mhink

well i have an 85 hatch that has some frame rot in the front wheel well area and its pretty bad, unfortunatly it was not visable until i started to take the engine apart to start the resto,( for an idea on how bad the rot it the sway bar on the passanger side rotted off)do u think it would be worth it to have a shop repair such damage (even if its possibel) or would it be better just to get a 4 banger with a good frame and use my 302/t5 combo in that, or even cut the front end off a junk yard pony and weld it on mine?

i am not an expert car builder or restorer, im just a teenager who loves american muscle cars and when i had the chance to pay for one myself i just dove right into it, so any help or suggestions would be great! thanks

mopman93

since ur in michigan alot of cars have rust so a 4 banger might not be better off. depending on how bad it is it ocul dbe a few hundred bucks or a few thousand bucks. id befriend someone who has a welder and knos how tuo use it and have them teach u or have them do it. i am biased towards four eyeds since theyre basically the foxiest foxes out there i would never junk one. bnut idk wat type of boat ur in and ur other motivations
also a 4 banger doesnt ahve as much bracing for the extra power made by a v-8 and ud mess up ur torque boxes pretty fast with the swap. so ud have to beef up the 4 banger anyways

ACE

my 82 is like that, I debated, then bought 2 notches, then sold one but the 82 is still around. since it is a 4 eye its worth something but it depends how much money you have to put in it to make money off it when you sell it. I would personally fix it but thats because I dont want to see a 4 eye get killed!

mhink

thanks guys any more suggestions?

mjcracing

if you can find someone that knows what they are doing they can cut the bad piece out and weld in a new one..should be able to find a donor car in a junk yard somewhere....