Rust here rust there rust every frickin where

[1990_fc3s_t2]

Thought id show you all the state of my rusty car! Iv had a look at some older threads like grinders rusty rex and and mine looks pretty similar if not worse, i can nearly put my foot through the nearside floorpan area:mad:



I took my seats out today to get better access, was going to take the carpet out but iv managed to get it bent up out the way and save the massive headache it would be to remove the dash.



Plenty to be getting on with then! i need a new grinder mines dead also welding wire as the stuff in mine\'s a bit rusty, damn rust gets everywhere:mad:

So loads of work for me then!







Il let you know if there\'s any car left when im finished cutting out the rot.:Giggle

[1990_fc3s_t2]

[L18M]

wow!!
flintstone car lol

[Brett]

Looks like you have at least a mornings work there :Giggle
Still, better out than in

Worth checking the front crossmember while your in rust mode as well :wave

[TiddlesRX7]

Wow thats way worse than mine was. Makes me feel better about catching it early. Nice to see you repairing it, I\'ve seen cars broken/scrapped for less.

[1990_fc3s_t2]

Yeah totally is a flintstone car ha!

Im going to start cutting next weekend that\'ll give me time to get a new drill and a makita or bosch angle grinder had a cheapo one and it was a pos and popped after no time at all. The lessen i learned there is dont buy cheap tools!:evillaugh

Im not too bad with metal work as my dad was an aircraft engineer and he taught me a little here an there but not much on welding! I have a mig welder and an arc stick welder.
From what iv read on here what grinder used (gasless mig) and what i read on a welding website i should only need the mig welder.

Checked the front crossmember that seems good, it just seems to be worst around the area where the jack has stoved in the floor over the years!:2Mad

[1990_fc3s_t2]

Wow thats way worse than mine was. Makes me feel better about catching it early. Nice to see you repairing it, I\'ve seen cars broken/scrapped for less.

To be honest it looks worse than it really is! the cars only done 55k stock miles and apart from the rust isnt in bad shape at all. Took the turbo off the other week to port the w/g and was shocked at how clean the thing was, no cracks anywhere and the hotside wasnt even rusty, well pleased with that:yes

[Adam fc]

expanding foam abit of fiber glass and cover with underseal lol

[1990_fc3s_t2]

expanding foam abit of fiber glass and cover with underseal lol

ha yeah the previous owner had tried to fix it by welding thick steel plates underneath and they used some sort of resin on the floor inside!

Im actually looking forward to cleaning the old peeling underseal off the bottom an cutting out that rust :2Confused

Bring on the cuts bruises and molten metal down my back! :Giggle

[captainbizzaro]

Decent grinders aren\'t expensive mate, just get yourself plenty of the 1mm cutting discs from screwfix and go for it!!:D

[1990_fc3s_t2]

Decent grinders aren\'t expensive mate, just get yourself plenty of the 1mm cutting discs from screwfix and go for it!!:D

I know but the last one i bought was seriously cheap like unbranded cheap! I dont buy cheap tools anymore after smashing my knuckles when the draper socket i was using split down the side.:2Mad broke a few of those!

Got a 200pc craftsman socket set from america for about £200 and im well impressed with it, good quality and like snap on has a lifetime guarantee.

If you ever go to the states or know anyone that goes get them to go to sears and bring you some tools!:rollin

[1990_fc3s_t2]

The only thing i will say is the craftsman handle on the ratchet is quite uncomforable when trying to undo really stiff bolts.



But so cheap for decent tools i can put up with the uncomfy handle!, this is only half the kit.

[grinder]

Hummm that looks familiar !

just get in with the angle grinder and cut it all back to solid metal

good luck with it though .. looks like you could have fun

i think i would have enjoyed doing mine more if i could have left it in one place all jacked up - but i had to move it down the drive , jack it up , do some work , then jack it down and put it back up the drive

if i could have just left it jacked up - would have probably done it 4 times as quick

keep the pics coming though

[1990_fc3s_t2]

Took the skirt off today and was greeted with a huge crack and about a kilo of filla pulled off! It just gets better an better! :guinness













Starting to think this is getting beyond my limited welding skills!:rollin:flamed

[grinder]

JESUS .... good luck with that !!!!

might be better getting another car and swapping the engine over - and its probably quicker aswell