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Mike1981
post Sep 18 2015, 07:20 PM
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Hello

Hoping for some advice.

I am considering buying this car

I asked for a shot of the longs without the rocker covers

The longs look good some slight surface rust.

However the jack-points have some rust and what looks like a crack.
How big of a job would this be to fix?

Would it be costly

Should I buy this car even with the rust on the jack-points?

I already agreed on a price verbally, the owner promised no rust on the longs

We exchanged emails agreeing to the price

Later I asked him for pics of the longs and to his surprise there was rust

Should I still buy it but ask for a lower price??

Added pics of both sides

Thanks for all of the responses, it really helps.

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post Sep 18 2015, 07:47 PM
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Simple fix, and if you want one of these car you need to learn to weld anyways.
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post Sep 18 2015, 08:41 PM
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That doesn't look too bad
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post Sep 18 2015, 08:47 PM
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That's just the beginning, you will encounter more rust/work when you remove the top.

I guess the right side looks worse.

Find someone from the forum to inspect the car with/for you.
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post Sep 18 2015, 09:29 PM
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That is the drivers side. The passenger side is where the nightmares reside.
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post Sep 18 2015, 09:45 PM
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QUOTE(draganc @ Sep 18 2015, 10:47 PM) *

Find someone from the forum to inspect the car with/for you.


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post Sep 18 2015, 09:45 PM
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Have a screwdriver handy... start poking the usual (car) places...
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post Sep 18 2015, 10:08 PM
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Silver car resprayed red? Definitely look for signs of paint covering up possible issues.

I'm betting the rust on the jackpoint 'cover', a similar amount of rust on the longs behind it. It could be minor but warrants removing the jack cover, or at least cutting the bottom half off to see what's behind there. Make an offer with that work in mind.

Also look hard for rust
-in the hell hole (under battery)
-floor pan, especially behind the seats
-the longs inside the car
-suspension ears
-trunks
-around windshield
-trunks
-ah hell, the whole damn car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Sep 19 2015, 12:03 AM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 19 2015, 01:47 PM) *

Simple fix, and if you want one of these car you need to learn to weld anyways.


Not sure about that ,the drain hole in the jack receiver is blocked,inside will be toast.
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post Sep 19 2015, 08:33 AM
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Added New pictures

Passenger side is the worst off

If I do go forward with the purchase.. looking for some advice

We agreed on a price over the phone with the assurance there was no rust on the rockers

Afterwards I asked for a shot of the rockers without the cover on

Should I ask for a reduced price??

Thanks Everyone for the advice
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post Sep 19 2015, 09:56 AM
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If you want a 1-2 year project, buy it.

If you want a driver, look for another car.

The rust you see is very typical and just the tip of the iceberg.

What's your budget and what's the agreed purchase price?
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post Sep 19 2015, 10:06 AM
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post Sep 19 2015, 11:09 AM
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That passenger side Long is really banged up a bit. The lower "shoulder" should run parallel with the bottom of the pinch weld flange if you look at it from the side. I'm seeing dents and bulges--possible road hazard stuff or jacking errors but they merit a closer look. Do some poking and make sure that's all metal and not some filler from a prior bad repair.
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post Sep 19 2015, 11:12 AM
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The car is currently in Northern California not Midwest



Agreed on price was 7900 before rust issues were discovered

Wondering why this would take 1-2 years

Do you feel the rust is throughout the car
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post Sep 19 2015, 11:16 AM
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Yes good catch

The car was in a fender bender with dents in the long but was repaired years ago

Getting pics of the rear floor pan and entire bottom
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post Sep 19 2015, 11:28 AM
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Doing that exact repair right now. Isn't too bad. Sheet metal was $15. Should take a weekend but I am not going full speed, and touching up some other areas, so probably two weekends.
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post Sep 19 2015, 11:30 AM
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Thanks for the positive encouragement
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post Sep 19 2015, 12:34 PM
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QUOTE(rjames @ Sep 18 2015, 11:08 PM) *

Silver car resprayed red? Definitely look for signs of paint covering up possible issues.

I'm betting the rust on the jackpoint 'cover', a similar amount of rust on the longs behind it. It could be minor but warrants removing the jack cover, or at least cutting the bottom half off to see what's behind there. Make an offer with that work in mind.

Also look hard for rust
-in the hell hole (under battery)
-floor pan, especially behind the seats
-the longs inside the car
-suspension ears
-trunks
-around windshield
-trunks
-ah hell, the whole damn car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Post more pics! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



^^^ This.

Need to see some good pics of the battery tray, the area under it up to the firewall, and underside engine area and rear of the floor plans. It's worth it to take a good long look.
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post Sep 19 2015, 01:14 PM
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Enough rust to warrant breaking out the welder for the longs (and likely other spots) AND a previous accident warrants an offer much less than $8k. I'd start at $4k, without knowing anything else, and depending on the condition of the engine, tranny and the rest of the car, that may be too high.

It'll cost a lot if you ever want to correct the bad paint job, too.

Given the limited info we have now, I'd pass on this one.
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post Sep 21 2015, 11:46 AM
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Good News about the jack points

The current owner repaired them for me what a great guy!

I think he did a great job

Thanks for everyone's constructive advice

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