Is this beyond repair?

[Aleksey]

And I thought the water supply in New York City had a measurable dose of anti-depressants...

Not enought for that amount of rust

[QUKBMER]

Holy rust corrosion Batman !!! Find a new car bro.

[Shock(/\)ave]

I just redid my trunk and driver/passenger floors (both had small holes) with grinder/pho acid/por-15 and it came out great but if I pulled the carpets and saw that I would probably kill my self.

And I thought the water supply in New York City had a measurable dose of anti-depressants...

[Aleksey]

I know others have told you this already but all of that metal needs to be cut out, if your frame is in this condition you are pretty much looking at thousands of dollars for repairs.

I just redid my trunk and driver/passenger floors (both had small holes) with grinder/pho acid/por-15 and it came out great but if I pulled the carpets and saw that I would probably kill my self.

[TimKninja]

Ive truthfully never seen rust that bad, I thought my car was far from perfect but this shell is FUCKED. Start over. Not even remotely worth fixing that. Ive had to scrap one E30 and Sell another (WHich I had allready 24 Valve swapped before I realized the shell was too gone ) because they had too much Rust, but nothing nearly as bad as this. I finally found one (In New England) with a tolerable amount of rust, that im still patching .

[Panici]

Thanks guys for the input.

I agree, I need a new starting point.
Looks like I'm going to put this one back together and use it as a parts car.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

some high end domestics are a riot.......they are pretty close or over the 100k mark though

Probably. I just don't like Americas way of making cars.

[IronFreak]

some high end domestics are a riot.......they are pretty close or over the 100k mark though

[ThatOneEuroE30]

HEY!!!......hey.....



Easy on bashing domestics......

Lol I just don't like them nothing compares IMO.

[Axxe]

Was your opening and closing line for negotiating the purchase of this car "I am interested, but not at your current price?"

[IronFreak]

I will never own an american piece of shit.

HEY!!!......hey.....

Easy on bashing domestics......

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Is ThatOneEuroE30 the v6 Camaro kid?

I will never own an american piece of shit.

[raudonis]

Not worth patching unless you have a MIG yourself and know how to use it properly yourself. And you MUST have a lot of spare time and will to work on this scrap. Otherwise it will be an endless project that will get abandoned eventually. There are better cars for less than you will spend on this. Moreover they will be available for your enjoyment quicker.

[Roysneon]

OP, I'm from Sask. We on the prairies used to always say to avoid east coast cars for this reason.

Ontario



East Coast



:???:

[Stanley Rockafella]

OP, I'm from Sask. We on the prairies used to always say to avoid east coast cars for this reason.

Honestly, if you want some great help, I'd be willing to check out a few e30's for you over here in Vancouver as we have PLENTY of nice cars that are not nearly as bad as this. You could make it a journey across Canada to bring it home!

Once you do find a car you like, I have a great mechanic who works on my e30. He charges me a pittance compared to what other import shops charge. For example, I had my HG needing replacement and after purchasing the parts from Blunt, I took them everything. He not only did the HG job, but replaced several parts (motor mounts etc), cleaned up the engine bay, and upgraded my shifter for a mere $700. All in, for about $1200 I got my e30 running awesome!!

I've been around e30's for the past 13 years. I know how bad these cars can be when even lightly neglected. I'm sure there's other rusty places on your current car that you haven't found yet.

Just a suggestion. Trust me, once you have a solid body, the rest is easy