Ok i now have my 85 in good mechanical shape so now i move onto the body. Which is not my area of expertise. So what would be the best way to fix a bad case of cancer on the back right fender behind the wheel it is just at the bottom of it. I was wondering if i should try and shape in a peice of metal or if there was a body kit that would hide it? Any ideas are very appreciated.

thanks
dan

ps if a pic would help let me know and i will get one.

 

well a picture sure as heck couldent hurt...

 

Any good body shop can chop out the offending rust-tumoured piece, bash a piece of sheet steel into proper shape and weld it on. Paint conceals the job and it looks new again.

Had it done on both an Audi GT Coupé and a Datsun 280ZX in the past.

 

here is a pic

 

Hey, I just noticed your bumper has that weird scraped stuff on it too. Like someone rear ended you and the bumber scraped the paint. Does everyone have that?

Did that make any sense?

 

most body kits I can think of will cover that up.

I have the same problem but not nearly as bad.

I am just going to grind and paint it and then cover it with the body kit.

 

Alas, I have the same problem, just not as bad. I was thinking of taking a good body and putting everything into it. Anyone have a *mint* 84-85 GSL body??

 

mine is mint as far as rust, but I hit two deer with the front end.

 

i'm also looking for a inexpensive body kit if anyone knows of a good place to pick one up for a 83 lemme know

 

cheapest method is to rip one off a wreck in the junkyard - to find those ones, though, you hafta go looking for 'em

 

i wish i could find something like that around here at a wrecker... i have 2 local wreckers with hardly any selection when it comes to stuff like that... most ppl around drive pickups/camaros/trans ams/mustangs.. .ugh well i guess i also drive a toyota 4x4 so i'm just as bad

 

thanks for the help guys. If have found several wrecked sevens and a few with just blown motors. And it is weird that I only have this problem on one side and there is no other rust anywhere else on the car. yesterday i got a new front fender and alot of parts and a supercharger off a 280zx. so i got some more toys to play with now But thanks and if you need anything a from a car let me know i got it or i migfht run a across it, it bad when the junkyard calls when they get in any rx7's. or is that a good thing?

dan

 

lemme know if u get a come across a full body kit.. plz?

 

i'll have to find two of them. one for me and one for you.

dan