Rust Evaluation, Need input
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From: Marienville, pa
Car: 1983 Z28
Engine: Turbo LSX
Transmission: 4l80e
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt torsen diff 3.73
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
I'm so glad you decided on repairing your car. I'm also from pa and have owned many of these cars. My recent pickup was an 83 with a complete cage and over 7k in receipts for aftermarket goodies, paid 2300. The po had bought it off the individual who built it and he just knew nothing about cars and completely neglected it. The floorpans were junk, the rear end was burnt up, etc.
I figured if all else I could find a roller and transfer it all over.. I started to tear the car down and I couldn't bear to junk it. I finished stripping it and the floor was the only place that was rusted anything more then just surface. I ground all the rust down, coated the bare metal, cut anything out that was questionable, and now I'm getting ready to grind down the remaining welds and finish coating the floors and underbody.
I have quite a lot of time into repairing all this rust but I do not regret it in any way shape or form. I know what I have, and I know it was repaired correctly.
It's nice to see a fellow pennsyltuckian not succumbing to body rot!
I figured if all else I could find a roller and transfer it all over.. I started to tear the car down and I couldn't bear to junk it. I finished stripping it and the floor was the only place that was rusted anything more then just surface. I ground all the rust down, coated the bare metal, cut anything out that was questionable, and now I'm getting ready to grind down the remaining welds and finish coating the floors and underbody.
I have quite a lot of time into repairing all this rust but I do not regret it in any way shape or form. I know what I have, and I know it was repaired correctly.
It's nice to see a fellow pennsyltuckian not succumbing to body rot!
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From: Marienville, pa
Car: 1983 Z28
Engine: Turbo LSX
Transmission: 4l80e
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt torsen diff 3.73
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
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From: Plymouth Twp. PA
Car: 92RS
Engine: LQ4
Transmission: 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
Just picked the car up today. Looks great. Here are a few pics I took really quick. Better to come later...
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From: Plymouth Twp. PA
Car: 92RS
Engine: LQ4
Transmission: 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
Some more shots of the finished work. Check earlier in the thread for before pics. Body shop wasn't able to get it perfect, but it's much better than what it was. And all the rust is gone!
Now I just need to lay down the FatMat and throw the interior in it!
Now I just need to lay down the FatMat and throw the interior in it!
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From: Plymouth Twp. PA
Car: 92RS
Engine: LQ4
Transmission: 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
FatMat sound deadener installed today. Hopefully carpet and center console tomorrow.
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From: sud, ont
Car: 91 trans am
Engine: ?
Transmission: auto 4sp
Axle/Gears: posi
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
YOUR CAR WAS WORTH IT! I PERSANALLY HAD A RED 91 GTA T TOP ROTTTEN THE HOLE FLOOR WELDED A NEW FLOOR IN SPENT HOLE WINTER WELDING PATCHES! I ENDED UP BUYING A RUST FREE ROLLER FROM TORONT AND PARTING OUT CAR. BLACK 91 HARD TOP GTA. SWAPED EVERYTHING OVER IN 1 WEEKEND. IN MY CASE I GALD I DID IT CASE ITS TIGHT DOORS SHUT WITH 2 FINGERS. LOOKING AT UR PICS AND UR SITATOIN IT WAS DEF WORH IT JUST THOGHT ID SHARE A STORY FROM GUY WHO WASTED A HOLE YEAR ON ROTTEN CAR. BUT I HAVE TO SAY ONCE GETS SO BAD NOT WORTH IT CASE THE CCAR WILL TWIST. BUT DEF WAS WORTH IT IN UR SIT WOULD DONE SAME CASE NEW PAIN AND MINOR RUST BUT FOR THOSE GUYS LIKE ME WHO GO BUY A 4 BY 8 SATIN COAT SHEET METAL AND USE HOLE SHEET DONT DO IT.I BUGHT MY SHELL FOR 500 SOLD ALL PARTS OFF RED CAR FOR 700 WHAT A JORNEY DEF OF MY BUCKET LIST IN LIFE
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From: Newtown, CT
Car: 1987 IROC Original Owner
Engine: LB9
Transmission: M39 MM5
Axle/Gears: G80 G92 J65
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
Congratulations! Money well spent!
For those of you who have rust you want to remove (not grind or cut out) try EvapoRust. A well known no-mile GNX that had been stored poorly over the years was "restored" using a sprinkler setup under the car that continually dowsed the underside & brought it back to new over the course of a couple weeks using this stuff.
http://www.evapo-rust.com/
For those of you who have rust you want to remove (not grind or cut out) try EvapoRust. A well known no-mile GNX that had been stored poorly over the years was "restored" using a sprinkler setup under the car that continually dowsed the underside & brought it back to new over the course of a couple weeks using this stuff.
http://www.evapo-rust.com/
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From: Germany
Car: 1990 Trans Am
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: Auto
Axle/Gears: Stock
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
Nice! So, did they manage to get you some new channels for the t-top seals? Can't make it out from those pics.
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From: Plymouth Twp. PA
Car: 92RS
Engine: LQ4
Transmission: 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: Rust Evaluation, Need input
No new channels for the t-top seals. The work involved in getting them from a decent donor car and patching them in would have doubled my bodyshop bill. The channels were cleaned up, rust cut out, and the weatherstripping was applied with a generous amount of adhesive. I almost never drive the car with the tops off anyway.
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