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Originally Posted by nUcLeArEnVoY
Yikes. Sounds like a mess.
Wasn't there a specific model year in the 2nd gen run where they started to finally use galvanized metal? I've heard from time to time that 78+ or 79+ cars don't rust as bad as the earlier 2nd gens, or something.
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I know for sure that 77 still had painted sheet metal, I had a customer with a 77 SE T/A with T tops that leaked, all 4 footwells were rusted beyond repair. I found a 79 base firebird with good floor pans in it, and welded the 79 pans into his car, 79 wasn't galvanized either, just painted sheet metal.
Someone gave me an plain jane 75, I was going to strip the shell out for any usable parts. I used a reach boom forklift to lift the car up, and it broke just behind the front seats, the roof was the only thing holding the halves together.