My new grand am DD

[hawkeyez71]

As most of you I sold my pick up and got a car to drive back and forth to school. This wont be much of a build thread (more of a help me thread lol) as all I intend to do is repairs and maybe a sound system this summer. Anyway the car is a 2002 Grand am se 3.4L with 119000 miles, did a tune up with plugs, sea foam, oil change and fuel filter today. Tomorrow plan on starting some rust repair around the gas tank filler. Ill throw up some pictures tomorrow once its light out.

First question any advice on rust repair?

 

[thz71]

Bring beer lol

 

[hawkeyez71]

Bring beer lol

Me and dad are going into this with zero experience so we'll see how it go's I guess

 

[96k1500]

Me and dad are going into this with zero experience so we'll see how it go's I guess

Best thing to do would be cut it out of a good car and replace, mine is bubbling there from gas getting on it

 

[thz71]

Best thing to do would be cut it out of a good car and replace, mine is bubbling there from gas getting on it

Its a pontiac thing

 

[96k1500]

Its a pontiac thing

Yea, mines not to bad tho haha

 

[hawkeyez71]

Well here is the damage from day one. The plan is to bondo and paint tomorrow if all go's well. In between the metal is a foam pad so im not sure how well the bondo will stick but we'll see I guess.

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[Old77]

Putting bondo over rust is a waste of time. It'll eventually just fall off and you'll be back where you're at now but with more rust. As stated earlier, find a car that is solid in that spot, cut out the entire section around the gas door, and patch the good panel in.

 

[racer36]

Id just drive the wheels of that thing and give no effs about how it looks. Lol

 

[thz71]

Lets face it its a grand am haha