Peeling the Onion

I purchased new window rubber for all side and rear windows from JBugs/California Pacific. Also got a new gas cap, since the old one was a locking type from WalMart and looked a bit ghetto ($228 total for the replacement rubber and gas cap). They were out of windshield rubber, so I will have to go back next week and get some.

Upon closer inspection...

After removing the window rubber, it looks like the rust beneath this rear quarter is a bit more extensive. This may require welding a 'donor piece', which is certainly more than I bargained for when I bought the car.

There is a hump in the driver's side floor pan. Don't know if this is from a wreck or if someone used the wrong jacking location at some point. May require floor pan replacement.

Battery pan rusted through. This is a common trouble spot, and at least new replacement battery pans are available. Guess I'll have to learn welding.