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18 hours ago, auburnseeker said:
For a 1956 Tbird. It looks decent to me. That 2nd to last photo looks like the only rot I see and maybe repair. That looks like the front inner fender under the headlight. I'm pretty sure many rusted there first. How is the rest of the car? Chrome interior etc? A fresh motor in an otherwise pretty crusty car is not usually a real wise investment, unless it has something else going for it. It doesn't seem like you are planning on selling it but if you do in the near future, mechanical work yields the worst if any return on most old cars, especially if they are cosmetically challenged.
16 hours ago, trimacar said:Frame looks OK, as mentioned, looks like some rust in other places, in the third picture down there's a Swiss Cheese piece of metal hanging down, part of floorboard?
Unless the car has great sentimental value, you're wasting any money you put into it, judging from the underside of the car. On an early T-Bird, you're so far ahead of the game finding a nice one in the 35-30K range, and paying the bank monthly instead of paying a restoration shop or individual to restore. Plus, early Birds are commodities, you can decide what color and what options, and it won't take you long to find a car that meets those wants.
i dont care about how the investment or cosmetics, as it is not my car. i really only care about the condition of the frame because i want to know if it could be usable as it is (for just cruising around the county a few times a year) or if i would need to do some major overhauling to it so it wont fall apart on me when i leave the driveway.
now i do see a ****load of surface rust. would i just be able to grind it back or do i just let it sit, obviously i don't want to do nothing. what would be a solution, how long before i have to start patching holes?
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16 hours ago, keiser31 said:
Knock on the frame in a few places that may look thin to you and see if it sounds solid. The frame itself looks to be fairly solid from the photos. I see some areas around it that look bad.
Which areas look bad? The crossmember in the middle looks kinda bad but other than that i'm not sure.
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I want to know if this frame is too rusty to use or not. is it sill salvageable or what would i have to do if it's too far gone? help me i'm just trying to surprise my dad with a rebuilt motor but i don't want to waste my money on something that is unfixable
:side note there is a lot of old mud in the wheel wells. its not just rust build-up
1956 ford thunderbird
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i will take more pictures tomorrow when im not working.
and i will also try this thank you for the advice