Gtr Rust Fix

[GimpyDammit]

Hi all, I have a 93 R32 Gtr with the usual rust in the rear guards. I had planned to get the guards cut out and new ones welded in, but didnt realise how much work was involved. I have 2nd hand guards for it.

What are the other options? Was thinking about buying a shell and swapping stuff over.

Have seen bolt on overfenders or guards, anyone used these?

Just got a built motor for it so want to keep it.

Cheers

[Anfanee]

There is no avoiding rust. They are 25 years old and you will have to deal with it at some point.

Live with the rust now, knowing that you will have to bite the bullet and fix it at some point

[breaker1845]

Polish up your welding and grinding skills or become mates with someone that is. Rust is going to be common on quite a few spots on the majority of GTRs, the exception of some lucky ones that do not have any at all. The car being quite old and being in Japan for a decent portion of its life makes it more prone to the issue also.

It will be a big job and take time to do it properly so best to be aware of that, cutting corners to rush it is not advised. How easy it is to repair depends on the scale of damage too, surface rust is not so bad but holes in panels is much more difficult. Trying to find an immaculate shell with no rust also would be quite difficult. So if you can spend the time fixing all the rust or potential rust issues before they become a big problem then it's much easier. If you have a built motor going in then personally I would spend the time fixing all of the rust issues and any other problems before dropping in the built motor.