What to do with this rust? Do I have options?

[TurboFreak]

So I bought a project supra a couple months ago. Not gonna be daily driven and may not even be street legal by the end of it.

I got rust problems...BIG TIME. What can/should I do? Suggestions? Comments?
Pictures speak a thousand words.....:

 

[adampecush]

yikes! if the car is not going to be street legal, fuel cell it and replace the majority of that bodywork with custom sheet metal. I'm afraid to ask what it looks like under the wheel wells - with that amount of rust in the locations pictured, i wonder about the integrity of the rear end strut towers. How about the side memebers under the doors? If those are rusted through anywhere, you can pretty much kiss that chassis goodbye - it will be a wet noodle/dangerous (flex and further breakage) when cornering hard

 

[TurboFreak]

k well then I have some good news. This is pretty much the only place there is rust. Minimal surface rust in wheel wells. No rust on the "frame" on the underbody. Some minimal rust on the floorpans but not too much to worry about. This is the place of major rust. The car will get a cage so I'm not too worried about the integrity of the strut towers....

EDIT: Gimme more opinions/suggestions.
Right now we have:
-Cut all of the trunk out, replace with fuel cell and custom sheet metal.

 

[Ric]

Ford 9in the rear.. that will remove all your rust problems.

 

[IJ.]

Sell it as scrap before it rusts more and you get less $$$..

 

[Jeff Lange]

Replace trunk floor with new part from Toyota.

 

[TurboFreak]

I hate you all.






Not Really. But I hate the truth....and rust.

 

[IJ.]

Seriously by the time you can see a rust hole it's too late just think of all the unseen rust that could be structrual

 

[Ckanderson]

well you could always use the rust holes to run battery lines and stuff. think of it as a hole you dont have to drill!

 

[Ric]

weight reduction!


Just think you can carry a whole tool kit just not one 10mm socket and still be under factory curb weight!

 

[TurboFreak]

Everyones got jokes!!! Hahah...

come on this was kinda a serious thread.....

 

[IJ.]

Mine wasn't a joke sorry

I resurrected a rusty car once....... NEVER AGAIN NEVER!

 

[TurboFreak]

Lol yeah....

Ughh ya'll are making me depressed.

 

[IJ.]

Not as depressed as you'll be in a year or so after it's repaired and has new paint then the cancer breaks out again or eats something structural and the Rear subframe falls out

 

[buckshotglass]

Get a cheap mig, and go to town.

 

[Ric]

Fix yours how Dave fixed his:

 

[TurboFreak]

Not as depressed as you'll be in a year or so after it's repaired and has new paint then the cancer breaks out again or eats something structural and the Rear subframe falls out

Wanna buy my car? IT doesn't have any rust.....:naughty:

BSG: Find me a cheap MIG to buy.

RIC: Yes please.

 

[LilMissMkIII]

I hate to say this, but i really don't think that car is worth your time, money, or energy with that rust

 

[TurboFreak]

Why not??? Its just in the rear hatch. I swear i check over the ENTIRE car and only found rust that was bad right here....

 

[buckshotglass]

Such negativity, LilMiss. He can fix it.

I wouldn't trust the tank supports, but my cell mounts to the bumper support. I know you are replacing that.

I think the best thing would be to cut out all the rust, as far as it goes, then you will better know where you are at.