Well here's the pics...
Started going over my car for the first time in a while because of my school work getting int he way.
At first glance, the rust hadn't eaten away all that much more at the sill. Was kinda pleased at this.
Here's my friend messing about with his shoe... IN my sill
He started grinding away at it [I hadn't got the balls too
] and as i thought, it was rough, but it was still repairable, would just take a bit more work than expected. I was happy enough to do this though..
Here's the aftermath of the sill and inner arch. Still repairable in my eyes.
It was when we started looking elsewhere. I noticed last time i was at my car, my strut top on the same side as the sill, at the rear was kinda dodgy looking. Had a lot of surface rust on it. We poked at it to see if it was still solid, and it was, but it kinda made us suspicious, if the strut top has surface rust on it where else would be?
First place my friend look was the rear pockets. They were completely gone. btw, all these holes in the rust were done by his thumb, that's how far gone they were...
Then my other friend noticed the rear passenger side chassis leg, and went at it with his thumb.. Which wenth through that aswell.
Once this happened my heart hit the floor like. After swollowing my pride and coming to terms with it, i said, if the other sides half as bad I'm just gonna get a new one.
After noticing that even above my light where the boothatch covers was blistered, we moved onto the other side of the car..
Arch was solid but still pretty rusty. Was only a matter of time before it was like the other side.
We noticed a bit of a big blister in the door. It was there before, i remember seeing it but i wasnt too fussed. Thought it was just the shiutty anti=stone chip paint put on below the green that was the source of the blister, turns out the door had rusted clean through aswell.
Getting underneath, my friend reached up and was feeling around the pockets and said 'I think this one's okay-*CRUNCH*'
As soon as i heard that one crimbling with rust it was just the point of no return.
Here's some views from down the passenger side sill..
Outer skin and middle Skin.
Middle skin and inner skin
We wrapped up the tools and dint start cutting out any more bad bits or attempt welding any better bits in.
Fuckin gutted.
Here she is too.. Love this car
