Well I'm fairly new to the Honda scene.I just bought an 88 Civic with 59,000 original miles off ebay (I know,I know I should have really looked at the car before I bought it).Well the guy had good feedback and answered all of my questions truthfully.Drivetrain is mint,runs like a top.
Where I need help is on the bodywork.Both rear quarters will need replacing if I'm going to do it right,front fenders I'll probably do carbon fiber if I keep the car,fenders,bumpers all that stuff is easy to replace.It's the rear quarters and door jams and sills I'm worried about.Alot of Bondo and alot of rust through.I love the car,fell in love with it on the 40 min. ride home but I just get the feeling I'm over my head here.I started grinding off the paint where it was bubbling some ares go right to bear metal others are all pitted and some have 1/8 of an inch thick bondo.I know it's hard to find this body style rust free and again I do love the car but is it worth it to grind the **** outta this car and spot weld and bondo it all over again,how long will it hold up anyways if I do it this way?? I just don't want to put my blood,sweat and tears into something and have it rust again in 2 years.Any suggestions or help would be greately appreciated.If anyone on here knows bodywork I'd gladly take some pics and send them to you so you could let me know what to do.I would be forvever appreciative,you guy's have been great so far.Thanks for taking the time,

 

CUT OUT ALL of the rust on it and weld new plates on. Don't just grind it

 

well i could tell ya more if ya did send me pics in my email but by the sounds of it your gonna need to cut out all of where the rust is and weld in new metal, i have to do that to a lil spot on my rear quater on my 88 crx i got lucky i only have one spot of rust through
...but definatley dont bondo because i also have a 90 integra and it was my first car i did body work too and i did the whole grind and bondo thing and yea after ONE winter it came right back through didnt even get a year out of it...so yea try that ...if ya want to email me pics of it or talk since i own a 88 crx which is the basically the sister to your car my email is hurleyknott@hotmail.com later

 

Great I will,thanks guys.