Go ahead an poke at all the other places on the car. Don't be easy with
it. Grab a medium size flat blade screwdriver and tap on several other
places. If the screw driver pushes through in many places, it is
probably too far gone. If it only goes through in a small location, and
the rest is solid, then you may be able to weld in patch panels.
The next question is labor costs. In many places, no one will weld on
rust patches. It isn't worth their time. They can get the big bucks on
accident body work. If you do find someone who welds patches, get a
worst case estimate. This is the point that I check to see what tools
it takes and the time to learn/do the repairs. It may just be a tig
welder, metal, grinder, bodywork tools, and considerable weekends.
On 10/10/2015 8:52 PM, sarrcho@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
>
> I knew my first project car had rust....but this is bad. I pulled the
> flooring out and there were some holes about the size of 1/2 of a
> dollar bill. The rocker panel on the drivers front is bad and leading
> into the wheel well is gone. There is the chrome trim towards the
> bottom below that is just gone towards the front of the drivers
> side....and then behind that and behind the wheel well looks like
> frame parts and it is falling apart right there. Wish I had a pic.
> Maybe I can get that soon. I don't know the name of the part to even
> begin to look for a replacement. but its the square-ish part that is
> parallel to the rocker and when you see past the wheel well since it
> is gone, you can see down the square-ish part I am talking about. What
> can I do in this situation?
>
>
Posted by: diyernh <diyernh@comcast.net>
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