i do enjoy owning a Michigan car...

[SuperHO]

i was riding in the back seat of the 98 today trying to chase down a really annoying squeak. i peeled back the package shelf cover on the passenger side to see if it was coming from the strut only to find a disturbing amount of rust on the strut tower inside the car...yes...INSIDE the car. this can't be a good sign as pieces of metal were rotted away. i was almost afraid i might poke my finger clean through it. is it time to part this beast out?

 

[St Louis SHO]

Yes. ITs time to let it go.

 

[somedude_001]

how frustrating

 

[SuperHO]

Shit...great timing, since I ain't got the money for a replacement...

 

[Vnuk1]

:sadface:

 

[Mr Anonymous]

Post a pic so we can see how bad it is.

 

[stephen newberg]

Yes, as Chris said. Its not like you cannot weld in new metal. Lets see how bad it is before going to extremes.

pax, smn

 

[SuperHO]

i'm gonna go through and strip the interior sunday and investigate how bad it really is. i'll take pics then. what are some areas i should take note of?

 

[luigisho]

High load bearing surfaces, and a realistic look at what you think you can do without paying someone.

 

[SHOZ123]

This happened to someone on TCCA but the strut punched through. I would guess if it is near that bad then it's toast.

 

[93rev2sev]

Fix it with FIRE!

 

[greengiant]

sorry man, the same thing just happened to my winter beater, and its all done.....
the strut punched out the mount and everything around was rotted out too, I put my finger to it to find out there wasn't anything but paint.

 

[SuperHO]

don't tempt me, tom...the car's already been on my shit-list for a couple of months now. as far as work i can do meself, that answer for anything structual is a fat lot of nothing. i have no access to any cutting tools or welding equipment. i'm hoping i'm just over-analyzing what i found,...

 

[SHOZ123]

A couple of heavy fender washers and you're good to go....

 

[bacernate]

Mighty Putty!!!!!!