What about this 71 Dart?? Advice?

gdizzle said

As always you guys are great source of knowledge. This is now the 2nd car I have posted, with the intention of buying it but you brought me down back to reality. I am curious, how do you check for the body and bondo issues? Just take a magnet and stick it around? Wouldnt people get pissed if you drag a magnet around their car?? How do you guys inspect the body on a car like this

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Forget the magnet. A magnet can grab metal through as much an 1/8" of filler.

Personally, I like to look at the body scoping down the sides of each panel. Sand scratches (lazy folks will usually stop at 80 grit), bullseyes (the filler not being feathered correctly), and an unnatural wave in the sheet metal can be the better telltales.


I hate to say it, but a lot of guys won't invest in good primer fillers that will help with these things and don't block the filler or the primer right to begin with.

Personally, I wouldn't give up on the '66. The money spent on another car can upgrade most of the things you're concerned about.