Ayy, check out that rear end

[AbsorbantNut]

I feel that this is good enough to post up over here too. Just letting you all know that my project is slowly coming together:D

The beginning



As you can see, things had started to get out of hand




Heres part of the old piece cut out, it came out as a whole, but for some reason, we chopped part of it off.



Fitting the new piece, we cut it so it could keep the original "U bar thingy" and be structurally sound



He began welding it on







Heres the new piece in place, and the beginning of the body work



Fixing the horrible quarter, if you look in the old pictures, it has a panel welded on that didnt quite fit and it had a gouge missing from what looks like a terrible hit with a grinder. So it was sanded down to the bare metal and was made a smooth as possible. Then we put on a massive ammount of bondo, and tried to get it back to factory specs.



This photo shows some more of the body work, but we werent done yet. I dont think I have any finished photos at the moment

[Adrian_Visser]

Then we put on a massive amount of bondo, and tried to get it back to factory specs.

I commend your efforts but sometimes cars are beyond repair. They say with time and effort anything can be done but still...

Good on ya for trying though.

[slammin.e28]

I commend your efforts but sometimes cars are beyond repair. They say with time and effort anything can be done but still...

Good on ya for trying though.

That just means he'll enjoy it all the more when it's finally done!

Awesome work saving that e30! Commendable for sure!

[AbsorbantNut]

I commend your efforts but sometimes cars are beyond repair. They say with time and effort anything can be done but still...

Good on ya for trying though.

That was exagerated, we used very little in actuality, but I feel you.

That just means he'll enjoy it all the more when it's finally done!

Awesome work saving that e30! Commendable for sure!

Exactly! Thanks

[Dirty e30]

Florida, lol.
Good luck. It'd be easier to move to California... Rust free cars ftw :p

[e34john]

Wow a lot more work than I would ever put in. I wonder what early archs with late tails would look like, you should have tried that.

[Dj Buttchug]

fuck everyone who says its too much work. its worth it. absorbant nut wins

[mikeedler]

nice job!! keep it coming. I have changed a few of those rear pieces and know exactly how crappy of a job it is. looks like you got the old one out really clean.

[Pac1373]

holy balls!

that was some rust.

I know the feeling though, I have used a pound of mig wire in 2 weeks with my 85' lol.
great work keeping one on the road.

cheers,

[AbsorbantNut]

Florida, lol.
Good luck. It'd be easier to move to California... Rust free cars ftw :p

Sheayh, but the car's from Kentucky:D

Wow a lot more work than I would ever put in. I wonder what early archs with late tails would look like, you should have tried that.

I was thinking about doing that, but then I wouldnt just be able to change out the rear panel, Id have to do the edges too, and I just didnt want to make the seam that visible. Ive seen it done on an e30 m3 though

fuck everyone who says its too much work. its worth it. absorbant nut wins

Woo:o

nice job!! keep it coming. I have changed a few of those rear pieces and know exactly how crappy of a job it is. looks like you got the old one out really clean.

You know the frustration then of trying to get everything to fit perfectly. And luckily the guy that helped me is an extraordinary welder. He managed to keep all the structural stuff in tact and took out only the panel. He did a fantastic job.

[woodisgood]

Florida, lol.
Good luck. It'd be easier to move to California... Rust free cars ftw :p

You are kind of a dick aren't you?