@@Drifttheorygarage Found out welding on a bench with clean metal and good lighting can be pretty enjoyable. Unfortunately all the welding I do is oddly shaped patches on crusty thin metal under floorboards.
You guys should have cut the whole Rocker panel out, and just did the 45° to 45° the whole way across. Add triangle supports inside the channel for support. Then primed and painted. I think it would have looked good, less work, and if you wanted to put skirts over the time so be it.
So be it but if I blow off a side skirt you can’t even tell there’s been a repair. Gotta go the distance sometimes my guy. Wasn’t really that bad to take care of.
@@Drifttheorygarage damn I ain't even mad! $110 for that is cheap as hell! Have a car I'm trying to keep permanently but the fender rust and the quotes I'm getting to fix them is almost 4 times the value of the car....thanks to labour charges
It’s best to do a little bit of research on how to make things with metal and then just jump into it man. This job probably is three to $4000 at a body shop. Got to hang out with my buddy for a week and fix it knowing that it was done properly
@@Drifttheorygarage i know, waiting for some higher jack stands so i can remove the whole drivetrain and clean up everything and apply fresh undercoating
Terrible? I can’t even tell it’s been fixed! I think we did one hell of a job for some sheet metal and the tools we had. Lots better than the spray foam that we pulled out. I’ll show the repair next video. Just for you. Your crazy.
Use only Mig welding for automotive and nothing else.
Mig the world. One splatter at a time!
In a weird way it's actually good to see someone else who has a shitload of rust to fix on their s13 haha
At the end of the day it has to be done to save the chassis. hopefully people can learn from this and fix their own rusty s13s themselves
You are never alone with rust on a s13
They rusted from the factory
Just like my s14a
@@hondamanvtec2894 14s rust way worse than s13s. Facts
I appreciate you showing the process. Looking at one of these for my 16 yo son.
Glad I could help
great video man, diy garage space, going thru the same shit on my S13 down here in Australia - cheers
Crusty canadian s13 club represent. Got two of these myself going through the same shit.
It’s so fun ain’t it
@@Drifttheorygarage Found out welding on a bench with clean metal and good lighting can be pretty enjoyable. Unfortunately all the welding I do is oddly shaped patches on crusty thin metal under floorboards.
@@Crazyced for sure I definitely need to get my shop cleaner and brighter lol 😂
You guys should have cut the whole Rocker panel out, and just did the 45° to 45° the whole way across. Add triangle supports inside the channel for support. Then primed and painted. I think it would have looked good, less work, and if you wanted to put skirts over the time so be it.
So be it but if I blow off a side skirt you can’t even tell there’s been a repair. Gotta go the distance sometimes my guy. Wasn’t really that bad to take care of.
yo that suck i hate when pepole just cover it up with bondo and foam like just fix it proper
Yeah blows my mind. For the week it took them they could have done it properly like we did..
🤣🤣🤣🤣 like it's cheap to fix this the right way without connections!
I believe I spent about 110$ on Materials not bad at all.
@@Drifttheorygarage damn I ain't even mad! $110 for that is cheap as hell! Have a car I'm trying to keep permanently but the fender rust and the quotes I'm getting to fix them is almost 4 times the value of the car....thanks to labour charges
It’s best to do a little bit of research on how to make things with metal and then just jump into it man. This job probably is three to $4000 at a body shop. Got to hang out with my buddy for a week and fix it knowing that it was done properly
Im at the exact same place as you bud! currently have the back right side pocket removed! Good job!
Dig in man. Just cut all the rust out. Definitely use rust neutralizer like we did! You got this
this shiz will help me i got rust too on my hatch s13 and this motivated me
Love to frickin read stuff like this! You got it!
thank you for this
No problem
you knoiw my 240 from 1991 is from canada too and mine was/is kinda like that it still on a rotisserie
Salt man we use salt to de ice the roads it’s so brutal.. thanks for watching
lol i have the same rust spot in my s14 behind the passenger seat. exaclty the same shape and place
Oh man. Better get it fixed ASAP rust loves to travel
@@Drifttheorygarage i know, waiting for some higher jack stands so i can remove the whole drivetrain and clean up everything and apply fresh undercoating
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What kind of steel or sheet metal did you guys use? Need to do the same but have to experience fabricating, but Im gonna try and learn
I believe we used 16 gauge.
I’m back
This is a terrible repair id be ashamed if i was old mate and to think he claims to be an ex body repair guy
Terrible? I can’t even tell it’s been fixed! I think we did one hell of a job for some sheet metal and the tools we had. Lots better than the spray foam that we pulled out. I’ll show the repair next video. Just for you. Your crazy.
could i ask about your welder specs....wire size etc.
Just a basic mig