Well, Bill, you can weld in replacement panels instead of new
front fenders. The problem is that you need to take them off to weld on
them or to replace them. The aftermarket panels will likely not fit well
to begin with. New fenders can have a fitting problem, as well. It
boils down to the fact that if your time is worth anything, new is the
way to go. You will have hours and hours repairing front fenders. If
the rust is showing around the rockers, either front or rear, then it
will be worse inside. If it has gotten into the inner rockers, you are
in for a hard weekend. Replacement panels are a viable alternative for
the rear quarters. Replacing the whole quarter is a job that most won't
attempt. Always keep in mind that rust will be worse than you expect and
certainly worse than you can see.
Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com
On Fri, 25 Apr 1997 17:13:42 -0500 Bill Schleusner <b-schleusner@ti.com>
writes:
>Fellow SOLers,
>
>I'm feeling like Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden
>Fleece. In my
>never ending search for a "restorable" 72-74 BGT I have found an
>example with
>"some rust". Normally I run away screaming in fear when I see or hear
>the word
>RUST (shiver).
>
>This car has the typical rust found in the dog legs, lower front
>fender skirts,
>etc. Has anyone used the replacement pieces from the big parts houses
>to
>fix/repair this type of rust. If you have, what did you think of the
>result?
>Replacing the wings at all four corners is definitely not an option
>due to the
>cost. If the lower panels are rusted out I imagine the rockers are
>probably on
>the way also. Sad thing is, this car only has 32K miles on the OD
>(supposedly). If anyone has done this type of resto (cut and weld) I
>would love
>to get a ballpark estimate of the cost, I'm guessing $$$$$$$$.
>
>BTW, has anyone ever removed all the glass on a GT. When I painted my
>LE it
>went into the shop sans everything. I have never seen a GT yet where
>I
>couldn't see where someone oversprayed the tape. Is it really that
>difficult
>to do, or are people just too lazy to do it right.
>
>If I talk to one more Goober who doesn't know sh*t about his own car
>I'm going
>to scream.
>
>B-less (still) in Big D
>
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>Texas Instruments Incorporated
>b-schleusner@ti.com
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