jpswapmohn wrote:Jetscuh,
Not trying to pour salt in wounds, but can you show us a few pictures of what you believe are the worst areas? I just went back to your pictures, zoomed in, and stared at them. Unless the thing is full of body filler, I can’t see how it could be unsalvageable.. Not doubting you, but maybe it is worse than you expected but not beyond hope.
I know rust can be daunting and sometimes looks worse than it is (sometimes..).
I see what may be a bit of rust color at the tops of the drivers side A-pillar in one of the pictures. We know the floors are always a crap shoot on these things.
Maybe it won’t be a concourse build, but might bring you some pleasure while you are exploring Deutschland..
We are rootin for ya!
I just hate to see you give up after the enthusiasm you showed going into it.
I can get some more pictures, but looking from the outside it doesn't look too terrible but there is some filler, bubbling paint (who knows how much rust under that) and a lot of surface rust that I'm not sure how deep it is. The outer part of the panels looks ok, but the wheel wells and front fender aprons/wheel wells are pretty crusty too. So is the grill support and these other two pieces on each side that I don't know the technical name for.
It's rotting from the inside out since a lot of the weather stripping is crap, but the door seals aren't bad so it's weird. I pulled up the carpet in the front and the floors are just completely orange with rust, not a huge deal if it were just the floor pans, but there is rust at the seams of the vehicle, this is where it gets complicated. For example, in the front right by the door hinge/floor/side next to the floor. It's the bad kind of rust (not that any is good) that just crumbles. I touched a corner of the headliner in the front right where moisture has leaked in and it's just crunchy up there and I pulled away the headliner in the corner and so many rust flakes came out. Plus, paint bubbling on the outside means it is rusted all the way through.
It's IN the doors, in the seams, above the doors, all of the hardest, IMO places to deal with.
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That pic shows the kind of rust that is everywhere - that is where the front floor pan meets the side of the body by the door frame in the front passenger foot area. I am doing a crap job of describing this so I'll get more pictures.
But either way, its 99% going to scrap next week. Someone could possibly save it if they have a lot of time, fabrication skills, welder, metal working experience, etc. The frame really isn't bad. No one here (people are allergic to work - it's an epidemic) is interested in such a thing even for free and shops are afraid of it...so...
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