Okay, So are you saying it would be better to weld it even if I don't know what I am doing or are you saying use the epoxy but just don't hack it up like they did in the video? I am attaching pics of the problem areas maybe if you could see it then you can have a better idea what I am dealing with and can give better advice for a novice like myself.
2 of those pics are of the area around the back window. I think I can make the pieces to fix that area with a shrinker stretcher and some scrap metal to fix them. Any input on those? The rest of the car is good just these areas are a concern.
Its Lord Fusor..... and epoxies allow you to move part about for allignment....3M Fusor Duramix all make good products....the shear/structural integrity are the same as welding
Those pictures don't look too bad to me. I would want to weld them, but it's not my car. I wouldn't want to overlap and blend with filler, or put a backing piece on.
I would have to know what you are looking for here, driver or show car or nice cruiser or what? Even the worst hack illegal immigrant bodyman could patch those areas pretty quickly if you weren't looking for a trailer queen. Those small areas would be pretty easy to make simple patches for, but I would want to see what the wheelhouses and trunk extensions look like.
The wheelhouses and trunk extensions are great (no rust). The area that is a problem is just where you see it. even the outer framework around the hole in the quarter is still very solid. As for around the back window there is some pitting but not very bad at all I put considerable pressure on it and it is still very solid. I think maybe I can smooth that out with metal filler like a brazing process I saw used on tv for just this type of minor damage. As for what I am wanting to do with the car.... Well I want it to be a nice job not a trailer queen but I really want it to look good and not waive at you when you look down the side. I know that will take a lot of time and I also know body filler is cheap and can be re-applied until it's straight to get a good result. I also know it will look much better if done properly both with the filler and with the metal repairs.
