terminal rust is generally where the car is not desirable and not worth fixing...to...a desirable collectible that has serious structural rust..by structural i meen inner support panels and floor and body bracing channels have major issues...a bit like some of these cars pictured..
"How have you guys gone repairing roof gutter rust, front firewall/floor seams and ute/panel van side joins?? What have been the costs of your rust repairs if you have paid 'beaters do to it?"
roof gutter rust isnt too bad to do if there is not heaps..best way is to get cut sections if you can find a donor..
if the firewall/plenum chambers are gone then so is the floor..its easier to source a front cut and patch that in..
ute/panelvan side joins are a bitch because of the way it all joins together..very hard to fix properly..
ive never paid a beater because just the quotes used to scare me so i went out and bought the equipment and then taught myself..that was 30 years ago.
"What are some signs on a body where you would immediately decide that it would be too much work and to find another one?"
i will post a couple of pics tomorrow as it will be easier than describing it..
"Do beaters fabricate their own replacement panels or do they use rare spares bits if they are available?"
a good beater will fabricate what he cannot buy or buy inferior quality repair panels and modify or use parts thereof..or buy cut sections...fabrication takes a lot of time and time is your money..a good beater should also be able to look at your car after its pulled down and blasted and tell you its past it rather than taking you on the road to repairs hell.
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