Project Update + A holy crap moment [Archive] - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

cdacda13

07-02-2009, 08:14 PM

Wheel wells have been painted using 3M univeral rubberized undercoating.
Driver side strut was been painted silver. Passenger side strut is next.
First picture is before.

cdacda13

07-02-2009, 08:18 PM

And now the gore.
I pulled the kicker panel and carpet to get to the backside of the wheel well to fill in a seam. (And thus the painters tape on the drivers side in the first post.
When I replaced the carpet a 2 years ago, the was a small hole. I spray it with rust inhibitor and forgot about it. I had no idea that the rot extended up to the back side of the wheel well at the time. Or that it would get this bad within 2 years.

sweetbmxrider

07-02-2009, 08:29 PM

wheel well looks nice. floor pan, not so much. my buddy's third gen has rotted out floor pans just behind the front seats. he bought another car.

Knipps

07-02-2009, 08:33 PM

:shock: holy hell

BonzoHansen

07-02-2009, 08:34 PM

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/browseproducts/1982-1992-Camaro-Firebird-Full-Length-Floor-Pans.HTML

enRo

07-02-2009, 08:35 PM

Niiiiiiiiice. That driver side floor rot is the reason why I parted ways with my first third gen.

Firebird92

07-02-2009, 09:22 PM

man i hate rust death to all rust

r0nin89

07-02-2009, 09:45 PM

Holy crap! Did you park it in an f'ing salt water body of water or something?!

Firebird92

07-02-2009, 09:48 PM

no he took it to the Sea of Salt to wash it lol

cdacda13

07-02-2009, 10:13 PM

Holy crap! Did you park it in an f'ing salt water body of water or something?!

Salt water, no. It has been parked about 40 yards from a lake for the past 8 months.
Other things that led to its rusting: T-top leakage, bad window motor that Previous owner thought would be easier to leave halfway down than fixing it, and it being driven throughout winter.
The rust is the next project.

Jam

07-03-2009, 12:24 AM

WOWZER!!! I just watched my neighbor replace the floorpan off his turdgen just the other day. before you buy the floorpan that Bonzo linked to you, make sure to inspect the frame. check where the K-frame joins to the frame rails underneath and look at the rear of the frame rails to see they are still solidly attached. if so then go ahead yank out that sawzall, cut out that **** and MIG weld it back to its good health.
UNIBODIES + RUST = HELL

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07-03-2009, 08:32 AM

wow, but i have actually seen worse

FIcamaroRE92

07-03-2009, 03:02 PM

holy ****

baddest434

07-03-2009, 04:32 PM

:lol: the fred flinstone brake mod

maroman88

07-03-2009, 08:11 PM

hehe.. never had that bad!

ib4200

07-03-2009, 11:32 PM

do the fast & furious mod......diamond plate with a hinge that makes it swing down so you spin out while racing

madness410

07-03-2009, 11:40 PM

yeah dude the floor pan is going to need to be fixed

Knipps

07-03-2009, 11:43 PM

yeah dude the floor pan is going to need to be fixed
POR and JB Weld is all he needs

GP99GT

07-05-2009, 12:47 PM

drove by today...looks like a typical third gen up on jackstands in the driveway :lol:

cdacda13

07-05-2009, 02:17 PM

drove by today...looks like a typical third gen up on jackstands in the driveway :lol:

I didn't want to stand out from the rest the third gen owners on here.
All I need is a jeep and I'm part of the group.

Pulled the carpet back some more and found more rust. :-?

Tru2Chevy

07-05-2009, 03:19 PM

Damn, sucks to hear....definitely time for some new pans.

And Matt....even mine isn't up on jackstands, it's sitting in the driveway on all 4 tires (and 3 of them even have air in them ;) ).

- Justin

cdacda13

07-06-2009, 12:47 PM

More pictures of rust!

Anti_Rice_Guy

07-06-2009, 12:53 PM

Almost looks like two different cars from the wheelwell and the floor...

cdacda13

07-06-2009, 01:30 PM

Almost looks like two different cars from the wheelwell and the floor...

I figured out why it happened. The seam in the wheel well led directly back to rusted area. This rust was covered by padding, and on top of that padding was more rudder padding. So the water that came into the car from the wheel well gap had to place to go. It was just soaked into the padding, and then on top of the metal.

CHRIS67

07-06-2009, 02:37 PM

Chevy High Performance had a decent article on replacing the pans. Might help you decide if you can do it yourself or have it done. From what I remember they are a pain in the arse.

FIcamaroRE92

07-06-2009, 02:55 PM

Kinda off topic but, how is the body on your car?

cdacda13

07-06-2009, 03:47 PM

Kinda off topic but, how is the body on your car?

A few scratches, dents and dings. No rust on any panels. Clear coat gone on the driver's side third of the hood. Bumper has two tears. Its not that terrible for 18 years old and 13+ owners.

Picture of it over a year ago.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9278/dsc02307ih9.th.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02307ih9.jpg)

FIcamaroRE92

07-06-2009, 05:43 PM

not bad, rare thirdgen color. gonna do an engine swap?

cdacda13

07-06-2009, 07:02 PM

Sooner or later. I have a 350 short block in the garage waiting to be machined. Although I really want to go LSx, the money is not there at the moment.

Firebird92

07-06-2009, 09:01 PM

A 350 is just fine, cheap easy power

cdacda13

07-22-2009, 08:38 PM

Update: Pictures tomorrow!
Almost there. Just got to torque down the steering linkage, try to align that so its at least drivable to the shop and bleed the brakes and I'm back on the road with it.
The floorboards are going to have to wait till next summer. Trying to save some money for school, rent, and the rest of the bills.
Edit: Kinda lame without pictures. A Few nighttime shots. More tomorrow, and hopefully a shot of it not on jack stands.

B4C

07-23-2009, 12:48 AM