bigjoeford Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 have anyone of u guys ran in to this before and had a fix for it. I have a few idea for fixing t maybe welding in a panel for it. but i would hate to get rid of the because of this everythingesl is in great shape on this car. Quote
mediabandit Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 you do have to cut it out and weld in a piece to replace it. now i know here most of the shops will not do it on older cars because the price of the job is usually worth more then the car. so good luck and i hope you get it all sorted out. Quote
5speedz34 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 Is this the rear strut on a MC? The only to fix it is cutting a ton out and having a new panel welded in. Otherwise i wouldn't worry about it, its probably not huring the structure. Quote
bigjoeford Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Posted June 18, 2008 oh sorry i didnt say what car i have it'sa 95 lumina Quote
Venom Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 Yeah the only proper way would be a cut and weld. Quote
rockfangd Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 basically from the front of the tower to the rear of the tower it is all rotted, everything but what you can clearly see from the trunk. It has a stress crack on the right rear strut tower and it is not even very rusted in the area where is cracked. I told him i do not know of a way to fix that kind of problem so i told him to post here Quote
BXX Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 scrapyard...... If the tower is that rotted, I would hate to see the rest of the car.. Sorry about your luck, but for safety's sake, you should turn it into a parts car.. Even a good welder and fabricator would tell you you could buy a non rotted one for less that what it will cost to fix that.. Quote
rockfangd Posted June 19, 2008 Report Posted June 19, 2008 well the worst thing is that is the worst part of the car. the rest besides some surface rust in in prety good shape Quote
MikeP2389 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Posted June 19, 2008 my 95 is almost just like that but not as bad but it still drives fine. but next week ill have an 02 ss Quote
bigjoeford Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Posted June 19, 2008 idk guys this car has really grown on me . I guess i have some decision making to do. I'll be sure to post back what i end up doing . thanks for the replys. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted June 19, 2008 Report Posted June 19, 2008 Bring it a local body shop and get a professional opinion and a quote. It looks like it's compromising the structure now, but even if it's not, it will be soon enough. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted June 19, 2008 Report Posted June 19, 2008 That's a rather significant safety issue. I would consider that car a total loss. Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted June 20, 2008 Report Posted June 20, 2008 Bring it a local body shop and get a professional opinion and a quote. It looks like it's compromising the structure now, but even if it's not, it will be soon enough. I agree 100%. You better get a quote fast before you drive through some huge pothole by accident and shit hits the fan. Quote
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 One good pot hole, and the peice is going to go thru the back glass. Get a professional opinion, and go from there. Quote
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