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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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What am I getting into...

Hey all, I am restoring an 88 T-top Camaro. I have gotten it running like a top and I am addressing the interior which I have come to find out is quite a bit worse off than the exterior due to leaky t-top seals

I have already removed everything interior wise, going to buy new carpet, t-top headboard, etc etc but I have to first address the body of the car.

I have a decent sized rust spot in the driver side rear footwell (about a 5" diameter spot that will need to be cut out) and the wheel wells are kind of a mess with daylight poking through in several spots. The worst is in the hatch area though. The floor is ok, but the sides directly behind the wheels on either side are GONE.

I have ZERO ability or tools to weld with at this time so I will have to take it to a body shop to get it fixed. I am just wondering what amount I should be looking at. The sheet metal that will fix 95% of the issues will be fairly straightforward rectangular pieces with the other 5% requiring a bit of bending to fit the wheel arch.

Any idea what it might run? I don't mind spending money to do it right, but I do mind if I am being taken advantage of know what I mean? Never been to a body shop for work so I am not sure what to expect or what is a ballpark price for this type of work. Car is almost entirely disassembled so no labor cost in taking out trim and etc. Its just a drop it off, cut out the cancer and replace with good metal and pay the man then
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