[2manyT/A'S]

WOW!

That's pretty impressive rust on the door.
Don't think I've ever seen one quite that bad before.

[72TAMAN]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

WOW!

That's pretty impressive rust on the door.
Don't think I've ever seen one quite that bad before.

This is the only area that has rust on the Trans Am. The car was park outside with a blue plastic (poly) tarp and at one point a mouse got inside the rear quarter and the bottom of doors and made a nest with dog food and insulation . I have 79-81 doors with good bottom for repairs , is 79-81 doors (bottom part) the same has 72. has for the rust on the quarter I will repair with lower quarter patch panel, the rear valence will be homemade patch panel . I guess nobody makes patch panel for rear valence

[aronhk_md]

The whole rear tail with the rear valence repro is available for $400 plus something. The later doors are not the same if you mean to bolt on another door. If you are just welding in the lower part of the door, then yes that part is the same. The early doors had a slightly longer handle and the opening for the handle. I believe someone said the striker plate portion is different too? It was a recent thread in here with this info.

[72TAMAN]

QUOTE=71GP76TA;4233475]I admire your dedication to hanging on to this car. I have a couple of friends that have had the same car(s) for 25-30+ years.... Me? I've had so many cars... I lost count years ago.... wish I still had them though..[/QUOT

The Trans Am was my first car and will always be mine, for whatever reason I will never sell the car. It changed name once because of a separation,for about a year or so .Look now I have all the place in the world to work on it now so I'm glad it was never sold. The car parks in the paint booth and when I want to work on it it's not a problem anymore

Originally Posted by aronhk_md

The whole rear tail with the rear valence repro is available for $400 plus something. The later doors are not the same if you mean to bolt on another door. If you are just welding in the lower part of the door, then yes that part is the same. The early doors had a slightly longer handle and the opening for the handle. I believe someone said the striker plate portion is different too? It was a recent thread in here with this info.

Yes I would be welding the 79-81 bottom of door only to the 72 doors

Is this what you or talking about the rear tail with rear valence. The one on the Trans Am is new ,well 26 year old but never on the road ,so I don't think I will replace the complet thing except for the rusted part

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[aronhk_md]

yep.....thats it. Looks like you already have one....lol

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by aronhk_md

yep.....thats it. Looks like you already have one....lol

As I understand it,the one in the picture was installed on this car 20 some years ago. (and has now developed some rust problems}

[aronhk_md]

Oh! Well, that sucks. Mice seem to know better than to mess with mine....lol