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IMPALADAKID
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 | | Subject: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:01 pm | |
| So the wifes car failed big time at inspection day. I knew it would.  There was no drivers rocker, and the passengers side needs floor work by the rocker, and all four tie rods. I had all the parts, just have not had time. Until today. Found more rot than I thought I would going all the way back into the quarter. But since most is covered by the ground affects, I ain't makin it purdy. Once the ground affect came off, this is what I had to remove.  New hard to find drivers two door rocker panel.  All the rusty removed  Test fit  ready to weld  Installed and some left over sheet metal tacked in to cover the uglys on the quarter.  A shot from the front showing another angle and all the crap that needs to come off.  |
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LiveFreeorDieTryin
Posts: 88
Join date: 2009-02-14
Location: Monroe, Wisconsin
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:32 pm | |
| inspections look at rust??? My god, there wouldn't be a single car left on the road in Wisconsin if we had that!!!
Good looking work, Bill. |
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boojum
Posts: 1828
Join date: 2009-01-21
Age: 26
Location: NH
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:34 pm | |
| I can bring the Lumina on Sunday?
I see I'm not the only one that uses pipe wrenches on his car.
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1984twodoor
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Age: 19
Location: Wilmington/North Reading
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:50 pm | |
| Bill if you're going on Sunday I would like to get some welding advice/tips because I am what I'd like to call an "extreme novice"  I'd appreciate it greatly! |
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IMPALADAKID
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:39 pm | |
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cloud 9
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IMPALADAKID
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:24 am | |
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Pooge
Posts: 1555
Join date: 2009-03-24
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:46 am | |
| Looking good. It's nice to have those ground effects to cover up everything afterwards. It's the finish bodywork that I hate.
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1984twodoor
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:14 am | |
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IMPALADAKID
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Matt Trakker
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Age: 31
Location: Reading, MA
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:09 am | |
| Looks good Billy. So the cladding covers all of that anyway? Did the inspection station guy actually get down and look up behind there? Down here if they can't see it, it seems like they don't care... Guy I work for has a Century that had the little water-filled bubbles forming there when the car only had 50K miles, every one I see in the junkyard is rotted for the entire length of the rocker, even some of the Wimpalas I've seen are like that. (They all seem to snap the front sway bar at the end links too.  ) He was thinking about getting the plastic pieces from a Regal and putting them on the car, but it seems like a lot of work... |
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IMPALADAKID
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:15 am | |
| Once on a lift, you can see behind the cladding. Not to mention there was a big hole where the door jam should have been. |
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IMPALADAKID
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Matt Trakker
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Age: 31
Location: Reading, MA
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:51 pm | |
| A layman would never know you touched it.  |
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1984twodoor
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Location: Wilmington/North Reading
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:23 pm | |
| Hey it looks good enough for me! I'd drive it!  |
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IMPALADAKID
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:16 am | |
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toomanytoyz
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Age: 36
Location: Sandown, NH USA
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:47 am | |
| _________________ Bill "The Verb" Crovo - Resident Car Slut  95 WB4 -The Toasted Marshmallow- Quick and Fat, sorta like it's owner... 00 Sierra 2500 ECSB -The Big Slut- H2's & 33's, TB crank, CAI, Magnaflow, Cowl'd, etc... 95 9C1 -Project AutoX Slut- MAB!!<--Finally!! West coast car, rust free! T56 and suspension mods to come! 94 Fleetwood -The Ill Brougham- Praise the Lowered! Satin Black, red wheels, whitewalls, glasspacks. 'Nuff said. American Ricerwww.badassofne.net "Ooooh! Look! Something shiny!"LOWER IT!!!  |
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IMPALADAKID
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:05 am | |
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IMPALADAKID
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:02 pm | |
| Almost done. Nothing pretty, just about creating what was missing.  |
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toomanytoyz
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Location: Sandown, NH USA
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:35 pm | |
| Looks good! Not bad for not having a replacement rocker handy! _________________ Bill "The Verb" Crovo - Resident Car Slut 95 WB4 -The Toasted Marshmallow- Quick and Fat, sorta like it's owner... 00 Sierra 2500 ECSB -The Big Slut- H2's & 33's, TB crank, CAI, Magnaflow, Cowl'd, etc... 95 9C1 -Project AutoX Slut- MAB!!<--Finally!! West coast car, rust free! T56 and suspension mods to come! 94 Fleetwood -The Ill Brougham- Praise the Lowered! Satin Black, red wheels, whitewalls, glasspacks. 'Nuff said. American Ricerwww.badassofne.net "Ooooh! Look! Something shiny!"LOWER IT!!! |
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IMPALADAKID
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sdstick
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Location: Revere, MA
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:57 am | |
| Are you kidding me???? That looks fantastic. I was impressed with the drivers side, but to look at the pass where there was nothing...now that....wow! Either your a FANTASTIC cameraman...or your SKILLZ are showing. _________________ Steve  96BBB 28K 3.42 Bolt-ons 95BBB 100K 3.73 CAI stock New DD Assembling now 95 Black WB4 Hole...ee...grail 95BBB 189K 3.08 Old DD Stolen...by Matt. |
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IMPALADAKID
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| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:23 am | |
| UPDATE: Phyllis brought the car in yesterday to Dover Chevrolet for a re-inspect, and alignment. It had been failed for rot on both rockers and quarter panels, rotted passengers side rear control arm mount, both outer tie rods. After near 45 hours of repair over two weekends, I am happy to say it passed with flying colors. The Service manager said usually when he tells someone they need 3-4k worth of work to pass inspection on a 12 year old car, he never sees it again. He was surprised that all the work had been done, and done correctly. Had it been any other car, that would have been the case. But she loves herself some Pontiac.  Now I have to figure out the CEL, and replace the fuel filler tube, which might be playing a roll in that. |
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No Moa
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Location: Midcoast Maine
| | Subject: Re: W-Body rust repair Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:43 am | |
| fu*(ng road salt, i hate that shit, if these douchbags would learn how to drive, new england wouldn't need to salt and sand our roads. ugh. |
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It is welded completely on the back side. I was just trying to weld to rust on the outside. 
