I have the opportunity to purchase a 1986 Camaro. It has a 2.8L Crossfire injected v6.

http://stcatharines.kijiji.ca/c-cars...AdIdZ202597106

In the ad it is said that the rear frame rail needs to be replaced. I am wondering how difficult a task this is on a camaro. I have access to a hoist and welder at my high school.

I am just wondering if anyone more experienced with these things can take a look at the ad and tell me if you see anything that stands out.

 

hahaaaa, th frames rotted out. you dont wanna replace it. cars pretty much junk. how bad we takin?

 

The pics are in the link....

And i went to take a look and it looks like only 1 rear frame rail on the drivers side need to be replaced. the car is being sold for 500$ so that isn't a huge deal.

Im going to go again soon and bring a jack and take some pictures of the frame to see what you guys think.

Ive seen someone here replace rear frame rails on a Grand Prix and it looked pretty easy.

 

ehh, camaros ar tricky tho, what about over the rear wheels? and did you take a look at the floor pans? usually when hte frame is roted its been sitting awhile, obviously haha.

 

No i havent but i plan to go back possibly tomorow and bring a jack with me to get a good look at everything under there. Guy told me he would take 350 for it. And he already has the flex lines and rigid lines so all i have to do is install them.

Even if i buy it and it turns out to be beyond fixing i could still part it out for a few hundred bucks.

Edit: Anyone know were to get 3rd gen rear frame rails. Tried google and found nothing.

 

sounds like a good find for 350. and you probably would be able to make your own frame rails if you were up to the challange haha

 

There is no such thing as a 3rd gen frame rail. The frame rail is an integrated structural part of the unibody, and isn't replaceable like a old body-on-frame car.

If the damage is isolated, you can cut out the rot with a grinder or torch and re-plate it. Again, this is if the damaged area isn't very big. If it's over a large portion of the unibody, I wouldn't touch that car for anything more than parts.

 

I would not waste my time. If you can get it for $350 you could make some money parting it out. The dash with no cracks is worth some decent money alone.