Hi Tony,
My car came from SF, and I think was brought over from Germany in the 80's and given a whored out refurbishment in order to flip it. It is very rusty. When I found it in downtown SF (in the SF Chronicle Classifieds) in April '92, I'd never seen a rusty one and had very little experience/knew very little about the cars. I gave the underside a quick peek, handed over the 5k, and drove it home. It wasn't until a few weeks later that I discovered the rocker panel ends had been filled with expandable spray foam construction insulation, shaped and then covered in undercoating, and other areas had been packed with wire like you'd use on a Rabbit cage, spray foam insulation, and then undercoated. Needless to say....she's a bit rusty in the corners, trunk wells, front cross member, and a large hole in the side, just rearward of the driver's door. Ugh.

The center area of my cross member is actually solid, so that's the plan, as you suggest. I actually found w108 ends and they will be here tomorrow.

Today is all about new o-rings in the electric fuel pump, and rebuilding the right rear brake caliper!

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