emeraldlion Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) At what point does frame damage no longer become cost efficient in repairing. I have a very clean car low mileage(66k), that has next to zero rust. Floor plans and stock under pan rails replaced. Has had front end damage that resulted in some damage of the driver's side upper frame rail and mild damage to driver's engine frame rails. Kinda buckled the bottom of inner fenders right behind lower rad support. It drives fine. I would eventually like to perform a v8 swap and will eventually want to put in engine bay triangulated strut/frame bracing. I'm just wondering when does the extent of frame damage warrant trying to look for a straight/rust free shell especially when my shell is very rust free, and low miles. When I get some decent light I'll post some pictures Edited May 13, 2009 by emeraldlion now with pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnymrp Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 id say if you have a rust free car its worth fixing. beef it up wail you are at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldlion Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Yeah. That's the juncture that I'm at. The weighted cost of repairing it back to stock or going to a tube frame front end ala 74 5.0 Z. somewhere in the future I am going to go v8. Although this isn't going to see REAL hard autocross or drag it might make a couple of trips down the strip now and then. And realistically I probably won't go above 300-350 hp. My welding capabilities are probably limited to patch panels so I'm going to be in for some cash on just my frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domenic Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 We are all fighting the same battle.. Just weld and POR 15 it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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