Welding on new rear end? (Page 2/3)
Vintage-Nut NOV 26, 04:27 PM
The Photos Shows Major Welding....

The lower rails might be okay, but the upper rails were hacked off.

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87FieroEnthusiast NOV 26, 04:36 PM

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Originally posted by Vintage-Nut:

The Photos Shows Major Welding....

The lower rails might be okay, but the upper rails were hacked off.


I actually noticed that as well. The bottom rail on the passenger side seems to be ok, but the driver side rail may need cut off and a new one welded on. It looked pretty crunched to me.

fieroguru NOV 27, 09:28 AM
With it being hit hard in the rear, I would take a good look at where the upper frame rails attached to the center tub for the passenger compartment. It isn't uncommon for that area to get pushed in. If that it is the case, then likely everything behind the doors is out of alignment and likely not worth trying to repair.
87FieroEnthusiast NOV 27, 01:10 PM

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With it being hit hard in the rear, I would take a good look at where the upper frame rails attached to the center tub for the passenger compartment. It isn't uncommon for that area to get pushed in. If that it is the case, then likely everything behind the doors is out of alignment and likely not worth trying to repair.


Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely check that out either when I bring it home or when I go to pick them up.

Vintage-Nut NOV 27, 04:01 PM

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/take a good look at where the upper frame rails attached to the center tub for the passenger compartment.


I noticed that the rear glass was gone...

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87FieroEnthusiast NOV 28, 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by Vintage-Nut:

I noticed that the rear glass was gone...





Thank you for the reference picture. Also yeah, the car is missing interior parts and the rear glass. If it turns out to be fixable, I am going to take parts from the other 2 cars to complete the GT.
87FieroEnthusiast NOV 29, 05:42 PM
I took another look at the whole back end of the GT. Unfortunately, it would not be very practical to save it. The back end is much worse than I thought. The whole back is crunched and smashed into the passenger cabin, not to mention the rear glass would never fit again with how bent the frame is. I would need to cut the car in half and weld on the back half of another frame to fix it. I talked to a guy who works in the auto collision business. We both took a look at the red 85 SE to see if it could be repaired (front end damage from running into something). He told me that the red 85 SE would be much easier to repair than the GT, so I am going to swap everything from the GT to the other frame and rebuild the red 85 into a GT.

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Vintage-Nut NOV 29, 08:39 PM

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I have the opportunity to pick up 3 parts Fieros for a good price. 2 of them are from 84 and the GT is from 85...it but has rear end damage. / The two 84's are rusted beyond repair. / Turns out it {GT} is an 86, not an 85. / I took another look at the whole back end of the GT. Unfortunately, it would not be very practical to save it. / I talked to a guy who works in the auto collision business. We both took a look at the red 85 SE to see if it could be repaired (front end damage from running into something). He told me that the red 85 SE would be much easier to repair than the GT, so I am going to swap everything from the GT to the other frame and rebuild the red 85 into a GT.



I'm very confused...

The story was two rusted 1984 and one 1985 GT with rear end damage

Then the story was two rusted 1984 and one 1986 GT with rear end damage

Now is a 1985 SE in the mix?
87FieroEnthusiast NOV 30, 12:53 AM

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I'm very confused...

The story was two rusted 1984 and one 1985 GT with rear end damage

Then the story was two rusted 1984 and one 1986 GT with rear end damage

Now is a 1985 SE in the mix?



I was told that the red SE and the white SE were from 84 and the GT was from 85. I decided to run the vin numbers to see what they really are. It turns out that the red SE and the white SE are actually from 1985, which makes more sense considering that neither of them have the traditional 84 rear trunk lid. I looked inside the door on the GT and it was made in September of 1985, but that is about the time that Pontiac started making the early 86 GT. Also, I know it is an early 86 GT because it has the notchback rear clip, not the fastback. Here is the real story: I am getting a red 1985 SE (not as rusted as I thought), a white 1985 SE (really rusted), and an early 86 GT (entire back end smashed in). I'm sorry for all of the confusion. I hope this helps a little.

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olejoedad NOV 30, 07:39 AM
The VIN numbers will tell you what they are......