I dont wanna sound like a negative nancy but there is a 0% chance the rest of the body is rust free. I would put money that the inside of your A pillars looks the same as your roofs and that although it may not show right now, it'll rear its ugly face in time.
Rust in my roof.
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I agree,Peter said:
I think the A pillar is dead too, but when I put my finger is very firm and strong, the rest of the body is a rare very good condition, this car have 2 original owner the last was have for 20 years.
I have 2 nova cooupe 1977 and I have a little company who sandblast car, I know how rust work, in this case i put my name the rest of the body is pretty good in original condition if not, i sell this car " al kilo".
my 84 monte carlo has rust bubbles in the same spot .dont understand why never had a vinyl top and the roof paint is still decent. i have no rust anywhere else but on the roof. i was going to just cut out the small rust spots and weld in a few patches but you need a donor car for a roof.
Looking at the last picture it appears you have rust in the driver-side a-pillar. I would also suspect you have rust further back in the roof. If you pull the headliner down you'll probably see some rust through that you can't see from the outside.
If you're going to save the car you're going to have to cut the roof.
If you're going to save the car you're going to have to cut the roof.
jae said:
X2- that car better really mean something to you if you are gonna put that much work in it. Most professional body shops wouldn't even attempt that. You will have to weld in temporary braces all through the interior to keep the whole car from collapsing and becoming an unrepairable mess. Then remove the windshield and rear glass. Then sawzall the roof off at the lead seams, and weld a donor roof back on, Taking measurements all along the way to make sure it's lined up all right, so the windows fit in and doors shut properly. It will be a pain in the *ss no matter how you do it. I'm not trying to discourage you, I'm just being honest.
joesregalproject said:
I agree, it's a little bit of an undertaking, but it's 100% possible to do it if you can get the sheetmetal. I've replaced 2 quarters, the roof, trunk, and some floor sections on my 67 Pontiac.....in my garage, no body shop involved. I've never gone this in-depth on a car before and discovered it's not that bad, just a whole lot of labor.
Brace the car before cutting out structural parts and then go to it. Get inside the structures with a sandblaster to remove the rust. If you can't reach an area, spray rust neutralizer and follow up with a good encapsulator so that the rust does not come back. I'm not sure if you can get the products overseas, but if you can, check out Eastwood.com for rust treatments. If they can't ship to you, maybe you can find similar products locally.
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