sperold
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Here is where I have seen the rocker panels listed: 86 to 91 rocker panel is $27.50. www.showcars-bodyparts.com This company is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
body rot!!
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Guido0136
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Hey great site, as I live in Mississauga, currently don't need body parts, but good to know that they are close.
Thanks,
sho_ted
SHO Member
basicly stuffing the holes with fiberglass is a waste of time and money. rust will continue and the fiberglass will come lose.
tps761
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well, i know its not a perminant fix, but it should last for a couple years. i'm going to scrape away as much rust as possible then stuff the holes with this stuff called tiger hair, then i'm going to sand it down and put down a layer of bondo then sand that down. It should last alittle bit, the if i still have the car i will cut the rust away and replace it with new quarter panels. this should at least get me by for alittle while
luigisho
SHO Member
If it's a winter car in Mass then just go at it as inexpensively as possible. That weather and salt will eventually destroy expensive work anyway.
sperold
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If you are willing to take the back bumper off (if he rot is around the bumper top) and you are willing to prepare the area with rust stoppers and then primer, your fix will go great. Whether you use fiberglass or metal, it will last well, how it looks is another matter. Seal up everything in the wheel well area so that the water (slush) cant be driven back under the exterior metal - even roofing patch tar will do. No body shop is going to do that for you. If you are willing to sculpt and sand the bodyfill, it it going to look great when you are done. After you do one side, lets say with the fiberglass, you will be considering going back over it to smooth out the boo-boo's...... that is how much your abilities improve once you get going. So start with the less conspicuous work like the lip around the wheel well to get your abilities going. While your are doing that, get some paint on the body panel that your gas tank straps bolt to, paint everything you can get a brush on under there.
Brett
SHOs before HOs
Fiberglass works well even up here with the cold MN winters. The car isnt worth what it'd cost to have the quarters cut out and replaced. You can try to fix it half decent at home or find another car. I know its not what you wanna hear but id rather but truthful then tell you it'd be a sinch. Rust needs to be cut out for the most part, its like cancer, you think you got it all, even a little left and it WILL be back, this is why they cut out the panel and replace it rather then trying to remove all the rust and filling it.
sperold
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If you ever get to the point where you are satisfied with the bodywork (or should I say a guy in the business is satisfied, note there is a spot putty phase after the bodyfill phase), you can actually take a shot at painting it, if the repair area is not too extensive. You can get a dead on, exact colour match from automotivetouchup.com. You need the paint code from the door plaque. They have raw paint, or spray cans, or colour pens for scratches. The spray cans are $20.00 each (not cheap) so buy all of them at once because it is $10.00 to ship and you can ship 4 cans for the same price as 1can. Each can will do about a 5 foot by 2 foot section, 1 coat. You have to clear coat this paint at the end but you can get it locally.
I am not suggesting you go this route for a winter car, but it is possible to do; and the colour match is unbelievable.
I am not suggesting you go this route for a winter car, but it is possible to do; and the colour match is unbelievable.
jmpSHO
SHO Member
They have nothing that will fit a SHO.
Errr... tail lamps?
jmpSHO
SHO Member
haha yeah that's about it. It's too bad because they're prices are the best.
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