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_87TA_ 05-09-2010 01:29 PM

Underside of door rusted to hell...
 
Like usual my doors were sagging so I fixed them. Then I notice, from them sagging for so long and me and previous owner constantly slamming the door to get it shut, the ground effects weren't really attached:
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/5...g1139vk.th.jpghttp://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4438/img1138l.th.jpg
And I also notice some scratching on the door sill:
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/5871/img1127m.th.jpg
So I look underneath and what do I see?
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1...anorama.th.jpg

Made a panorama of it... :D

My original plan to fix the GFX was to just re mount it... but since this came up, I can't decide to either replace whole door or attempt to fix it.
Does any one else have any suggestions?
see poll.
Thanks.

NastyEllEssWon 05-09-2010 02:30 PM

get yourself a new door or at least some door hinge pins. it wont sag like that.

BonzoHansen 05-09-2010 02:42 PM

I have a nice RH door for you, $40!

_87TA_ 05-09-2010 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon (Post 702830)
get yourself a new door or at least some door hinge pins. it wont sag like that.

I already replaced the hinges. The damage is from before. It 'stretched' out the metal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen (Post 702833)
I have a nice RH door for you, $40!

It's driver side....

deadtrend1 05-09-2010 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman_TA (Post 702845)


It's driver side....

If Bonzo doesn't have one, I do

V 05-10-2010 07:24 AM

yea, dont waste ur time trying to fix it... just replace.

Mark42 05-10-2010 07:55 AM

With that kind of rust on the door, I bet there are rust issues in other places. Do a full assessment of the frame and chassis and determine if its worth fixing before spending any money on it.

V 05-10-2010 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark42 (Post 702952)
With that kind of rust on the door, I bet there are rust issues in other places. Do a full assessment of the frame and chassis and determine if its worth fixing before spending any money on it.


the frame rust is the worst on these cars

sweetbmxrider 05-10-2010 10:54 AM

i hate unibody frame rust :-x

i'd throw on a door

Tru2Chevy 05-10-2010 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark42 (Post 702952)
With that kind of rust on the door, I bet there are rust issues in other places. Do a full assessment of the frame and chassis and determine if its worth fixing before spending any money on it.

Actually, it's highly likely that there is little to no rust on the rest of the car (aside from what is pictured) if it was cared for halfway decent. If you read the first post, you'll know that this was caused by the door actually rubbing on the door sill due to sagging hinges. It'll obviously rust much faster when you scrape it down to bare metal.

- Justin

The Fixer 05-11-2010 11:28 AM

I agree, time for a new door. It'll be cheaper than trying to fix the rust, that's for sure. The passenger front door on my Cherokee was rotted from the inside out, so I scored one at a junkyard in the same color as my truck. Bolted it on, and didn't even need to paint it!

TheV6Guy 05-11-2010 11:30 AM

replace the door.


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