How would you reapir this?

[Turbo1002]

This is not the picture of the actual car. This is a picture of another G-body. I need to repair a 87 Monte Carlo SS. There are rust holes very large (About 2-3 inches in diameter) in the circled area shown. I have access to a mig. How would you go about this repair. I will try later to get photos of the actual car.

[Len]

This is not the picture of the actual car. This is a picture of another G-body. I need to repair a 87 Monte Carlo SS. There are rust holes very large (About 2-3 inches in diameter) in the circled area shown. I have access to a mig. How would you go about this repair. I will try later to get photos of the actual car.

Without seeing a picture of the actual damage I can only guess but I'd expect that you would need to cut out the rusted metal, weld a patch over the hole then drive it down and fill over it.

[88GT]

if the actual dammage is worse, that involves structural integrity issues, Id maybe look for a donor hinge pillar, but like len said, need to see the actual dammage. Otherwise you might as well ask, "how do you fix rust on a hinge pillar"?

[Turbo1002]

Ok. Here are the photo's of the actual repair I am trying to make. Thank you for all your help.

[88GT]

kind of unusual rustouts on the pillar. And the other side isnt like that? The quarter is a straight up patch waiting for someone to get after it. Probably some slight outer wheel house rust too. Looks like I would just weld up some patches on the pillar too. Just strange how it rusted. Id check the bottom of the pillar too, after you get the door off

[Turbo1002]

Thank you for the help. By the way it is a T-Top car with leaking seals.