the time has come (tons of pics)

allright boyzzz the time has come to do something about my rust issues... and my hood issues, and my front fascia issues.... man i got issues... lol

anyway, what i'm trying to figure out is..
A. fuck it, take the broomstick up the ass and drop the cash for a new paintjob.
B. replace the hood and front fascia, fix the rest of the rust myself.
C. take it to a shop and get them to fix all the rust spots and hood
D. just fix the rust spots for now

a couple of the rust spots are pretty bad and the front fascia is right fk'd up... i think the previous owner ran it up under another vehicle at like 5 mph or something... anyway... roll the pics!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609driverdoor-med.JPG
here's the worst one... the one on the left just chipped today when i was washing it :banghead:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609rightrear-med.JPG
this is the second worse one... just surface rust tho, so pretty easy to fix

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609front1.JPG
this is the front fascia in all her messed up glory... might have even been 2 cars... 2 colours of paint transfer on there...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609frontleft-med.JPG
another shot of the front...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609windshield.JPG http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609leftrear.JPG
few more random rust spots...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609mirror.JPG
i found this kind of weird... the paint's chipping off the mirror..

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609jackpoint2-med.JPG
now this sort of worries me... this is the jack points that run along the car... as you can see it's pretty rusted/messed up...
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/154609jackpoint1-med.JPG


just wondering what you guys have to say... i've gotta do something about it, especially if i want to sell/trade it for a new z... which i might be doing pretty soon here..

wow that Z looks like its in alot better condition in the pic inyour sig, that rust around the window will be one of the more painfull fixes, good luck man youll need it, i say fix the rust first

Where the jack goes is nothing horrible. Mine was so bad I cut off all of the seems and ended up taking off the entire bottom portion of the rocker pannel. After 7 auto shoppers and about a gallon of bondo theres no more holes.
My rear 1/4 pannelwheel wells you could fit a baby through the holes they were so big. So with a bunch of sheet metal and a bunch more bondo and under coating and fiberglass mat thingy the water just doesnt come in and get things wet, now theres jsut a 4 inch puddle of rain in the holes when ever I would drive it.

mine has the same problems lol but im gonna just let it be until i get the money

Jack up the plastic gas cap and drive a new body under it.
:2cents:

i would get yourself a sander and bondo and fill in most of the rust spots. none of them look horrible....but you do want to prevent it from going further. so i would go that far...i would leave the jack spots to the professionals...

now you have a non rusty body except for underneath. you can touch up the bad areas or you can finish sanding the whole car and then take it to a a paint shop and have they lay the paint (this will save you alot of money). or you can use it as an experience like me and try to do it all yourself. it really aint that hard...you just need the equipment and a steady hand. but im glad mine didnt have a drop of rust on it...

good luck!!!