Rust damage hard to fix? Options

[Dredwin]

I haven't seen this car in person but the body has some rust. The "hell hole" has been repaired. But I haven't done body work before. I'm a decent mechanic but have never done body work. (although I have drywalled the basement).

Looking over the forum, I know there are other areas to look for rust, but how difficult is this to repair?

Thanks for any help you can give

[KELTY360]

It's an iceberg.

[Dredwin]

It's an iceberg.

Or is this the Titanic? It was listed as $2500 but they completely rebuilt the engine. I have my eye on another car. Thanks for the advice (although I am interested in learning to weld, but don't want to practice on the body.

[KELTY360]

It's an iceberg.

Or is this the Titanic? It was listed as $2500 but they completely rebuilt the engine. I have my eye on another car. Thanks for the advice (although I am interested in learning to weld, but don't want to practice on the body.

No, you'd be the Titanic if you hit on this one. There is so much rust under the surface that the car is being held together by habit.

[worn]

It's an iceberg.

Or is this the Titanic? It was listed as $2500 but they completely rebuilt the engine. I have my eye on another car. Thanks for the advice (although I am interested in learning to weld, but don't want to practice on the body.

No, you'd be the Titanic if you hit on this one. There is so much rust under the surface that the car is being held together by habit.

I once visited the castle where the Pythons yelled "run away, run away!" This is the advice you are getting and it is good.
But how many among them (the advisors, not Monty Python)did not gain their wisdom by diving into a car like that? I know I have a whole set of tools and lots and lots of scrap iron that I would not have if I hadn't decide to save a TR6 and an MGB that should have been scrap. The MGB floors were swept up in little chunklets and placed in grocery bags for the trash. Doing the same on a teener. I hope they land in good hands but at least they didn't hit the ship to China as a crushed cube on my watch. This is what you would be getting into.
Still if you are car shopping, you can surely do better. Or buy it for the drive train and find another. Problem is there are a lot more rusted cars with solid motors than the other way round.

[worn]

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No, you'd be the Titanic if you hit on this one. There is so much rust under the surface that the car is being held together by habit.
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I should have also mentioned that you can count on NOT driving around in a zippy sports car when it is up on jack stands for the 4-5 years it generally takes for amateur repairs of any magnitude. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)