Can you polish a turd ?

[speedbuff]

Well its been 8 years since I last worked on my cutlass project . At the time I was transfering a t roof into a rust free shell .well after leaving it in the talk grass for 8 years I decided to carry on . Well my rust free shell is now a rusted turd . I have been looking for a complete floor pan as this formerly rust free floor has turned to into a big turd
I decided to make a point of making a car out of this project anyways and will be carrying on as the project was already started and if I dont do it now I never will
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[Streetbu]

It's always a daunting task. Take it one small step at a time and keep plugging away. 30 minutes EVERY day goes a lot further than you think.

 

[Kamloops cutlass]

Unless the car is special to you , cut your losses and move on .
It’ll be several more years and and a truck load of cash to get that car to where it would be worth 10-15 k
Myth busters proved that you can indeed polish a turd , but in this case it will take more than handling a fist sized ball of sh*t

 

[Drkuhar]

Probably pass it on unless it has sentimental value. I bought a camaro that looked great , rare options but needs floors. It is so much to do floors in those i regret buying it

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

Well, as mentioned, how much money do you want to put in it..

 

[RabbitHoleSS]

And time, lots of time and effort.
I have about 2-2500 in paint materials. I just spent 1100 on clear,base and epoxy primer. Its been down in my garage since December 19'.
With that said, if your set on fixing it. Id pull it in the garage and take out the interior to really inspect the floors, pay attention to the body mounts, wheelhouses( where the wheel well meets the trunk floor) the back seat has a brace under it where the seat turns down to the floor.
It attaches to the #4 body mounts and the inner rocker. Check all the drip rails, and window channels too.
This will give you an idea of the can of worms you'll most likely be opening. Any pics of the car?

BUILD THREAD - Rustier then I thought!!!

So i started by taking out the interior to see how bad the floors were. From under the car it looks solidish. Well after half the floor came out with the carpet i knew i probably was gettin into a little more then i thought. So it was at this moment i decided to go the distance. Im no bodyman or...

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