I was trying to remove the bolt for the passengers seat belt and this is what happened.. removed more than I expected...

Rust has gone through both the inner and outer rockers, and has gone up the door jamb.

Here's a shot of what the same area looks like from the outside...

With a little digging, I could probably take the whole lower door jamb out with just a screwdriver or putty knife.

Shot of passengers side quarter panel, inner and outer are completely rusted through...

Car looks a lot better from a distance of 250ft or more... Right Ken?

The only thing keeping the car from folding up in the middle is the transmission tunnel and the roof. The floors and frame rails are gone, as well as the frame rails inside the engine compartment (someone tried to weld on C channel to keep the swaybar from falling off, it didn't work), inner hatch is rusted through etc, etc, etc.....

Sadly this one is too far gone to fix.. gonna end up in pieces this summer.

Forgot the pic...:stupid:

It's always sad to see one go.

All you need is some of that super duper speed metal tape and a couple or three gallons of fiberglass reinforced Bondo and at least ONE Type R and ONE V-Tech decal and you're good to go...............

Seriously, 2mZ you're obviously wrenching too darn hard! You brute!

Don't you know you should always shoot some penetrating oil on old nuts and bolts before you go applying 200+ lbs/in of torque on them? GeeeeeeZ!

ES

Uh, er, well Enrique...

If you think about it, that bolts threads into a captured nut that is on the inside of the inner rocker... so how could you put any lube on it ,that is until the outer rocker suddenly opens up like a rotten can of tuna fish.......All the other bolts were finger tight:ermm:

Yeah, this one sat outside for years before I got it... looks like it's a goner.:disappoin

I think the last time it was registered was 91 or 92 and I didn't get it till 98:ermm:

Simple!

You did say the rocker panel was almost gone, so you shove the nozzle of the penetrating oil through one of the holes and SHOOT it at the bolt! Voila, penetrating oil from the back side!

Then, you use that metal tape to seal up the hole.......

Enrique

:classic: cover the holes with the metal tape scanlon has and paint it and stick it on e-bay and say it is a rare Z . better idea sell it to mperdue He needs a cherry car since he sold his 240

Rubbing compound? Just a thought.

- Jeff

A very short thought.

- Jeff