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Porschekid · 08-04-2004, 05:02 PM

I just got a 1989 240sx spent $1100 on the car. The body was straight and rode nice and everything but I take it to get inspected and the unibody and shit under the car has rust holes and shit in it. Is this something you can ussually get fixed at a bodyshop or will it cost alot of money? I don't wanna spend more than $1k or so to fix it cause I want to invest alot of other money elsewhere into the car. I'm thinkin I got royally fucked.

***S14DB*** · 08-04-2004, 05:10 PM

Pics? Hard to tell how bad it is. Could be a patch or two or, could be a lot of labor.

Porschekid · 08-04-2004, 05:23 PM

Two big holes (almost fist sized) near the front on the two rails going down the middle of the car. Small hole underneath the passenger floorboard. A little near the driver's rear wheelwell. I think the hangers for my exhaust broke off because of rust. There may be other small ones too. Other shit wrong is like brakes and suspension but that was gonna be replaced anyway... Hard to get a big project off the ground when you have these problems before you start.

ftrs13 · 08-04-2004, 10:07 PM

sounds like you need 2 big patchs a little one, and some autoputty/other repair in the back. I had to patch up one big hole in the rail, and a small one drivers side. it should be cheap, I was able to do it myself

Porschekid · 08-05-2004, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ftrs13

sounds like you need 2 big patchs a little one, and some autoputty/other repair in the back. I had to patch up one big hole in the rail, and a small one drivers side. it should be cheap, I was able to do it myself

Is this something you are very good at? I see you arein the Pittsburgh area and I have no idea where I should go to get this fixed...

aznpoopy · 08-05-2004, 07:26 AM

iirc...

for rust holes i think you need to cut out the section that is rusted (include all surrounding rust in the piece you cut out of the car). then you need to weld a new piece of metal in place. doens't have to be super pretty.

08-04-2004, 05:02 PM	#1
Porschekid Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Underbody rust... I just got a 1989 240sx spent $1100 on the car. The body was straight and rode nice and everything but I take it to get inspected and the unibody and shit under the car has rust holes and shit in it. Is this something you can ussually get fixed at a bodyshop or will it cost alot of money? I don't wanna spend more than $1k or so to fix it cause I want to invest alot of other money elsewhere into the car. I'm thinkin I got royally fucked.

08-04-2004, 05:10 PM	#2
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Pics? Hard to tell how bad it is. Could be a patch or two or, could be a lot of labor. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

08-04-2004, 05:23 PM	#3
Porschekid Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Two big holes (almost fist sized) near the front on the two rails going down the middle of the car. Small hole underneath the passenger floorboard. A little near the driver's rear wheelwell. I think the hangers for my exhaust broke off because of rust. There may be other small ones too. Other shit wrong is like brakes and suspension but that was gonna be replaced anyway... Hard to get a big project off the ground when you have these problems before you start.

08-04-2004, 10:07 PM	#4
ftrs13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 68 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sounds like you need 2 big patchs a little one, and some autoputty/other repair in the back. I had to patch up one big hole in the rail, and a small one drivers side. it should be cheap, I was able to do it myself

08-05-2004, 07:26 AM	#6
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	iirc... for rust holes i think you need to cut out the section that is rusted (include all surrounding rust in the piece you cut out of the car). then you need to weld a new piece of metal in place. doens't have to be super pretty.