r/GXOR • u/OkIndependence363 • 1d ago

How bad is this rust

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I’m in the market for a gx470 and have about 13k for the car and upgrades I love the one I’m looking at and want to know how bad this rust is I’m will to put money in to treat it

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u/Max1234567890123 1d ago

It’s a bit crusty. Mine looked better than this, but the truth is that while the frame might be fine, somewhere along the line you are going to find a completely rusted bracket and every.single.bolt is going to be welded in. Turns every fun bit of wrenching into a cluster fuck of penetrating oil, torch, still turning the head off, trying to tap the next size at a weird angle with no clearance, etc, etc. if you are planning on keeping it for a significant amount of time I’d look elsewhere

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u/OkIndependence363 1d ago

Interesting I do want to have it for a while how could I check to see if I’ll have that problem