like the other have exclaimed. When I purchased my vehicle this winter the seller stated "NO RUST” well I sure did find some when I did the interior swap. I used a wire brush attached to a drill and got through all the rust, I then treated the metal, filled in the small spots, painted with XO Rust and laid the carpet down. I then applied some rubber spray sealant to the underside of the floor boards and it seems to be doing great, good luck.