besides for the burns. i guess I need a new sheild huh? what should I do to the area the is burned? Is it a threat?

 

Some of the body guys on here may have more input, but I think the burned spot will probably rust rapidly if you don't get it down to the metal and coat it with something.

 

ok, ok, so YOUR car is soild, gosh u dont have to rub it in like that


haha jk....1984 without rust, sweet deal man

 

My 88 is like that too, floorpans and everything have no rust whatsoever. I'd post pics but don't wanna make you all jealous :P

Getting back on topic, you wanna get rid of that burn spot like theforce said. It'll probably rust quicker if left untreated.

 

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well yeah a cali car is gonna be solid, everyone knows that


but a NJ one no thats pretty uncommon

the burnt spot thats real bad, need to fix that ASAP dont let it get wet evne once or its gonna start rusting and it iwll get worse badly and in a HURRY

how in the hell did you burn the floor like that damn


thats crazy

thats a perfect body man, an 84 with no rust like that is RARE especially in our part of the country up here where you and i are


good luck

 

i have a 86 that lived in nj its whole life and is solid with no rust on the floors at all..

that burn mark is a little scary, maybe see if your cat or someting is touching the floor pan

 

same here its from ny got it when i lived there and its got 1 lil rust spot but will come out wit some sand paper and a grinder

 

Could the burn spot be from an exhuast leak? Do you want me to sand under the car? Or in the car?

edit

I got the car for $450

 

i sanded the burn mark down, primed and then painted with my wheel paint because it matched the best

 

Did anyone try to weld something to the underbody before you got it?

Because it had to be something very hot, and very direct to cause that.

*Edit*

Someone could have dropped a cigarette too. Is it burned on the bottom?

 

Welp

I had an exhuast leak after the headers were installed. I took it to meinike and the welded the air tubes shut and a few other things.

Aparently it never was a smokers car, didnt smell like it either, but their was a cigarette under the carpet...

I dont smoke but I do

 

Appears to be on the pass side directly under the seat

The cats there

Clogged/messed up cats will glow redhot and if the heatshield (not sure if older models even had one) aint there you will get quite a bit of heat bleedthru

Only other thing I can think of is a VERY sloppy weld job when a cat was replaced

 

lol wish my car was that solid