Hi All

Ok, got my trusty old 96 Sport - Can't seem to want to junk her... built too well

That said, she is really starting to rust - my newest issue is where the top hinge of the drivers side door mounts to the actual body... you can see it move when the door is open...

is there anyway I can somehow bond all that together again, with something like JB weld, or do I have to take the door off, and bracket - cut out that rust that is there on the body itself, and weld in a new piece? - it would be a real task, because of where it is... not sure how you'd get behind it since the dash is there.

Bondo? anything? - the door falls about 1/4 inch when you open it, and you have to almost really slam it to close....

Thanks

 

Given the market value vs. The cost of repairs, it's time for the crusher. That thing is going to come apart like a cardboard box if you are in a collision. Ca, Az and other south western states have tons of these. Strip out your drive train and anything else, sell the hulk, buy a ticket west. Serving suggestion.

 

It won't be worth your time or money to try any sort of body filler or JB Weld. Bondo is a body filler, not a "body structural repair" product, and JB Weld would be too brittle to live up to the weight and use of a door hinge support. Fixing it would require welding in a new piece or possibly getting all the rusty metal out and use a body panel structural repair adhesive to adhere a new mount to the chassis. Either of those options would require pretty much the same amount of disassembly.

Unfortunately there is not much for an affordable option (considering the worth of a 1996 Sport) to perform a lasting repair.

-Rod