I have a firebird I'm working on. It has several rust spots in the typical places, and a few rust-thru spots in the floorboard and trunk pan.
I suck at welding.
I've seen YouTube videos of guys repairing rust holes with fiberglass (laid up cloth with resin. after sanding off rust and knocking remaining metal down to create a dip).
I want the finished product to be a driver hot rod, not a show car. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being a high-dollar restoration (not in my budget) where would you say a fiberglass repair tops out?
The car is pretty much stripped down (hood and trunk lids off, all interior out, fenders off) but I haven't taken the engine and trans out, and it's sitting on all the original wheels/suspension at this time, FWIW. One of these days I'll post some pics...
It's a silver 1976 T/A with a 400 and dark red interior. My half-ass plan right now is to paint it white, leave the interior red, and give it the blue stripe and decals like a 70-72, which are my favorite Pontiacs of all.
I suck at welding.
I've seen YouTube videos of guys repairing rust holes with fiberglass (laid up cloth with resin. after sanding off rust and knocking remaining metal down to create a dip).
I want the finished product to be a driver hot rod, not a show car. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being a high-dollar restoration (not in my budget) where would you say a fiberglass repair tops out?
The car is pretty much stripped down (hood and trunk lids off, all interior out, fenders off) but I haven't taken the engine and trans out, and it's sitting on all the original wheels/suspension at this time, FWIW. One of these days I'll post some pics...
It's a silver 1976 T/A with a 400 and dark red interior. My half-ass plan right now is to paint it white, leave the interior red, and give it the blue stripe and decals like a 70-72, which are my favorite Pontiacs of all.
