love ke70 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 cut it all out, then coat bare metal with a protective agent to stop it misbehaving in future. whether it be something like de-ox-it which adds a zinc-y kind of stuff and stops shit rusting, or something like penetrol thats a air tight seal, you choose, plenty of people with opinions to tell you what to use... consider galvanising entire car once complete if you want, its not all that expensive...but i reckon itd still f@$kin rust. damn corollas. plates should be around the same thickness as what you cut out. and as i said, as close as possible to the correct shape. if you can weld, go for gold man :P i couldnt weld and mine came up alright in the end. check out these galleries if you ever need inspiration. don't mind the final colour :$ haha you will note the old man in the photos, always ready to lend a hand http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/arowland2/rust/ http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/aro...rogress%20pics/ http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/aro...rust%20repairs/ Quote
Ella Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Posted May 7, 2009 shit man thats a good job you did there :P nice colour too... I'm thinking of i go to all this trouble to get her looking nice i might paint it too... any suggestions for a colour peoples? Quote
love ke70 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 heh, the paint stopped it standing out :P i need a colour for my 70 too. so all suggestions will be watched, and the best one stolen :hmm: Quote
SLO-030 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 id say use something in the region of 1mm to 1.6mm as the rust repair section :P Quote
Ella Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Posted May 8, 2009 Where does one buy steel this thin? the only steel we have at work is a minimum of 4mm thick, not much good for this i think. Quote
roladude Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 In Darwin I would call it Metaland :P Don't know what is called down here :hmm: Quote
Ella Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Posted May 8, 2009 ah so they have them here too? cool ill look em up :P Would anybody be pissed if i put a nissan motor in this car? i know its a rare car but i miss my old CA18 and don't want another silvia... Quote
Roo Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 ah so they have them here too? cool ill look em up :P Would anybody be pissed if i put a nissan motor in this car? i know its a rare car but i miss my old CA18 and don't want another silvia... lol you worried about people be pissed with a nissan motor in it who give a f@$k at the end of the day its still a ke70 Quote
love ke70 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 thats right, its just a 70 at the end of the day. have fun with it :P i never bought any metal for mine, old computer cases, just any shit i could find did the job. from 1-2.5 mm depending on where it was. Quote
Ella Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Posted May 8, 2009 lol you worried about people be pissed with a nissan motor in it who give a f@$k at the end of the day its still a ke70 your right roo. CA it is :P Quote
PHATKE20S Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 ah so they have them here too? cool ill look em up :P No need to mate, i'm sure I have a donor panel or three lying around that you could use... Quote
Ella Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Posted May 9, 2009 awesome dougie, ill give you a bell tomorrow then :P Quote
Ella Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Posted June 28, 2009 heres all the pics of the rust repairs Terry (Mungi mods) did for me, just needs a a litte bogging to smooth it all then time for paint and rego i think Quote
mungi mods Posted July 3, 2009 Report Posted July 3, 2009 looks good now hurry up and register it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
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