Newbie looking at an 83 13B -- risky?

orion84gsl · 02-11-2009, 08:36 PM

Providing the rust in front of the wheels your talking about is where I think it is than that is a notorious area for these cars to rust. It requires cutting out every bit of rust and welding in new metal. This is due to the rear upper control arm mounting bracket not being fully welded and sealed at the factory. Water gets in and just destroys the inner fenders. It's a bit of a job to fix, I have only a patch on the drivers side of mine, luckily I think the passenger side is ok FOR NOW. Go take a look at it and see if you really see yourself fixing it up, but keep looking at the same time. You are better off saving the money for a better example and having less headache fixing problems. Also a stock car is easier to start with because there are owners that do modifications that they are happy with but are not exactly well done.

02-11-2009, 08:36 PM	#1
orion84gsl Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 167 Rep Power: 18	Providing the rust in front of the wheels your talking about is where I think it is than that is a notorious area for these cars to rust. It requires cutting out every bit of rust and welding in new metal. This is due to the rear upper control arm mounting bracket not being fully welded and sealed at the factory. Water gets in and just destroys the inner fenders. It's a bit of a job to fix, I have only a patch on the drivers side of mine, luckily I think the passenger side is ok FOR NOW. Go take a look at it and see if you really see yourself fixing it up, but keep looking at the same time. You are better off saving the money for a better example and having less headache fixing problems. Also a stock car is easier to start with because there are owners that do modifications that they are happy with but are not exactly well done.