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Rust
Posted By: Steve Posted On: June 17, 2002 at 7:25 pm EDT
I took a look at your pics. (BTW did you want them posted?) And there is allot of rust. But all in small patches around the car. The hatch you would just get replaced. Allot cheaper to replace than fix.
The area allong the door isn't that bad, it is only on the door and only at the very bottom. That wouldn't be that hard to a body shop. Never the less I would replace the door too.
The most difficult spots are the gas tank door and the wheels. The gas tank door will be a pain. And the wheel fenders will be a pain. The front fenders could be replaced, but the back is more tricky, it is all one piece (rear fenders, c-pillars, roof). It would be possible to cut just the back piececs off of a donor car and install them, fixing the gas tanks and fenders. But this would take some work.
There are too many little spots to estimate a quote. Most of the price of bodywork is man-hours. If I had to venture a guess, ~1000 usd. This is a very light guess. Go to a body shop and ask them what they think and what they would do.
Like I said earlier, body work is the one automotive challenge that still scares me.
Steve
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