A while ago I got a couple 240’s and tons of parts and finally brought one home on Friday. I live in WI and the car spent most of it’s life in Chicago. It’s got some pretty bad rust down low, but I’ve seen some pretty bad stuff restored on here, so tell me what you think, restorable, or more work than it’s worth. Just looking to get an idea of what I’m getting into before undertaking this. Am I OK to drive this as is with the frame rails and rockers so bad? Below are some pics:
Floor boards:
Some pretty good holes, all rust, they will have to go for sure.
Rockers:
The guy cut the outside off, so this is what it looks like on the inside of the rockers. It’s running short on good metal to weld to.
Frame Rails:
On the passengers side I can wiggle the end of the frame rail with my hands. The rusty chunk in the picture is what’s left of the frame rail
Undercoating is cracked and bulging, so likely there is ton’s of rust under there.
Rear Quarters:
The last guy cut out the rust and hacked in these panels. I think what he’s got is salvageable. There’s some other rust around this area, but nothing too terrible. I have full rear quarters the guy gave me if I need them.
The good news is forward of the firewall things look OK except the right side strut tower has some rust. Under the cowl, battery tray area, upper rails under fenders, and front frame rails all look OK.
Rear hatch deck looks OK, there is some pretty decent rusting going on around the fuel filler tube (Can I get to this from underneath?)
Car: