This is fixable right? Am I screwed?


Thanks,
Steve

 

rust pretty much always has to be cut out and replaced man...

 

I'm cool with that. Just want to make sure that the work isn't going to kill me $ wise.

Steve

 

If you want the rust patched and removed the right way epoxy and all it's not going to be cheap sorry.

 

Its fixable, but have fun....

 

Am I better off finding a donor car or having metal work done?

Suggestions?


Steve

 

ouch man.. can't really help ya but you didnt notice that before prep?

 

When I looked at the car, it was really hard to tell how bad the rust was with the hatch on...

Steve

 

makes me want to strip my car down and check for rust... salty east coast FTL

and wassssuuuupp to another steve

 

find a donor car and take the whole roof cap!

 

That is some serious rust in a tough spot. Did the hatch close like it should?

 

sand blast it weld some pieces in the big spots and fill the rest with kitty hair then sealer primer.i dont think it would take all that much time to fix it.

 

Yeah, closed fine. You could see some of the rust poking through, but I couldn't tell how bad it was until I removed the hatch.

So you think a new cap is over kill?


Steve

 

If that was my car I'd put a new roof skin on it, but I also having doing skins down to a science now lol, takes me about 4-5 hours to do the whole job. I wouldn't even try to patch that up, it's just make it a mess.

 

that sounds really fun haha !

 

It is lol, I just did one on my Integra to get rid of the sunroof.

 

Very nice!! Id love to do that some day right now i dont have the space to do it or the spare time OR the money. I have been researching body work and painting and all that and id def like to do that on the next project car i get.

 

I'm guessing you made time to hit up a few junk yards to get that roof? I can't find anything in my area. Is there a good online source to find something like that? Also, I'm kinda concerned with the structural integrity of the car. I'm guessing that if the welds are done right, that I'll be ok? This will be a street car only, so I won't be rocking a cage.


Steve

 

Just went back and read your thread Panda, you literally just replaced the top, no frames at all. Ok, cool. I went ahead and started searching for it. Sent an email to Import Auto Salvage. I've ordered OEM from then before.

How wrong is it for me to bail on the sunroof on my 95 Si hatch?


Steve

 

Ehh its not wrong It will actually pry be better because i hear some of them leak. And less weight from the electric roof!! And you gotta do what you can find.

 

Yeah, I'm 6' and the sunroof is already pretty close as is... plus it'll probably be cheaper for the cap since there will be more avail.


Steve

 

Get rid of that thing! Sunroofs are gay! I'm 6'3" so I need the no sunroof.

 

I think you're right. Do you mind if I IM you with a few questions during the process?

Thanks,
Steve

 

Hit me up on AIM if you want, frescogreeneg6

 

Import auto salvage is a good source but try h.a.p (honda acura parts) google them they are fair as well.