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Location: Silicon Valley
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How far gone is too far?
I have a '74 targa that I am trying to prep for a vinyl wrap. I took the door off because there is some rust at the bottom of the door skin that needed tending too. I already knew there was some bondo on the door and it had been repainted. Also what rust was there was repaired poorly. I picked up a lower 6" skin section from restoration design and was planning to weld that in and call it a day. However it need a lot more work than just that. So do I painstakingly re-form the damaged areas; buy a whole skin for ~$300; or a new door? Obviously the easiest answers are also the most expensive. Has anyone dealt with this much damage and have any suggestions?
The rust:  Overheated a cheap 4" grinder so I moved to something larger...  "Thin" layers of bondo used appropriately:  Depth of the main 'ding':  Outline of the estimated damage: 
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04-14-2014, 07:36 PM
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I went thru that with a 912 I took to bare metal.......I say repair if just a driver.......If total restore, replace the door......I bought a spare set of doors a few years ago for $300.....
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04-14-2014, 08:04 PM
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Don't feel bad about this one - it is a very common area that gets rusted on '74s and '75s in my experience - even here in California (SoCal) where it never rains. I would replace the door if you can find a nice mid-year door, then work that used one to fit. It's very hard to get all the rust out of this area. You could skin it, but that's a lot of work and it may not line up. Find a door...
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04-14-2014, 08:49 PM
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If it was just the rust I would just weld in new metal and call it a day. The creases that I found make me think this is too much of a project right now. I will need to look harder. So far I have found locally a pair of doors from a '78 for $900 or a crashed tub for $3000.
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