tempusfugitive

i'm really pissed off right now, i've been doing some rust work on the 7, i had a hole in the bottom lip of the back right fender, so i was fixing that and while i was scraping off the oil undecoating, i put a hole right through the back of the wheel well, i knew i had some bin rust, but i didn't think it was that bad, so now i have that to fix up as well, anyways i pulled out the passanger seat and i noticed that the padding under the carpet is completely soaked with coolant, pulled the carpet up, and surpise, surprise all of the metal around the sound deadening tar is covered in rust. the amount of winter work i had left to do just tripled in under 20 minutes, damn annoying, i seem to have the worst luck with this ****, i'm seriously considering just disconnecting the heater core, rather then going through the pain of pulling the dash apart to replace it.

rxseven07

well dude i got a solution. go down to cali or florida and pick up a rust free car... if ur car has that much rust... its probally not that stable

13b_drifter

I feel your pain...

tempusfugitive

i wish i could buy one and bring it up, only problem is my total lack income, damn student poverty.

tempusfugitive

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tempusfugitive

the other side is worse, but it at least it's somewhat sealed

altf4

man that sucks!! AZ is actually the rust free car meca! No salt, no moisture, and pleanty of sand and wind to bead blast any rust that even thinks of forming!

Latin270

just fix it bro!

trochoid

iTrader: (6)

Looks familar, and I have seen much worse, to the point that the upper control arms are flapping in the air.

It's a pita to fix, but well worth it in the long run. That is how I learned some new skills, which is always a plus.

masonrx7

The problem with goin down to the states and bringing one back up (since he's from canada and all) is the fact that its US funds... aswells as bringing it across the border can be somewhat of a hassle, and then one has to get it inspected and tested before it can be plated and insured in any province..

bizarro

iTrader: (1)

you call that rust???

try this...


and this...


and this...


and this...


all from this car...


sorry...don't mean to hijack...just wanted to show you that yours isn't that bad...it can be fixed...my fix though was going down to South Carolina and picking up a rust free one

this one...

dj55b

iTrader: (2)

ouch ... seeing some of these cars ... the rust on my car really doesn't seem all that bad anymore ... lol. ..btw ... anyone know the best way to fix rocker panels? can we pass safety if its done in just fiberglass?

Anex 570

Yes you can pass it with fiberglass. I dont see anything with saftey issues on fenders and rocker panels using fiberglass myself. Atleast the fiber glass wont rust, but if not done right the metal around will continue, so seal it up good with paint, and CUT ALL the rusty metal off, then FG the holes. I'm good at this because I have a chevy van thats a rolling clad of fiberglass, and Marglass (Find it, its good ****!! Its heavy bondy with big strands of fiberglass) oh and about 6 different colors of primer. The newer of the spots didnt rust up, while others did (i was 15 when I started 20 now). The bin rust happens, be sure to check under the friggin floor, because I had about 6-8'' holes on each side, guess where that car went? I found a clean GSL-SE up noth that on has scratched paint( walk in the park)

shada72

I hate rust! And if I had a scanner here I'd show you pics that would make you cry. (PA winters are hell) Anyway, I'm super rust aggressive anymore. Get it all while you still have metal there.
But my theme of the day is: if you don't know about POR 15 go to your local paint shop and get some! Just make sure you lay down a good coat of primer if you aren't going to give it a nice paint job immeadiately as the POR 15 will not protect against UV. But rust...ahhhhhh, it kills that and the paint hardens quite nicely to make shield against future rusting. (Then you can sleep easy knowing you'll never have to deal with such a PITA again....in that area)
Oh, and if you aren't a directions person, do not put the dirty brush in the POR 15 that you aren't using. It will activate the paint and the whole thing will harden on you. Waste o' $$$