RUST!!!
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it's a lot bigger than elmers glue can handle.. it's about the size of a softball...what does everyone do to help prevent the rust by the torque boxes, rear bumpler and trunk area?? what are some good things to get rid of and prevent rust on these older cars?
Beasty306GT
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Beasty306GT
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Beasty306GT
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Oh man....thats gonna have to be cut out and patched with new metal....small enought spot to work with.....shouldnt cost to much to fix it ...little cutting and welding por-15 that whole spot to stop future rust
Move to Arizona. Problem solved. 
Seriously, though ... gonna have to cut out a huge chunk there and either weld in a section of metal or get crazy with some fiberglass patching. Rust is cancer for cars, so you have to literally treat it the same way - with surgery and chemicals (paint and such). That's not something you can just nibble a little, smooth over, and forget. That looks like some pretty hardcore rust.
I'd be checking the rest of your chassis while you're at it. Pull the rear seats and examine your upper and lower torque boxes, pop the hood and check your front strut towers, and peek at the undersides of your doors. A rust infection is like having roaches in your home - for every one you see, there's a whole bunch more hiding elsewhere.
Seriously, though ... gonna have to cut out a huge chunk there and either weld in a section of metal or get crazy with some fiberglass patching. Rust is cancer for cars, so you have to literally treat it the same way - with surgery and chemicals (paint and such). That's not something you can just nibble a little, smooth over, and forget. That looks like some pretty hardcore rust.
I'd be checking the rest of your chassis while you're at it. Pull the rear seats and examine your upper and lower torque boxes, pop the hood and check your front strut towers, and peek at the undersides of your doors. A rust infection is like having roaches in your home - for every one you see, there's a whole bunch more hiding elsewhere.
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Move to Arizona. Problem solved.
Seriously, though ... gonna have to cut out a huge chunk there and either weld in a section of metal or get crazy with some fiberglass patching. Rust is cancer for cars, so you have to literally treat it the same way - with surgery and chemicals (paint and such). That's not something you can just nibble a little, smooth over, and forget. That looks like some pretty hardcore rust.
I'd be checking the rest of your chassis while you're at it. Pull the rear seats and examine your upper and lower torque boxes, pop the hood and check your front strut towers, and peek at the undersides of your doors. A rust infection is like having roaches in your home - for every one you see, there's a whole bunch more hiding elsewhere.
well i redid my entire suspension and the only spots that is really rusted is on the actually body after the rear.. basically just around the gas tank and spare tire on the body.
i hope so... i'm lucky to have a few buddies that went through school for body work and they both work in a shop... so they can help me out with this
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