Thread: Another Question About RUST

Well. I'm gonna count my blessings. as this isnt anywhere as bad as i've seen some peoples. But It's still bad.

What would be the best way of going and fixing this. It's only the passenger side. I was thinking of getting it into the garage, on a hoist, cutting out a decent section of the rusted rocker, using what i cut out as a template (as long as i don't ruin it)

cut out some body sheet metal. try my best to form it to the shape

Clean up all the rust in behind the rocker skin, paint it up really good with rust bullet, then weld the new skin into place, smoothen it out decently, then POR-15 the f*ck outta the outside on eithor side of the car. Including the pinchwelds


Not looking to spend thousands of $$ to have a shop fix it, as it looks like a "little" task (i know once i open that can of worms, it'll likely get pretty dicey)

What's everyone elses thoughts? am i on the right track there

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

if you gonna cut and weld any ways just buy a new rocker panel and cut and weld it in. less hassles.

But i really dont want to replace the whole thing if i don't have to


i'd really like to just do a quick "on the cheap" patch job that isnt 100% halfassed, just so i can sell the thing...

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

pretty sure you can cut out the back 1/2 and replace it too, so install 1/2 a rocker? the body guys will chime in if that do able.

yeah. i just wanna replace the back half... pretty well up to the front of the back door, maybe an inch or 2 further than that, idk yet

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

If you do just the back portion, I guarantee the front will have holes a few years after. Unless while it's open you're able to por-15 the front half. I bet mine look the same as yours, I'm thinking of replacing the whole thing but need to do some research and lots of time.

I could care less lol. i just want a quick fix, that doesn't look extremly butchered, so i can sell it really fast after

i would still like to get a bit of cash out of it.... I could slap it together with a patch and pop rivets, but i'm afraid someone will see it, and offer me nothing for the car.

hear where i'm coming from? Other than that rust in the photo's, the rest of the car is really clean

Originally Posted by idrivejunk

Neatly use a cutoff tool and saw out what you want to replace. Bring a slice of the shape you want up to a local sheetmetal fab place and ask for this many feet of this shape this thickness. They can knock it out in a snap with a brake but if they are busy thats a back burner job. .

I was going to use an air Die grinder, with a thin cutoff wheel, to cut out the old stuff, and was just gonna use standard gauge body sheetmetal i can get from say. Canadian Tire or something., and bend it myself using what i have (it wont be perfect, but by damn, I can try and get it "close"

only place where i might have some problems, is the curve in the corner of the door. i checked it out with my finger earlier, and it's not as rusted on the inside as far up as i was expecting.

Also. finding a clean GP. or a GP regardless in a local wreckers is like, mission impossible

I may go at trying to fix this up here shortly. Maybe do a quick writeup on it. Wont be concours quality, but it'll be a quick cheap fix. Certainly alot cheaper than having a shop fix it

hell. i might even suprize myself with an end result. i might just want to keep it afterwards ahahahahahahahh -.- doubtful