Bought an old '84 Z28 with fist sized rust holes in the strut towers and in other places in the under-carriage. Although the body is decent, and the engine is OK (5.0 L), and the trannie is new (T-5 / 5 speed). My question is ... is it worth trying to save? Or is it time to part this old girl out? Can the strut towers be repaired or am I just dreaming? Need some good advice.
Thanks in advance people,
Danicus Z28

 

Anything is fixible with enough money and time. Rollers are cheap, get one and swap your engine and tranny into it.

 

I would say fix it!! but it might be easier and cheaper just to find a roller car (even possible a newer one like 1990-92) for less than what it might cost to fix it. But I still say fix it, we can't let these cars go by the way.

 

Can yuo elaborate or do you ahve any pics. How are the struts not coming through when you brake?

 

It's just steel, have it welded. It's been done and documented many times on this site.

 

To be honest I dont think you can get a usefull answer from posting this on an internet forum. You need to have someone that has the ability to inspect and repair the problem give you their own opinion, along with a price estimate. Then you need to determine if that price is worth it or not. One thing is for sure, like these guys said, anything made from metal can be repaired.

 

You may kick yourself in 30 years but right now there are too many rust free rolling chassis around to be spending time fixing rust. My dad and I just bought an immaculate 88 SC with no motor or trans for $700, (complete interior, set up for manual trans pedals and all) yes we live in the the rust belt too. with fist size holes in the shock towers I cant imagine what the rear wheel wells look like at the pinch weld, the bottoms of the rear quarters behind the wheels, or the outer lower corners of the firewall where it meets the rockers. It is just too easy to find a rust free shell right now to spend time and money fixing rust. Just my opinion.

 

FIDO

Forget and Drive on. You will waste more time and money than it is worth.

If the car was free, it would be too expensive.

Buy a better car. It is always cheeper.

 

I agree,

Save your money..or just but they tranny..then move on.

 

I'd part it out, I just had to make the same decision.

I ended up finding a car with a really clean tub for $200. The body needs work (new LF fender, paint, etc) but it looks like I won't have to do any rust repair or worry about the subframe rotting away.

It's cheaper to cut your losses now before you've got $10k in the car, and it adds up quick.

 

:werd:

 

if its bad, rip everything out and find a roller