So tell me doc, is she gonna make it.

http://s405.photobucket.com/albums/pp132/bheinen74/82brat%20pics/?action=view&current=IMGA4008.jpg

 

http://s405.photobucket.com/albums/pp132/bheinen74/82brat%20pics/?action=view&current=IMGA4006.jpg

 

could be worse, that whole part of mine is MIA. nothing left of it. no shape of the structure.

Your not makeing me feel any better about the brat your parting out because the subframe rot is so bad:). Is it ok to drive it like this or should i find someone to reinforce it.

Your not makeing me feel any better about the brat your parting out because the subframe rot is so bad:). Is it ok to drive it like this or should i find someone to reinforce it.

 

Ben, yours is minor. clean it, seal it, paint it... you're good for many more winters yet.....

seeing my parts Brat rust here, and a few others, I think i will try to find the cause of this particular area, and find out a way to keep my good Brat from doing this. the way I am thinking, its either poor drainage out the drain holes there so water cannot drain out, or too ease of access of salt getting in there to begin with. If there is a way to prevent on my BRAT, it will be worth my time, same as I did with the rear shock mounts sealing off the place.

 

If its poor drainage, then i will drill some more holes in it and then rustproof it. If its due to too many holes, then i will block them top side.

 

This kind of rust like on Bens, is in the stage 1 moving along to stage 2 of rust. Not to stage 2 yet really. stage 3 is fatal. Ben, get on this and clean it up, and if you know of a great welder, could weld up some plate steel there to get it boxed back in, while there is still solid metal to weld into. That will be the best way to handle it especially before the metal starts disappearing.

 

brent

Guy at work says he can put in some sub frame connectors and reinforce the whole car on both sides.:-\

Buy the way, thanks for the info guys and sorry if i was snappy. Just started puttin some big time and money into this thing and i found this.

ever see that stuff called POR-15? i seen a few restored cars with it applied to the whole frame. never know, might work.

 

http://www.por15.com/

Might be why I moved away.

 

bheinen74:

Park the brat winters. You'll be glad you did. I think I saved pictures from an ebay auction for the brat I owned before moving out here and I am sad to look at them. Entire rocker panel destroyed.

I had rust even worse than that on an '87 gl wagon and got into a head-on collision with a Taurus, fairly low speed though. Pushed the engine and transmission back slightly... but it didn't break in half.