I plan to self tech prime, paint, sealant, and paint then clear to be safe.

 

that is some nice patching work. Did you do it with the harness in or out? Were they in danger at all during the process?

 

the master of metal, hard at work again. nice progress man...lookin good.

 

I thought your supposed to be at work?!! I suppose you can chop off that section I need

I did it with the harness, pushed it down clear, and remove that insulation junk. It was really close but I was careful.

 

lol i just got home from work! i told you till at least 12 or 1!!!

and goon, being careful? just kidding ;x


yeah, it's raining outside , i'm waiting for it to stop so i can try to yank your parts (the steel) and my TB and IACV.....i can clean them up in the house, but it cant be raining when i take the stuff off.

 

That is some nice work. YOU DA MAN!

 

Been there, done that... - 4 times (both side of two cars). What a pain.

 

goon, you area a bad a$$. nicely done.

 

was the car in an accident before?
you left some wire on that weld next to the hinge

 

I figured that it was in a minor accident when I bought the car from a body shop. But after I got the fender off I, it in fact wasn't too bad, just was repaired very well. The tower was a little off effecting my caster a Tad.

I thought someone would mention the wire

 

 

wait...it was repaired well or wasn't?

 

fixed, just as you replied, dANnY

 

my big fear on stuff like that is what happens underneath, since you can't get in there to prime & paint it? just bare metal open to the elements.
not much you can do tho.

 

Nah... Best thing I found so far is that rubberized undercoating after paint.

 

Was this a Southern car? I ask because I thought you lived in GA. Or was it from somewhere up North where there is salt...?

 

I brought it from vermont.

 

that explains it

 

I gotta do the same thing to my car both sides. Leaks horrible when it rains. Maybe this summer.I be scared if that water would get into my fuse box. Then what?

 

The whole seem around the strut tower was rusted out so I went ahead and redid it. Along with adding a new outer bracket from ustfdes.
Everything is lined up pretty good, the tower was leaning inward 3/4 of an inch, now it's just about perfect. I know this because the fsm give certian body point to check for a straight body. Welds look ugly, but once it's ground down and smoothed out it won't be noticed from the engine bay.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^
I need to do this to my car..ugh.

 

Nicely done Tim! by the way, where did you learn metalwork? I'm interested in learning

 

I've played with a mig welder as a kid, at work I have to fab up metal for duct transitions, and good advice from experienced ppl. If you really want to learn, the best way is to take a welding/ metal working class at a tech center.

 

I got rid of cars because of less work than that.
I guess I'm just spoiled with cars

 

If I can fix it... I'm going to fix it, then go further.

I like to think I spoil my car.

 

If I had your skills/time/patience, I'd still have my camaro.

 

Lookin really good man! glad me metal's helped ye!

 

dude...............................

s'all i gotta say. i go away for a year and you cut your car in half too

 

Gotta follow the legend

 

you bought 3 4th gens too?

 

Nah... Not yet anyway.

 

did you get the nose off in one piece?

 

Yeah, I riveted alumin brackets to the fender before I cut the new line. Worked like a charm

 

Dayum dude, that is some serious structural surgury there. These type of threads make me so grateful they don't salt our roads around here.. I take it you didn't know of this rust prior to performing all of the custom body work? Props on getting all of the alignment points true.