Does this mean its a parts car ?

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  1. elliot

    elliot Member

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    Hey every one . The other day I was giving my frame a good look over and I found this little rust hole...

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    After I started poking and cutting this is what it turned into ...

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    I can just spray a little under coating on it and be fine right ?
     
  2. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper

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    i would suggest wiping a little "bondo" on first. :yup: ...NOT...frank...:bouncy:
     
  3. Jean Doll

    Jean Doll Maverick Restoration Tech

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    We've fixed worse frame rot than that.
     
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    sierra grabber Certifiable

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    may take a little welding, but an easy fix. might as well check the other three as well and get them all done at once if necessary.
     
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    this would be a good learning experience for you,just be careful!
     
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    74merc computer nerd

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    ouch...

    uh... duct tape!!

    seriously, a bit of wire welding and she's good as new, just check farther back to make sure nothing settled in to cause rust farther down the line.
     
  7. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Damn. Makes my rusty floor pans look like nothing. I feel for you. I got a rolling shell of a '73 4 door You can have if you come get it. Needs rear quarters, but it is structurally solid. :)
     
  8. elliot

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    Thanks Jamie but I`m gonna try saving this one , it means alot to me. Robert (maverick nutt) was even gonna give me a grabber rolling shell to put my parts on but I like my 4 door :cool: . I will prolly try to buy it from him one of these days though , I have a nice 5.0 that needs a car.

    LOL , okay so first I should put some duck tape over the hole , then go over it with bondo to make it stronger and then cote it with under coating to make it all pretty again :rofl: ?

    I was just messin with you guys , I already have everything needed to fix it (y) . I have also already replaced one of the torque boxes...

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    I know my welds are anything but pretty but atleast nothing is gonna fall off any way :D .
     
  9. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Damn, git r done! :thumbs2:
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Looks pretty good to me.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper

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    that's what i ment by ...bondo...looks good...frank...:bouncy:
     
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    ford84stepside Lone Wolf

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    Hey, it's on the bottom side anyway, if anybody looks at that and gives you flak, deckem!!! Good to see the younger guys getting their hands dirty. Keep it up, what you learn today you can always use tommorrow!!!(y) (y)
     

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