84' Cutlass pro touring build
- Thread starter Tony1968
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You might get away with just replacing the pinch weld, are you going to open it up? Maybe just get your phone down in the trunk drop and take a few pics from the inside.
I'm doing that spot right now. Pop the cover on the left open and get a look inside at the trunk drop to outer rear fender. You'll see the seam and how it looks inside.
that hole doesn’t look too bad, in the sense that it’s pretty local without rust/ rot spread all over. I am from the upper Midwest though, so unless the entire trunk we’re gone I wouldn’t think it’s bad. If it were mine, I’d fab some close enough patch pieces just a bit larger than the rusted portion. Cut, weld and send it. Nobody sees that area.
That doesnt look bad at all. Probably just the pinch weld.
You would see the rust and scale if it was bad. I'll get a pic of mine for a reference.
It was time to get off my butt anyway.
So this is my outer. Doesnt look terrible outside.
The inside view. Now you can see what a fubar seam looks like. Lol
And so far this is my planned cut. Depending on what it looks like once the paint is off.
And this is the patch panel.
On the drivers side I made the mistake of thinking I needed to use the whole patch panel and it lead to a bunch of other small problems I didnt think of, plus having to repair a much larger area after its welded in, so more chance to F it up.
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