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December 2004
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 Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Sun, 12 June 2005 11:03
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i am intrested in buying a aus spec ae86 with quite abit of rust in the usual places and has a sunroof. i dont know if it will be worth it, dose anyone have any numbers on how much rust repair could costs for the ae86 any help appreciated.
if anyone has trueno head lights and rear in good condition i am very intrested!
thanks
ace 
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, WA
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May 2003
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Melb
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December 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Sun, 12 June 2005 15:12
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i just want to cut out the rust and fill it with BOG. its just rusted in the usual places doors sunroof boot.
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October 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Sun, 12 June 2005 15:28
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has it gone through the metal?
not highly advisable just using bog to fill up big holes
are you planning to do this yourself?
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, WA
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May 2003
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Sun, 12 June 2005 15:28
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u cant just cut rust out and fill it with bog
you need to weld new metal in there or fibreglass it then add bog.
depends on extent of the rust, the worse it is the more it will cost obviously
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Townsville
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February 2005
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Sun, 12 June 2005 23:43
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I filled some quite sizable holes in the t18 with bog reinforced with fibreglass and steel. I wouldnt do it on a car I was serious about though. The t18 is never going to be roadregistered anyway and its not structural areas so im not really concerned.
Do it properly if you want it too last. I have no doubts that after a fair bit of racing (and chassis flex) I will find myself redoing it all. Next time I might actually do it properly if I get really motivated.
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Location:
Melb
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December 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Mon, 13 June 2005 07:52
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No im not planing to do it myself yes the rust is in the metal im juts thinking of grinding the rust out and filling it with bog as a cheaper option since its only a 1k car
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Location:
Melb
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December 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Mon, 13 June 2005 07:58
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will you be able to tell that it has been boged by looking at it? i only want to keep the car for around 2 years so it dosnt bother me if it falls apart after that
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Location:
Melb
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December 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Mon, 13 June 2005 08:03
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fiberglass sheet metal whatever i dont know much about pannel beating
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October 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Mon, 13 June 2005 10:17
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Sticky tape can fix anything 
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Location:
Victoria
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June 2005
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Mon, 13 June 2005 10:56
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sticky tape and cable ties... wat more could u want!!
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Location:
Melb
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December 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Mon, 13 June 2005 23:06
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so do any of you know how much it would cost to repair the rust the cheap way
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Location:
Melbourne, South East
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May 2004
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Mon, 13 June 2005 23:11
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Rust repair professionally done is an expensive job mainly because of the labour involved in cutting it out, rewelding the metal and adding all the other fibres
Doing it yourself will be cheaper but its not gona be easy.
But you might as well do it right if you're going to do it at all, after the 2 years are u planning on just chucking the car out? Im assuming not, you repair it now then in two years you can sell it for more of what its actually worth, rather than a half metal shell/half bogged shell if you know what i mean 
Good luck with it all, 1k sprinter is still a pretty good find today, rusted or not 
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Townsville
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February 2005
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Re: Levin AE86 rust repair..
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Tue, 14 June 2005 02:18
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Doing it DIY and dodgy (read lots of bog) will cost you about $50 or less. It wont look good though and will debatably last you the 2 years. THats of course using dodgy export quality method. You will be able to see it and wont be able to pass it off as real metal if you go to sell it. The way sprinter prices seem to be going, it may still be worth more than a few $$ in a few years and might be worth doing right.
Its not hard to do it yourself, just takes a bit of time.
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