Rust Roundup

It is snowing here and I have the week off, so I spent a few minutes taking pictures of the major rust on the Sprite's body. The worst areas are near the rear spring boxes, and will likely require an expensive repair, unless I have taught myself to cut and weld steel by then.

It looks like the spring box may be OK, but the floor in this area is toast. Not sure if this is going to require a patch or the entire floor pan since there is a little rust on the floor just forward of this area. The middle of the floor pan seems really solid.

My plan is to get a professional opinion about the repairs next summer (2011) and then decide if I should take it on myself or shell out the dosh for a pro-job. I used to solder/repair tiny computer components when I was in my early 20s, so how hard could welding be? LOL.


The other spot is the driver-side rocker panel. It is rusted through both exterior and interior panels.

This seems like a common area, and will probably be much easier to address than the floor near the spring boxes.

I will feel really good when this part of the job is complete. The rest (including the engine) seems like a piece of cake to me.