Before I call, what do you guys think about the rot on the quarter panel? thinking about passing on it, anyone buy a thirdgen with similar damage? I don't understand the newish paint and then the rust on the back? Maybe buy it and use it for parts for my GTA project?

 

bigger pic of the rear

 

It doesn't look that bad. The t tops probly leak, that would explain the tarp. Hopefully its a stick! Good luck!

 

Ouch. It looks like it's rusted through to me.

 

Very mild & easily repairable. Possibly nothing more than surface rust to sand & prime. I don't have the Superman vision of lonesomeloser, but I don't see any rust through spots.

I'd be more concerned about the floorpans & what I can't see than that piddly little quarter panel spot.

 

What concerns me is the dark, suspicious spot above the bumper cover. Granted, I don't see daylight through it, but it looks brittle to me. Anyway, the OP needs to go inspect the whole car.

 

it does look to me that there is a hole just above the bumper cover. thats a weird spot for that kind of rust/rot. Without getting into the car and looking closer its hard to say if its a disaster or somthing a bit less.

Its fixable, if its just that part of the quarter panel, but if its rotted down and through the sparetire well and out the floor, its more of a problem. It could also be a sign of a bad repair from previous crash damage.

 

Maybe its rotting from the inside out? I will give whoever owns the car a call

 

That's definitely not surface rust.

Price out a new quarter panel and consider how much it will cost to have it installed properly, and consider the price of the car and it's options before making a decision. I'd guess that the spare tire well is probably rotted through as well.

 

The car is sitting in a storage lot, two ford trucks by it( you can see one in the first pic) one truck had number in it so I called and got a answering machine. So I left a message. I will keep ya updated.

 

Well I called and left a message, haven't got a call back yet, maybe the trans am GTA isn't his? Kind of weird a storage lot with 50's, a 70's monte carlo, 2 80's ford trucks, and that GTA

 

Any news?

 

Sadly no, never got a call back

 

**UPDATE** Everyone see the white rusty monte carlo in the back?? Well I was scrolling through craigslist, and check out a ad for a car and notice that monte in the back!!!! It says he has other cars for sale so I will try to call again. Bad news is it says leave a message. I would rather call the guy and speak to him. Oh well we will see how it works out. Same number too!

 

Very cool! Keep us updated

 

A lady my dad works with has a brother who is friends with the guy with the trans am. He is going to ask her if she knows him.