I just picked up a an 85 Iroc for $900 and have started to restore it. The car is rust free except for the battery tray and the spare tire well. Does anyone know if there is a patch panel for the spare tire well or what is the best way to fix it. Thanks.
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my 91 was rotted in the same place in that pik....i cut the outer quarter and replaced it with one from a car in he junk yard....the inside i cut out the rust spots and filled it with fiberglass

 

Check out the POR-15 kit (paint, mesh, putty). Recommended.

JamesC

 

Cut it out, clean it up, and weld in a new piece.

 

I'll definatly be welding in new metal. Here is a pic of the car before it was stripped.http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/...t/100_0244.jpg

 

Those blue ones are nice! Good luck with the resto. You just have to stay motivated! I did an 89 and just finished it last fall. You can check out my thread if you want in the body section.

 

Thanks I'll check it out. It won't be blue for long. I've always wanted an orange Iroc.

 

if you look at my album you can see my wheel well repair far worse condition then yours cut out metal and welded in new metal mien was on the drivers side but same deal.

 

POR15 is the best stuff out there

 

Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator and Rust Bullet are good as well. When the weather breaks I'm gonna get a couple of these.

 

Thats cool. I'm gonna get some of that frame coating. I'm also going to por15 the floors on both sides after i weld in some subframe connectors.

 

Here is the latest pic

 

Orange is good too, I've always wanted a blue one.

 

I got the dash out and the rest of the body stripped and the windshield out. Time to start sanding.

 

I haven't had a lot of time to work on the camaro lately. My whole family is sick. Gotta love that. I did get the pass door sanded to bare metal and primed. I'm going to shave the door handels and locks. I just gotta pick up some sheet metal.

 

The camaro is completely stripped and on the rotisserie. It's slow going. I've started welding in patch panels on the floors. It's my first attempt at sheetmetal welding. I definatly need to get rid of the flux core wire and get my welder switched over to MIG.