New here, and need advice please

[Hawkeye1980]

Hi

I am new here and hope I can get some advice. My wife's GA has rust under the doors and right behind the back doors, more so on the drivers side. I am considering replacing the rockers and any metal in these areas myself. Its a 4 door we bought new in 1999 and runs solid, just this rust.

1. is it worth fixing? Car has almost 200K miles on it, burns oil, but otherwise runs like clock work.
2. I found the rocker panels online, but no rear quarter panels, is this even available or do they need to be cut out of a donor car?
3. what other parts may be needed to get rid of this rust?

Thanks very much in advance for any information.

 

[idrivejunk]

Did you say Grand Am?

Whether that answer is yes or no, the #1 answer is no. It would be purely a labor of love if you need that much new metal. So we can skip the other two questions, right?

 

[01grandpri]

I'd say depending on if there is a pinch weld still..


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[01grandpri]

If it's just the floor pans left then no


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[wowitsfast]

if you wana keep it just paint some por15 on it and let it ride untill it dies. 200k grand am..meh.

You going to embark on a big project to fix it.

ever pull the carpet off the rear strut towers? take a look at those to

 

[Hawkeye1980]

Thanks much folks. I figured as much but wanted to confirm with other owners.