I have been searching for a T top regal now on and off for over a decade. I have bought 2 in the last month or so. The first one was a local nebraska car that looked to have minor floor pan issues but we found after we pulled it apart that it was totally rusted bad. The second was a 85 grand national that I had shipped in from Georgia which being a southern state and spending it's whole life there, you would think it would not be rusty or as rusty. Wrong! The owner who I talked to on the phone and he sent me pictures made it out that this car only had a few minor issues that were nothing major and I am stupid for believing him. He was pretty good at taking pictures at the right angles to hide the rust. I am now curious of how many T top cars are actually rust free. It seems that allot of people do not pay attention to the underside of the car, it's real easy to make a car look good from the outside and still be a polished turd as I like to call them lol. How many people with T tops have actually dug into theirs to see if it really is solid? Maybe i just have bad luck or I am too picky. I just have a hard time dumping 20-30k into a car that is less than solid, that seems stupid in my book. Sorry for the rant, I'm frustrated at this point
On another note, how far gone is too gone on a 85 grand national? They only made a little more than 2000 of them so they are more rare than most. I know they don't hold value to a 86/87 but they should still hold more than a typical regal and it's pretty cool to say you own a grand national. This car I have at the moment needs rocker, front pillar, floor pan and quarter work done. It isn't totally shot but that's allot of welding to say the least. I am capable of it though.
On another note, how far gone is too gone on a 85 grand national? They only made a little more than 2000 of them so they are more rare than most. I know they don't hold value to a 86/87 but they should still hold more than a typical regal and it's pretty cool to say you own a grand national. This car I have at the moment needs rocker, front pillar, floor pan and quarter work done. It isn't totally shot but that's allot of welding to say the least. I am capable of it though.