Have any of you guys had to deal with rust in the curved area behind and beside the boomerang? If so how did you, or how would you handle the repair? I've got a parts car with good metal in this area. Should I cut it out and try to weld it in, or just grind the rust out real good and lay in some fiberglass? I'm not sure I'm up to the task of replacing the section. It's in a tricky spot, and I'm a beginner with the mig. I would really appreciate some help with this one. Thanks. Matt
Cutting is probably the best with welding know how. Fiberglass is another process. I have friend that is a welder, so I cut and replace. http://www.maverick.to/mmb/showthread.php?t=69192 I have seven several parts cars, I can cut any body parts out and ship. PM me if interested. Rick
The spotwelds on the rain gutter are gonna have to be drilled about a foot and a half up into the roof towards the front of the car....This is to get it out of the way....Then it's a matter of cutting that rot out, making a patch to fit perfectly into the area cut out and weld it up completely...Then the gutter can be welded back....Bondo it up and that's it....Oh, better off having a pro do it if your body work skills aren't up to snuff
At least 3 pieces of sheetmetal are joined there...You need to do some more exploration and see how far the rust actually goes. Then determine how much metal you need to make the repair. At that stage you can get a good panel from a donor car or get at least the gutter section from a donor. Remove the gutter section from your car. Remove and replace the damaged sheet metal and section in your new gutter piece. Yes welding and fabrication will be necessary to do the job correctly. If you dont posess the skills/tools to do this your self, by all means get someone who can. Just glassing the hole will not solve the problem...You need to remove the rust completely and or neutralize it so it does not come back. Other wise you will be doing the repair again sooner rather than later. Good luck!!!
my 2 door is real bad on the passenger side right there at the boomerang, and has a little on the drivers side. heres what I do... -be sure to take it down to the metal in the surrounding area. -I used an air die grinder and cut out any remaining bad places that weren't already gone. -If you have a parts car to steal from get the piece you need for it. *** I used some sheet metal off my 4 door parts car and *gradually* shaped it to fit the boomerang spot behind the rear window. -Spot weld it in, grind down, and prime/fill it in smooth. Don't rush the shaping of the piece, or any of the body work for that matter.t take your time and it should turn out fine.
As mentioned, removing the gutter section is something you may have to do, I was able to join the two sections as there wasnt much dividing them unlike yours. I would avoid fiber-glassing.to me it seems messy, and all my friends use it as a cheap way out, and it bites them in the butt down the road if not done correctly
Oh boy thats not a nice area to fix.Like Mavman said a few layers of steel there. I'll be very impressed if you can get that fixed yourself. If it was my car I would consider doing the rain gutter delete. Thats pretty advanced though but your going into the layers anyhow. Good luck. Hope you can get it figured out.
Not as hard as I first thought I"m getting pretty good at this Fabrication stuff. I had my doubt's, but I was able to piece some new metal in there without to much trouble. Luckily my parts car wasn't rusty in the same spot. so I cut out the tail end of the drip rail, next I cut out a pretty good sized piece surrounding the rust on the 76 and used it to trace out what I needed on the parts car. It fit like a glove, so I cleaned it up, and welded it in, then I welded in the drip rail. The only problem I had was caused by me being to impatient and letting the metal get to hot while grinding down the welds. she started to bulge out on me a little, but a few whacks with the hammer, and just a thin coat of filler straitened her right out.
8 down 6 to go. So far I've (1)fixed the hole in the driver side floor board,(2) a hole in the trunk floor,(3) a bad spot under the trunk lid,(4)replaced the hood,(5) Fabed up a new battery tray, (6,7)fixed both quarter panels, (8)and the part that this threads been about. I've still got rust in the front lower edge of both doors, in the lower part of both front fenders, and on both sides of the back window (new rust I"ve just discovered). Will it never end? This thing has more rust than any other car I've ever owned period. Did ford use a low quality steel in the 70's or what? My Dads a car dealer, so I've had a whole bunch of used cars in my 30 odd years of driving. Some of them much older than this darn Maverick, and I have yet to see so much rust till now. I've had a few cars with rusty quarters. one or two with holes in the floor board, etc, etc, but never one with such all over rust. I don't think this car has one darn panel thats completely free of rust. I'm almost scared to paint the dog gone thing. Will some new rust start to bubble up under my new paint? Aaaarrrrgggg!!! #%$@&^^!!! &^*$$#@%!!!. Ok I feel better now. Think I'll go fix that rust in the drivers door now.
