Rust repair (Page 1 of 2)

That looks like some pretty good rust you got there.  Good luck...looking forward to seeing pics as you progress!

- Nick

I just want to add a mini rust repair i just did on my right rear floor pans. Enjoy!



little show off. I did remember some of you people wanted to see the pics of me cause what i did to break my alternator a long time ago.

Got this from a man.



fixing some holes in that pan. My weld isnt that good. Oh well good enough though.



some more i found. I wish i did get a better floor pan but i will use rust bullet to paint over it to keep it to last another few years.

trimmed to a good fit.

welded on and i am happy with the results. I will paint it soon when i get more money.

Last edited by Brett Ross (2011-03-22 11:47:39)

The heater channels are good just two areas of rusts. They can be fixed by sheet metal from the local shop. Still i am looking for a donor cause of the stamping on the bottom. that's one of the area that will be replaced. If you want to learn to weld i recommend to use thin wires because they are more likely to not burn holes in your floor pan or other sections of your car. If you are lucky one of your friends could teach you to weld.

Last edited by Brett Ross (2011-03-17 18:48:21)

Lol i will get the pic of me soon. Update. I focused on the donor rear luggage to drill/grind the spot welds to prep it for my 69 and my 74. Yes this will have enough metal to fix both of my car. I have done one side so far and need to do the other side.

Been a while since i gave an update... I got this from the junkyard for free to convert the diagonistic port stamping to regular stamping to match original.

I also bought thinner wires for welding. I was using .035 which is too thick so i went with .023 which should be better so i will give you all updates on how that goes.

I am not sure due to work and schedule is so tight for me so it will be slow but i am hoping to finish it by the end of the month.

update. I did alot of trimming and fabricating with the metal to fit in the area i cut out.

did some welding but this time i wanted to try a .023 wire so i did. I adjusted and see what range is best. First i welded few beads but they fell off so i had to turn the volt up more. Again i welded and it was alot better.


With the .023 wire it made a huge difference cause last time i was using .035 wire and it was too thick... Thats all i have for now but i will fill in those three holes i cut out.