Rusted Longs - Mayeur kit will Fix? - can,t add Pics :-( Options

[gbg10000]

Hi All-

I bought a project car site unseen. It was a gamble, and it is worse than I imagined.

Passenger Long is very bad (photo) Door will still open and shut but gap is very narrow. Rear Floor will also need replace.

Question, would the Brad Mayeur kit alone fix this??

I know I probably need pictures of other areas, but if I am not interested in engine bay cosmetics or autocross stiffness, would I need other reinforcing components in the hell hole area or inner long areas for a daily driver scenario?

I have never welded before, and will only be able to have the car on jack stands. I envision buying a cheap 120v flux wire welder and trying it myself. I do not need the covered areas to look pretty underneath, but I do need a good safe structure.

Comments, advice and opinions appreciated.

Thank you.


This post has been edited by gbg10000: Mar 17 2012, 10:13 AM

[saigon71]

The car is fixable...but you have a ton of work ahead of you. If you commit to doing it, be prepared to go all-in on a restoration because you will find yourself priced in at some point buying stuff, making bailing out tough to justify financially. On the bright side, you will know this car inside & out when you are finished! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Like the paintedman said, buy all the replacement panels you can from restoration design...there will be plenty of fabrication to learn from in other areas.

An angle grinder will do a lot of the cutting, but won't allow you to get everywhere you need to. I use a die grinder and a dremmel tool with cutting wheels quite a bit too.

Our projects look quite similar if you want to see what you are in for:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=123957&hl=

Good luck & keep us posted! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)