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    So mine are like gone and I can see my tire
    So I'm think gonna cut it out and weld some sheet metal in their
    Think that would work??
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    You can buy new tower pieces to weld in, or cut them off a junkyard car and put them on. That way at least you have the right shape and thickness to begin with.
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    depends, are you a certified welder? If not i would think twice about it because "ugly but it'll hold", will not work here...anywho here is my repair that i did. scroll to the bottom to see the patch ( it was just tacked in that picture btw) http://www.grandprixforums.net/ruste...ics-68496.html
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    My struts are starting to go threw the tower and the back of my car is getting really low
    But where can I buy replaceable ones?
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    Your option is weld in new metal or junk the car.

    They don't make replacement panels or anything like that.

    The rear strut tower is part of the body itself.

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    Well I can't just get rid of my car
    Its a need right now
    But imma weld a new one in or atleast try to
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    This sounds like my car along with nothing left of the rocker panels and a hole through the passenger side floor. Just drive it till the wheels fall off.
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    But water gets up in there and my amp and subs are back there
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    Did you look at the link I gave you? It's a good fix for the problem you are having. If you have some fabrication skills its fairly easy, just time consuming.

    Take a few pics and I can help you out...
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    I've replaced my towers in my Regal a few years ago. I ended up fabricating the towers out of sheet metal then welding them in. It took a day per side of the car. I pulled the rear seats, package tray, rear struts, and everything in the trunk.
    You might want to find a donor car at the junkyard to get the towers out of.
    Then undercoat the crap out of the towers.



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    Thats some nice work.

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    you can buy the tower from GM

    its 585$ its a crash panel so you get the tower and whole rear inner quarter apron.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlackGT97 View Post
    Did you look at the link I gave you? It's a good fix for the problem you are having. If you have some fabrication skills its fairly easy, just time consuming.

    Take a few pics and I can help you out...
    Yea I looked at just gotta get some sheet metal and a couple days off
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