I removed the seats, carpet and underlay from the car.
I cut out some metal patches from the left over hood from my T&C parts car.
The next step was to cut out the rotten material, at the same time, trying to leave enough material to weld the new panels to. I used my 4.5" angle grinder with a cutting wheel to remove the nasty stuff.
I cut patches from the old hood to fit, and ran some self-drilling screws through them to hold them into place while I did the welding.
This is what the right side looked like after I had removed the rusted material.
The following are before and after pictures of the right side area.
Before | Rust Cut Out | Patches Welded In | Seam Sealer Applied |
Left side
Before | Rust Cut Out | Patches Welded In | Seam Sealer Applied | |
The rocker panels are also rusted on the under side, located beneath the rear doors.
This is the left side rocker.
This is the right side rocker.